Rail passengers are being urged to travel only if 'absolutely necessary' as a fresh wave of rail strikes begins on Saturday. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport ( RMT ), Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite trade unions are taking industrial action in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Strikes will be also be November 7 and 9, crippling services on those days and causing delays in between the walkouts. A special timetable will be in place at Manchester Piccadilly on strike days, with only four trains per hour leaving, compared to an average of 30 departures an hour during normal days.
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