Rail users are being urged not to travel during the strikes this week.
Over 40,000 union members working for 14 train operators – including Northern, TransPennine Express, and Avanti – have announced they will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday July 27 after they rejected a new pay offer from Network Rail.
The strikes are part of the ongoing dispute over pay, conditions between rail bosses and the RMT union which saw the biggest rail strike in 30 years take place over three days of strikes last month.
Northern Rail said no services in Cumbria will run on the day of the strike.
Avanti West Coast will run only 25 per cent of services and TransPennine Express has said it will run an extremely limited service.
All of the operators have urged customers to only travel if absolutely necessary to avoid severe disruption to their journeys.
The walk out is likely to affect those intending to travel by rail to the Women’s Euros semi-final in Milton Keynes that evening and attending the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, July 28.
Managing director of Avanti West Coast, Phil Whittingham, said: “I would like to thank our customers for being patient and understanding during the last set of strikes in June. It’s extremely disappointing that the RMT and TSSA have decided to disrupt customers lives once again and cause more misery and frustration.
“This is the beginning of the summer holidays and will ruin plans for people intending to use our services to get away on a well-earned break. It also falls on the day of the UEFA Women’s Euros semi-final and the day before the start of the Commonwealth Games, which will welcome thousands of visitors from around the world.
“We urge the unions not to press ahead with industrial action and to work with us on securing the long-term future of the railways.”
Those who experience disrupted travel on Avanti, Northern or the TransPennine Express services may be entitled to a full refund.
