East Coast Main Line passengers urged to only travel if necessary on Thursday and Saturday

Lower than half of traditional providers will run between London and Edinburgh by way of Peterborough, York and Newcastle from 7:30am till 6:30pm, and passengers ought to verify earlier than they journey, anticipate disruption and solely journey if vital.

Netowrk Rail has introduced in hundreds of specially-trained and totally certified back-up workers to carry the fort through the walkout – which has been referred to as by the RMT, TSSA and Unite unions – to maintain very important providers working for many who want them.

However with lower than half of traditional providers deliberate to run between London and Edinburgh, passengers are requested to solely journey by practice if they have to.

Trains are set to begin later and end a lot sooner than traditional, between 7.30am and 6.30pm, with the final lengthy distance providers leaving within the early afternoon. Those that really want to journey ought to enable further time and verify their final practice occasions. 

Sarah Reid, Route Director for Community Rail’s East Coast Route stated: “Passengers travelling on the East Coast Major Line will once more face a restricted practice service as a result of ongoing industrial motion on Thursday and Saturday.

“I’d urge those that completely must journey by practice to plan forward, verify their journey and anticipate extreme disruption. I can solely apologise for the impression that it will have on folks’s plans.” 

Passengers must also anticipate disruption on the morning of Friday 19 August and Sunday 21 August with a later begin to providers as railway employees return to their duties.