TransPennine Express (TPE) will be running no trains through Greater Manchester on three planned strike dates next month. Only one TPE service will be operating on November 5, 7, and 9 - between Huddersfield and York.
The planned strike dates are the latest action announced by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) unions. It means that people who had planned to use a TPE train to travel from Greater Manchester to Edinburgh, Hull, or Huddersfield for Rugby League World Cup fixtures on those dates will have to make alternative arrangements.
A reduced train plan is also planned to be in place on the days following each strike, with trains starting later and finishing earlier than usual. Adam Fairclough, Head of Customer Experience Delivery for TPE, said: “We are saddened by the announcement that there will be further strike action by both RMT and TSSA at the start of next month, which will once again cause disruption to customers across the UK.
