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No trains to run through Harrogate or Knaresborough tomorrow

Friday, 28 July 2023 13:00

As a result of RMT Industrial action, there will be yet more rail strikes causing disruption to services tomorrow (Saturday).

No trains to run through Harrogate or Knaresborough tomorrow Harrogate rail passengers can expect yet more disruption to train services tomorrow (Saturday) due to strike action. The RMT Union are striking over pay and conditions and therefore there will be no Northern services operating through Harrogate and Knaresborough tomorrow. Services may also start up later than usual on Sunday (30th July) as passengers are warned to "check before travelling" on these days. [caption id="attachment_73032" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Train services will be affected by strikes. (Graphic: Northern)[/caption] Additional disruption is also expected between 31st July and 5th August due to industrial action called by ASLEF. Speaking about the RMT strike action, Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said:

“Yet again, thousands of our customers will be inconvenienced as a result of this action by the RMT union. “We all want to see an end to this dispute and the uncertainty that on-going strike action causes to people’s confidence in the railway.”

For more information about the strike and the skeleton service in place, customers should visit: www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/strikes Northern is the second largest train operator in the UK, with 2,500 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.

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