Train operators across the UK have released plans for how their services will be altered during the rail strikes.
Passengers have been urged to travel only if 'absolutely necessary' as a fresh wave of strikes begins tomorrow (Saturday). Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite trade unions are taking industrial action in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
There will also be strikes on Monday 7 and Wednesday 9 November, crippling services on those days and causing delays in between the walkouts. A special timetable will be in place at Manchester Piccadilly on strike days, with only four trains per hour leaving, compared to an average of 30 departures an hour during normal days.
