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Warnings of bank holiday weekend disruption as workers stage walkout
A train operator has warned of disruption to its services over the bank holiday weekend because of a strike by workers in a dispute over safety.

High temperatures trigger timetable changes for East Midlands Railway services including Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough stations

East Midlands Railway workers to strike over bank holiday weekend

Strike action is planned to go ahead on August 8. Joe Giddens/PA Wire

East Midlands Railway workers set to strike in dispute over safety

File photo dated 02/12/23 of East Midlands Railway trains at a depot in Derby. Workers at East Midlands Railway (EMR) are to strike in a dispute over safety. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on August 1. The union said it has been in dispute with EMR since April, claiming there are problems with some trains. Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Railway strike with 24 hour walk out to go ahead on Saturday

EMR 's RMT members are due to strike on three Saturdays in August /EMR

'Bin first class' says SY Mayor after EMR announces reduced timetable

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard outside Sheffield rail station, where he criticised rail company EMR. Picture: Julia Armstrong, LDRS

Mayor says he will keep rail firm's 'feet to the fire' over service cuts

A combine harvester cuts corn in the evening sunshine on the Romney Marsh in Kent. The UK will enter its third heatwave in as many months this week - although temperatures are not expected to soar into record-breaking territory. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Heatwave in Yorkshire: Rail company urges to only travel if ‘essential’

Plan ahead: EMR warns of extremely busy services during major weekend engineering works.

Travellers warned of train chaos over half-term weekend

Storm Goretti is set to impact rail travel.

Train route between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield set to close

National Rail says if your train is delayed or cancelled and you choose not to travel, your unused ticket can be refunded by the original retailer.

Leeds train station disruption - how to get a ticket refund

Erin Rivers said she had just ran the Leeds Abbey Dash on November 30 2025 and was trying to get home when she found that the trains were delayed.

Watch: Crowds of passengers at Leeds train station amid disruption

The new tech, which is already being tested in Switzerland, Denmark and Scotland, is designed to replace the need for paper tickets and mobile tickets which use a QR code. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Major announcement as Yorkshire chosen to trial GPS pay-as-you-go system

Sheffield railway station

Former first class waiting room could be turned into coffee shop

Colton Junction south of York on the East Coast Main Line with a Virgin CrossCountry service heading south to Sheffield and Derby. (Pic credit: Rail Photo / Construction Photography / Avalon / Getty Images)

East Midlands Railway: Engineering works to impact railway calling at Sheffield

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Plan for 'faster' train from Sheffield to London announced

A fare dodger who posted tips on TikTok about how to avoid paying for train journeys has been caught and fined more than £700 Picture: East Midlands Railway / SWNS

TikTok fare dodger fined - after telling followers not to buy tickets

A TransPennine Express train. (Pic credit: Peter Byrne / PA Wire)

Train strikes December 2022: Yorkshire rail routes operating this week

Transpennine Express

More than half of trains run by TransPennine Express and Northern are delayed

East Midlands Railway staff based at Sheffield station are among those to be balloted for strike action.

CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway staff vote for rail strike action

Disruption is expected on the TransPennine Express network throughout Wednesday (May 25).

TransPennine Express trains to be cancelled and delayed throughout day

The disruption is expected to impact a number of Leeds services

Huddersfield train lines re-open after morning of travel disruption
All trains running through Huddersfield were cancelled or delayed on Saturday morning (March 19), with some rail replacement services offered.
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East Midlands Railway

Rail passengers urged to check before travelling over Christmas

The interior of the Neville Hill depot

Northern safeguard rail jobs in Leeds after taking over Neville Hill depot

Marylebone High Street. Image: Sister London

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Passengers at St Pancras waiting to board trains which did not have limits on ticket sales beforehand

EMR to hold review after 'exceptional' packed London to Leeds train

The badger was photographed at Sheffield Station

A badger has been seen on the deserted concourse of Sheffield Station

York Station disruption

Shocking footage shows hundreds of stranded passengers at York Station after maj...

York Station

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