Passengers in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area are set to face further train strikes this bank holiday weekend.
Members of the ASLEF and RMT unions will be carrying out industrial action tomorrow (August 26) in a dispute over pay.
It means no trains will run through Harrogate and Knaresborough tomorrow.
This will affect people travelling to York Races for the Ebor meeting, which includes the prestigious Ebor Handicap.
Knaresborough station
Northern has also urged passengers to check before they travel on Sunday (August 27) as train services will start later.
Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said:
“We know these RMT strikes will cause disruption to the general public.
“Whilst this is only a one-day strike, it falls right in the middle of the busy August bank holiday weekend and will impact people trying to get to major events taking place across region, including Manchester United and Everton football fixtures, York Races, Leeds Festival, Creamfields and Manchester Pride.
“The RMT is still refusing to put the latest pay offer negotiated on behalf of train operators to a vote by their members and it is unfortunate that these strikes continue for their second summer.”
Meanwhile, further union strike action will be taken on September 1 and September 2.
Mick Lynch, general secretary at the RMT Union, said:
“The mood among our members remains solid and determined in our national dispute over pay, job security and working conditions.”
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Rail strike to disrupt Harrogate district travel to York’s Ebor Festival
No trains will operate in the Harrogate district today due to the latest rail strike.
The strike will cause disruption for people travelling to the final day of the Ebor Festival at York Racecourse.
Today’s Sky Bet Ebor is the richest flat handicap in Europe and always attracts huge crowds.
A spokesman for the racecourse told the Stray Ferret
“It’s not our dispute – it’s frustrating and disappointing for lots of people that the two parties don’t seem to have reached a resolution.
“We will leave the car parks open and unlocked so people can leave their cars and come back to collect them on Sunday.”
The spokesman said Harrogate had good bus connections with York and racegoers from the town faced fewer travel problems than those from many other places.
He added free shuttle buses operated throughout the day between York train station and the racecourse on Knavesmire Road.
Today’s national strike is the second in three days. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union also called a one-day strike on the underground in London yesterday over jobs and pensions.
Transport Secretary Grants Shapps has threatened to limit union power and force through legislation for changes to the railways if the strikes are not settled.
Machines are Harrogate station urging people not to travel today.