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25
Jan 2023
Harrogate train passengers braced for further strikes next week
Train passengers in the Harrogate district are set for two days with no services next week due to strike action.
Members of train drivers' union the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) are set to walk out on Wednesday and Friday in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Northern, which operates services between Leeds and York, has confirmed no trains will run on the days of strike action.
The company has also urged passengers not to travel as no rail replacement services will be operated.
It said in a statement:
The operator added that some services on the day after strikes may be also be affected.
Meanwhile, LNER, which runs services to London King's Cross from Harrogate, said it would be running a limited timetable on the days of strike action and urged passengers to check their journeys before travelling.
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Union bosses said the planned walkouts were a result of a pay proposal made by train operators which it said could not be accepted as it represented a “real terms pay cut” amid soaring inflation.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, said:
Besides train drivers, teachers, nurses and ambulance workers are all set to strike in the Harrogate district in the next two weeks.
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