Northern on track with rail service plan for day of industrial action

Paul Barnfield, Regional Director at Northern, said: “By 12.30pm, 448 trains had arrived at their destinations, helping customers get to work in major towns and cities across the North.  Our plan is working well and we have even been able to run a few more morning rush hour trains than originally planned. 

“We are now concentrating efforts on getting people home this evening.  We urge everyone wanting to travel home today to think now about their return journey.  Services on many routes will start to wind down from mid-afternoon onwards, with very few trains running after 5pm this evening.

“On behalf of Northern I would like to thank our customers for working with us today and altering their travel plans. I would also like to thank all of our people who have worked so hard to run our trains today.

“Keep an eye out on Northern’s social media feeds for any updates on our train services.”

For full details of rail services operating during the strike and for FAQs about Northern's response to the strike please check our industrial action page, www.northernrailway.co.uk/industrialaction.

Real time journey updates are available at www.journeycheck.com/northern/, or go to Twitter @northernassist.