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SPUFF said:
Oh ffs. Bastards. Alternative plans lads?
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There’s a train strike on ya kna

This is the first of three strike days, with the final of Eurovision taking place on Saturday, 13 May 2023.

A second day of strikes in May 2023 will affect train services on Wednesday, 31 May 2023.

The train operating companies involved in the dispute are Avanti West Coast; Chiltern Railways; CrossCountry; East Midlands Railway; Great Western Railway; Greater Anglia; GTR Great Northern; Thameslink; London North Eastern Railway; Northern Trains; Southeastern; Southern/Gatwick Express; South Western Railway; SWR depot drivers; SWR Island Line; TransPennine Express and West Midlands Trains.
 
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Clash City Rockers67 said:
Metros running as normal, seen it confirmed on Nexus Twitter and elsewhere. Think it's because the signalmen aren't on strike for this one, only drivers? Think that's always been reason why metros have been off on previous strikes, Nexus not involved but Northern Rail still have responsibility for signals on the Heworth -South Hylton part of line, so can't run metros on it. Was similar for Boxing Day game, was rail strike that day but metros were on, as was mainly the drivers unions involved
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It's Guards striking today, aye Metro's previous issues with the strikes were because of the Signallers as you say, they've agreed a paydeal so at work
 
Assuming we get there, if the Play Off Final is 4:45 then HT is 5:30. Then 5:45 ought to be the start of the 2nd half. Allowing for ET 6:30 is an approximate time for FT. Not intending to hang around for long whether we win or not, I see LNER isn't involved in the dispute. How long would it be before I get home? I think I can use one or two things as a chip to bargain with to get to go. I was asked if I would volunteer to work Saturday 10-4. I can still do it if I get home early enough.
 
hank williams said:
There’s a train strike on ya kna

This is the first of three strike days, with the final of Eurovision taking place on Saturday, 13 May 2023.

A second day of strikes in May 2023 will affect train services on Wednesday, 31 May 2023.

The train operating companies involved in the dispute are Avanti West Coast; Chiltern Railways; CrossCountry; East Midlands Railway; Great Western Railway; Greater Anglia; GTR Great Northern; Thameslink; London North Eastern Railway; Northern Trains; Southeastern; Southern/Gatwick Express; South Western Railway; SWR depot drivers; SWR Island Line; TransPennine Express and West Midlands Trains.
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I know hank, see above. Driving horley chorley back n any other loyal smbers.
 
Why would the train drivers, who are blue collar workers, screw over a city like Sunderland, a blue collar city? Both have a history of dirty hands an callouses. Go and screw the financial sector.
 
My son's moving to Hexham in August so I'm gonna be travelling with Northern fairly regularly. Should I expect a reliable and efficient service?
 
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