Strike hits Northern rail services today

Strikes on the Arriva Rail North line are set to cause major unrest today.

The dispute, over plans for driver-only trains on the Northern services, has come to a head, with Arriva refusing to give assurances about the future role of the guard on their services.

At the end of February it was announced that an RMT ballot had been returned, with just over 83% of those that voted in the ballot for strike action.

The rail operator said it expected services between Leeds and Manchester to be “extremely busy” and advised passengers to allow extra time for travel.

Members of the union have agreed not to book on for any shifts between 00.01 and 23.59 on 13 March.

Northern said: “We are doing everything we can to keep you on the move and throughout the day we will be running more than 980 services across our network.”

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