Train passengers will be advised not to travel for three days next month as union action is set to take place on Northern Rail services.
Strikes by the RMT and ASLEF unions in October have forced the train operator to advise its customers across the north of England to not travel on three separate dates.
Action taking place on Saturday October 1 and Wednesday October 5 will mean Northern cannot operate any services on those days.
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Northern is the second largest train operator in the UK. Ordinarily, they would operate nearly 2,000 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England.
Meanwhile, action on Saturday October 8 is expected to bring all but a handful of services to a halt, with Northern still working on a skeleton timetable to be published in due course.
Given the impact strikes have on fleet displacement, Northern is also advising customers to ‘check before you travel’ on Sunday October 2 and Sunday October 9, when services cannot start until much later in the morning.
Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “This is the fourth ‘Do Not Travel’ notice we have been forced to issue this summer due to strike action by the trade unions.
“We apologise in advance for the significant disruption and inconvenience this action by the RMT and ASLEF unions will cause to our customers.
“As we have previously pledged, we will continue to work towards a resolution to this issue with the hope of avoiding more disruptive strikes in the future.”
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