Rail customers in the North East are being advised to avoid travel by train this bank holiday weekend ahead of strike action.
There will be major disruption to TransPennine Express (TPE) services on both Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May across the North and into Scotland, and customers are being urged to travel either side of the weekend instead. The rail operator will only be running a very small number of services during this time.
Network Rail will also be carrying out major engineering work across the weekend, including on bank holiday Monday, which will mean fewer trains and some bus replacements will be in place. Anyone making an essential journey is advised to should plan ahead, check very carefully and allow extra time when travelling as trains will be very busy and changes and cancellations are likely.
