Further strikes on TransPennine Express services by conductors
It's the third consecutive Sunday that RMT members are taking industrial action
Train conductors are carrying out strikes yet again on TransPennine Express services.
It is the third consecutive Sunday with RMT members set to take industrial action next weekend too.
TransPennine Express has an amended timetable in place with a significant reduction in the number of trains running.
Today (Sunday 27th February) there will be the following limited service in operation:
• Manchester Victoria - York via Huddersfield and Leeds
• Hull - Manchester Victoria via Leeds
• York – Scarborough
• Durham - Edinburgh
• Edinburgh - Preston via Carlisle
• Manchester Piccadilly – Sheffield
• Cleethorpes- Doncaster
Customers travelling on the route between York, Leeds and Manchester are reminded that all services will terminate/start at Manchester Victoria because of engineering work.
Anyone making an essential journey on this date should check carefully up to the last minute via the TPE website and on National Rail Enquires as disruption and short notice changes are likely.
Kathryn O’Brien, Customer Experience Director for TPE, said:
“There will be further disruption to customers journeys this Sunday with the RMT due to take strike action for the third Sunday in a row.
“An amended timetable will be in place, but we will only be able to operate a very limited number of trains. We are warning customers to travel only if absolutely necessary and consider changing their plans to travel either side of the strike.
“People making an essential journey should allow extra time and follow the guidance provided.”
RMT's General Secretary Mick Lynch said:
"I want pay tribute to our members on TransPennine Express for their extraordinary resolve and resilience in their on-going disputes. They are a credit to the trade union movement.
"The common thread that runs through all our current disputes and campaigns is a refusal by RMT members to accept that the employer can hammer down on pay, safety, jobs and working conditions at will. They are about the defence of livelihoods, working conditions, safety and agreements that the management side are seeking to rip apart regardless of the implications for both staff and passengers.
"The other common thread is the abject failure to engage in serious talks. RMT stands ready for genuine negotiations on all fronts but in the meantime our action on TPE goes ahead exactly as planned."
To help customers get where they need to be today, TPE has arranged ticket acceptance with several other train operators.
TPE tickets will be accepted on Northern, Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry, Lumo, LNER (between York and Edinburgh), ScotRail, Hull Trains and Transport for Wales services.