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Reduced service still planned by Northern despite strikes being off

Northern says a much reduced timetable will still be in place on Saturday and Monday, despite the RMT union withdrawing its planned strike action.

Staff had been due to walkout on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday as part of a dispute over pay and conditions. But this strike action has now been cancelled, with the union saying it would enter a period of 'intensive negotiations' with Network Rail and the train operating companies.

Northern's chief operating officer, Tricia Williams, said: “We welcome the news that the RMT has withdrawn its planned strike action on Saturday 5th, Monday 7th and Wednesday 9th November.

“We can confirm that the much reduced service strike timetable will still run on Saturday and Monday as the reintroduction of a timetable is complex and can take several days to do.

“We continue to advise customers not travel on these days. We are working up a plan to run a fuller service on Wednesday - customers should visit our strike page for most up to date information.”

Get the latest at northernrailway.co.uk/travel/strikes

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