The North East is set to face a week of train disruptions as thousands of Network Rail staff, as well as staff working for train operators, are due to go on strike for three days. As a result, people are being told to avoid travelling if their journey is not essential.
Staff who are members of the RMT union are due to walk out on Tuesday, June 21, Thursday, June 23 and Saturday, June 25. As well as the affected days, train services across the North East are also expected to be disrupted on either side of the strike days.
A number of train stations will be closed as a result and train operators are running reduced services. London North Eastern Railway will be running around 38% of their usual trains and they are likely to be "very busy", meanwhile Northern said they will not be able to operate services on most routes.
