The RMT rail strike in July will mean Tyne and Wear Metro trains will not be able to operate on a section of the track, at the same time when another Metro line is closed for improvement works.
Tyne and Wear Metro staff are no taking part in the strikes planned by RMT for Wednesday July 27, Thursday August 18 and Saturday August 20. But Network Rail employees are set to.
As the Metro shares a section of track with the National Rail network between Pelaw and South Hylton, Nexus can not operate Metros on it while Network Rail staff are on strike, as was the case during June's walkout. It means there will be no Metros between Pelaw and South Hylton, including stations in the Sunderland area, on Wednesday July 27. Improvement works to replace Tanner Bridge mean no Metros will be running St James' in Newcastle and Tynemouth, in either direction, on the same day.
