Northern has issued a warning to customers advising against travel in the face of travel disruption during the RMT strikes next week. The two 48-hour walk-outs, which will take place on 13-14 and 16-17 December, coupled with the knock-on impact on 15 December in-between the strikes, means an effective five-day travel ban for rail users.
During this period, all but a handful of services will be cancelled. The vast majority of the train operator’s 500+ stations will be closed. Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “This is the last thing we want to do in the run-up to Christmas.
"But with the RMT pressing ahead with these 48-hour strikes, we have no option but to advise customers not to travel. We can only apologise once again for the disruption their action will cause.”
