Train services are being hit by more strike action this week.
Train drivers who are members of Aslef will walk out on Wednesday and Saturday, while workers who are members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will strike on Friday. Both unions are involved in long-running disputes over pay and conditions.
The strikes will impact rail operators that travel in and out of our region, however the Merseyrail network will not be affected by any of these strikes.
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Northern, which runs services in and out of our region will operate no trains whatsoever on Wednesday. On Friday only a handful of Northern routes will be open - but this does include the route between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester as well as Leeds and York and Darlington and Saltburn. On Saturday there will be no Northern trains at all.
TransPennine Express (TPE) is another operator that is well used by people in our region. On Wednesday TPE will run no services on any lines. On Friday a reduced timetable will operate and only between Liverpool Lime Street and each of Preston and York; and between Sheffield and Cleethorpes. On Saturday there will be no TPE trains running.
Avanti West Coast, which is used by people from Merseyside to head towards London is also affected. There will be no Avanti trains on Wednesday or Saturday.
On Friday one train per hour will run in each direction between London Euston and each of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Preston, with a limited service to and from Glasgow.
There will be no services to or from North Wales, Shrewsbury, Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent or Edinburgh, while Macclesfield station will be closed. The first train of the day from Euston will depart at around 8am, and the last will leave shortly after 5pm.
London Northwestern Railway will also be unable to run services on Wednesday and Saturday. On Friday a limited service will see the only open routes running between Birmingham New Street and each of London Euston, Birmingham International and Liverpool Lime Street.
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