CrossCountry customers advised of significant disruption due to planned industrial action (6th December)

CrossCountry, which runs services regionally including through Long Eaton Railway Station, is warning customers of significant travel disruption due to planned industrial action by the RMT union on Saturday 6th December.

The strike – the first of four planned in December - will see RMT union members in customer service roles declining to work.

All CrossCountry routes will be impacted, with a limited service on some CrossCountry routes and no CrossCountry services on some parts of the network. Services will also finish much earlier than usual.

Trains that do run will be significantly busier than usual and services will also finish much earlier in the day - so passengers are advised to plan return journeys carefully.

There will also be changes to some calling patterns for services that do run, and planned engineering work will mean some journeys take longer than usual.

Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry’s Managing Director, said: “We are disappointed that the RMT has announced more industrial action that will disrupt customers over the busy Christmas period. We’ve worked hard to make a fair and reasonable offer that addresses the key points raised in this dispute, and we believe we’ve made meaningful progress in negotiations.

“Our priority is now minimising disruption for those travelling on Saturdays in December – but while we will try to run as many services as possible, there will inevitably be significant disruption.”

The strike coincides with many Christmas markets across the country, as well as other events and some football matches.

Passengers planning to travel with CrossCountry on Saturday 6th December should check their journey before travelling, and find out more about delay repay and alternative travel options.

The RMT has also announced further industrial action on Saturday 13th, Saturday 20th and Saturday 27th December. More detail on the impact of future strikes will be shared in coming days.