CrossCountry rail services cut over bank holiday due to strike

Rail passengers face “vital disruption” as CrossCountry runs a decreased timetable over the financial institution vacation, with no companies on Saturday.Nationwide Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Staff (RMT) members will stroll out on Saturday and Monday, however Sunday trains may be cancelled, the rail agency stated.Passengers have been suggested to not journey on Saturday and warned there will probably be a “very restricted service” on Monday.The RMT stated it was “in search of additional talks with administration to deliver a few negotiated settlement”.On Monday there will probably be no CrossCountry trains between Birmingham, Studying and the south coast, or Leicester, Cambridge and Stansted Airport, and solely a restricted service to the South West and north of YorkPlanned engineering work within the West Midlands may also influence the companies that do run, which means some journeys will take longer, the practice operator stated.Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry’s managing director, stated: “We’re upset for our passengers that the RMT has introduced strikes.”It’s vastly disappointing to not function any companies on Saturday, figuring out the inevitable disruption to lots of our passengers’ journeys over the financial institution vacation weekend. “We’re dedicated to reaching an settlement with the RMT and stay out there to proceed talks.”An RMT spokesperson stated: “Our members have voted strongly in favour of commercial motion, and we’re in search of additional talks with administration to deliver a few negotiated settlement.”Union sources stated the strike centred on claims CrossCountry had didn’t honour agreements on staffing, security, and pay.The corporate has urged passengers to examine earlier than they journey and if potential journey on both aspect of the financial institution vacation weekend, or declare a full refund.