Train strikes: All the services affected in northern England
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators are striking today, Friday and Saturday.
Train drivers in the Aslef union will strike on Thursday.
Around half of the country’s railway lines are closed with around one in five services running.
Here, The Independent has compiled a list of all services affecting northern England, including lines running through the north from the rest of the country.
Earlier posts covered southern England [07.45], Scotland [07.16] and the West Midlands [08.04]. Wales to follow.
TransPennine Express
A reduced timetable is operating on RMT strike days, and only on these routes: between York and Manchester Piccadilly; between Cleethorpes and Sheffield; and between Preston and Manchester Airport.
No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday.
Northern
Passengers are urged not to travel on RMT strike days as only a small number of routes have trains.
Open routes include Liverpool to Manchester; York to Leeds; and Leeds to Sheffield.
No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday.
Merseyrail
Trains are running every 45 minutes on limited lines during RMT strike days.
No trains are running between Chester and Rock Ferry; Ellesmere Port and Rock Ferry; or Liverpool Central and Hunts Cross.
On Thursday, services will begin at around 7am.
Hull Trains
Only four trains are running between Doncaster and London King’s Cross on RMT strike days.
The operator will not be affected by the Aslef strike.
London North Eastern Railway
A limited timetable is in operation on all strike days.
The London King’s Cross-Edinburgh route having just five trains in each direction on Thursday.
London Northwestern Railway
A limited service is connecting Birmingham New Street with Crewe, London Euston and Wolverhampton on RMT strike days.
Other routes are closed. No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday.
Lumo
A reduced timetable is in place on all strike days, including just two trains in each direction between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh on Friday.
Avanti West Coast
On RMT strike days there is one train per hour in both directions between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston.
A limited service is operating to Glasgow.
Several areas are not being served, such as Blackpool, Edinburgh, North Wales and Shrewsbury.
No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday.
Caledonian Sleeper
All departures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday night are cancelled.
Services will be disrupted on Thursday night, with some journeys involving passengers being transferred onto road transport.
CrossCountry
A very limited service is in place during RMT strike days.
No direct services are running to and from Birmingham New Street and these locations: Bristol Temple Meads, Cambridge, Cardiff, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth and Stansted Airport.
No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday.
Grand Central
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, just three trains in each direction are running between London King’s Cross and Northallerton, and two between King’s Cross and Wakefield Kirkgate.
The operator will not be affected by the Aslef strike.
Timetables for the last day of the RMT strike on Saturday have not been confirmed.
Great Northern
There are very few trains on RMT strike days, with no services east of Ely to King’s Lynn.
No services will operate during the Aslef strike on Thursday.
