Rail services across the UK are being hit by three more days of strike action this week.
Members of ASLEF and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) at train operators will both undertake strike action this week. Aslef will walk out on Wednesday and Saturday, whilst RMT are staging their action on Friday.
Both are walking out in long-running disputes over pay and conditions. The latest round of strikes follows two days of action on May 12 and 13, the latter being the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final.
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The Tyne and Wear Metro will not be affected by the latest strike action. It has been forced to alter its services during previous strike action by Network Rail, but that action has now been resolved.
Here is how North East operators' services are affected on the three strike days going ahead this week.
CrossCountry
Wednesday: No trains.
Friday: A limited service will operate. No trains will run between Birmingham New Street and Cardiff Central or Nottingham.
Saturday: No trains.
Grand Central
Wednesday: Grand Central is not involved in the industrial dispute with Aslef but there will be minor alterations to its services due to engineering work.
Friday: Grand Central is not involved in the industrial dispute with the RMT but there will be minor alterations to its services.
Saturday: Usual timetable.
London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
All strike days: A limited timetable will operate and only between London King’s Cross and both Edinburgh and Leeds.
Lumo
All strike days: Usual timetable.
Northern
Wednesday: No trains.
Friday: Only a handful of routes will be open, such as between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester; Leeds and York; and Darlington and Saltburn.
Saturday: No trains.
TransPennine Express
Wednesday: No trains.
Friday: A reduced timetable will operate and only between Liverpool Lime Street and each of Preston and York; and between Sheffield and Cleethorpes.
Saturday: No trains.
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