A major chunk of the Tyne and Wear Metro will be shut down for three days when rail workers stage the biggest strike action in a generation.
The UK is bracing for massive travel disruption later this month when thousands of train staff take industrial action in a row over pay, pensions, and job losses. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 13 train operators will stage walkouts on June 21, 23 and 25.
And while RMT members working for Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus are not part of the strike, there will be a significant knock-on effect for passengers here – with no Metro trains able to run to or from Sunderland on the three days of action.