Northern has warned passengers not to travel in the first week of January due to planned strike action.
The rail operator gave the fresh do not travel guidance today, Tuesday, December 27 to all customers for the first week of 2023. Northern issued the warning to customers across the north of England as strikes by trade unions RMT and ASLEF are expected to bring services to a halt from Tuesday, January 3 to Saturday, January 7.
The planned industrial action includes two 48-hour walk outs by the RMT union on January 3-4 and 6-7. ASLEF members will also stage a one-day strike on January 5.