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A Northern train making it's way across Goole Swing Bridge in 2023. PIC: James Hardisty

Northern Trains to be praised for performance
The turnaround of Northern Trains is to be applauded. There has been plenty of criticism levelled at the operator in the past, a lot of it justified.

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

The scene at Huntingdon train station in Cambridgeshire, after a number of people were stabbed on a train. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

The value of train crews was evident during knife attack - YP Letters

Wakefield Westgate: CrossCountry customers advised of significant disruption

Disruption has been faced by those travelling from Leeds Station

Warning over rail disruption even as strike action is called off

CrossCountry customers warned of travel disruptions including Yorkshire

CrossCountry passengers warned of train strikes over bank holiday

A Northern Rail train service.

Northern announces train services will end ‘earlier than usual’ on Christmas Eve

A customer collecting rail tickets from a ticket machine.

Questions over the consultation on railway ticket office closures - The YP says

A man wears a face mask at Leeds station, at the height of the pandemic. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The pandemic should have taught us the value of rail workers - YP Letters

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

'If you have travel plans for work or leisure over the next few weeks you would be well advised to check if your scheduled services are running'. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Rail commuters face a miserable autumn as disputes drag on - Bill Carmichael

Train services in the UK are set to be disrupted again this weekend as tens of thousands of workers gear up for more industrial action.

Rail strikes: Full list of industrial action in August & September

Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Lynch said 20,000 rail workers have voted to strike for three days in July. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Breaking RMT announces 3 days of rail strike action in July

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 31: A group of rail workers stand on a picket line outside Euston rail station as a new round of strikes by train drivers begins on May 31, 2023 in London, England. Today's strike comes after the train drivers union, ASLEF, rejected a pay rise offer of 4 percent a year over two years from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Travel provider issues urgent warning as train strikes continue

Passengers have been told there will be no TransPennine Express services running during the strikes

TransPennine Express warns passengers that no services are running today

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full list of rail operators to be impacted by ASLEF and RMT strikes

'Not renewing or extending TPE’s contract was the right thing to do' PIC: PA

TransPennine Express lost the Government’s confidence - Huw Merriman

RMT strikers (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking RMT members back further rail strike action

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

May and June train strikes - dates, companies and options
A series of strikes by Aslef and RMT union members in May and June are set to cause travel chaos.
Rahmah Ghazali

Rail strikes: RMT plan train strike for day of Eurovision after rejecting Rail Delivery Group’s offer

Breaking RMT announce strike action on day of Eurovision after rejecting offer

Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) , answering questions in front of the Transport Select Committee in the House of Commons.

Forcing rail staff to work during strikes is ‘a recipe for disaster’

April will see strike action affect everything from rail service to civil and public services.

Full list of strikes coming up in April 2023

RMT members working for Network Rail agreed to end a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions earlier this week and accept a new offer, but the trade union remains in dispute with train operators and has planned two fresh strikes next week.

Train strikes have 'contributed to the closure' of hospitality businesses

The RMT has been staging strike action at Network Rail since last July (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Breaking Train strikes: RMT suspends strikes planned for March 30 and April 1

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

When are the train strikes taking place this month?

Northern advises Yorkshire passengers against travel on two days with train strikes due to cause major delays

Northern advises Yorkshire passengers against train travel on two days

February train strikes: When are rail workers striking and how will it impact the North East? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT train strikes suspended following new pay offer

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

Train drivers from Aslef and RMT announce two strike dates in February.

Train drivers announce two new strike dates if February
Train drivers from Aslef announce two more strike dates in February after union rejects latest pay offer
Dennis Morton

Northern train. (Pic credit: Northern Rail)

Train strikes January 2023: How will Yorkshire be affected by train strikes?

The rail strikes taking place this week

Rail strikes: Passengers warned travel only if “absolutely necessary”

A Northern train at Leeds Train Station. (Pic credit: Danny Lawson / PA Wire)

Northern issues 'do not travel' advice to passengers due to strikes

List of all the strikes taking place in the lead up to Christmas 2022

The Aslef Union has announced another walkout date in January. Credit: Getty Images

Train drivers union Aslef announce fresh day of strike action in 2023

The RMT says it expects the four days of pre-Christmas strikes to have a significant impact on Eurostar services from London St Pancras (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Eurostar cancel Boxing Day trips to Europe due to RMT strike action

The RMT union is pressing ahead with strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Train strikes: How to get refunds for tickets affected by RMT strike

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arriving to attend the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk in 2017. The Duchess of Sussex has recalled sitting next to the Duke of Edinburgh for dinner as she enjoyed an "amazing" Christmas at Sandringham. Meghan joined the royal family for the church service on Christmas Day in 2017 - a first for a royal fiancee.

Harry playing same 'dirty game' he accuses Royal Household of: David Behrens

A Northern sign at Leeds train station. (Pic credit: Danny Lawson / PA Wire)

Train strikes December 2022: Yorkshire Northern rail routes operating next week

Northern at a train station. (Pic credit: Northern Rail)

When are the train strikes over Christmas?

Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, speaks at the Durham Miners Gala 2022. Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.

Mick Lynch at risk of alienating the people who are behind him - Jayne Dowle

RMT confirm Christmas strike action on Christmas and Boxing Day

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

Mick Lynch, Leader of RMT Union

RMT union chief Mick Lynch says he’s ‘not the Grinch’

easyJet to cancel 200 flights between Italy this weekend

North Yorkshire Moors Railway annual Steam Gala. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

October train strikes: Rail strikes to affect NYMR, Northern and Network Rail

RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch.

Mick Lynch: Unions need the Labour Party but we won't be their lapdogs

Unions are striking over pay and working conditions.

Transport Secretary accuses mayors of being 'found wanting' on rail strikes

Thousands of postal workers to strike over pay dispute

Pic: PA.

Managers just as culpable as the union over railway chaos - David Behrens

Empty rail lines between Leeds and York.

Rail strikes a defence against Government’s attack on living standards - Yorkshi...

A person at a near-empty Euston station in London,

Rail bosses and unions urged to 'sit around a table' and resolve strike issues

Passengers at Leeds Station.

RMT strikes will shatter the public's trust in the railways - Andrew Vine

The purple lines show where train services will operate on the days of the strike - but even these services will be vastly limited

Everything you need to know about Yorkshire's train timetables on strike week

Conservative MP Jake Berry has urged the Government to participate in talks with the RMT

Tory MP Jake Berry urges Government to join negotiations to head off rail strike

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps spoke about the rail strikes in Parliament today.

Grant Shapps swerves RMT invite for talks on avoiding rail strikes

Picture: PA.

Rail mayhem looms with timetables during RMT strike - The Yorkshire Post says

The Network Rail map showing the extent of planned closures of rail lines in Yorkshire next week on strike days. The purple lines indicate open lines and the grey those closed to passenger services.

Revealed: Map shows massive impact on Yorkshire train services from rail strikes

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