Liverpool is bracing for significant rail disruption over the bank holiday weekend with operator TransPennine Express not running any services to or from Lime Street due to strike action.
The operator's timetable will also be limited today, June 5, due to planned engineering works. TransPennine Express (TPE) is therefore urging its customers not to travel over the course of the Jubilee weekend, with limited services across the north being put on for those making essential journeys.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at TransPennine Express will walk out on Saturday and Sunday in a long-running dispute over pay. According to BusinessLive, the RMT said TPE was refusing the conductors’ request to increase pay for staff coming in on their days off and Sundays and had offered more money to drivers.
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In a statement, TransPennine has said significant disruption is to be expected and that people travelling from Liverpool across the north this weekend should seek alternative transport. Other operators will be running services to and from Liverpool Lime Street over the course of the Jubilee weekend
Kathryn O’Brien, Customer Experience Director for TransPennine Express said: “We are saddened that ongoing RMT strikes will mean we are unable to provide a full service for customers over such a special weekend, when celebrations will be taking place across the UK.
“With strike action planned for both Saturday and Sunday, coupled with major engineering work, our advice for customers is not to travel by train, and anyone heading to an event should seek alternative transport.
"Major engineering work by Network Rail will also mean changes for customers travelling across our North route, and we are calling on them to plan ahead and check their journeys.”
