Don’t travel with us on strike days, says rail operator

NORTHERN is urging customers NOT to travel on its services between June 21-26 due to industrial action by the RMT.

The whole of the rail network is affected by strikes which are set to take place on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June. Northern has said they are currently working with Network Rail to agree on what services can run with the industry prioritising essential routes on mainlines and routes in to major cities.

Therefore, the train operator has said it is expecting to run a very limited timetable and is suggesting customers do not travel on the strike dates and, wherever possible, not to travel on those in-between as well.

The timing of the strike action has a knock-on effect on the days in-between with disruption of operations, the displacement of their trains across the network and shift patterns. Customers are urged to try to find alternative transport if their journey is essential.

Northern usually runs nearly 2,000 services a day to 540 stations across the North of England.

In response to the RMT announcing strikes, Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “Our ability to get customers where they want to be will be significantly impacted and our advice, regrettably, is simply not to travel during the week of strike action.

“We apologise in advance for the disruption and inconvenience that the RMT’S industrial action may cause. We continue to be keen to speak to the RMT to find a resolution and avoid any strikes.”

Details of the services able to run will be released as soon as possible to customers. Customers are advised to visit northernrailway.co.uk/travel/ strikes for the latest advice and information.

Northern is facing strike action