The majority of railway services in Wales will remain suspended on Saturday, November 5, when Wales face New Zealand in Cardiff despite planned rail worker strike action being called off.
People are being urged not to travel by train and to plan their journey carefully. Tens of thousands of rugby fans are set to descend on the Welsh capital for the visit of the All Blacks on Saturday afternoon (3.15pm kick-off).
A series of strikes by railway workers had been planned for November 5, 7 and 9 in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions, involving staff at Network Rail, which employs signalling workers across Wales, England and Scotland. While strike action has been suspended, Transport for Wales said on Friday that it will not be possible for most services to be reinstated by Saturday given how much notice they had. Most services across the Wales and Borders network will remain suspended, the operator says.
