Only Travel If Absolutely Necessary is the message being given to passengers ahead of planned strike action on Christmas Eve.
Trains will stop running much earlier due to the RMT Union beginning strike action, meaning that the last train from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh will leave as soon as 11 am.
Passengers are being advised to avoid travelling on Christmas Eve, and if the journey is absolutely necessary, then set off as early as possible and to expect disruption.
Passengers can find the latest train times and travel advice using National Rail or their train operator’s website:
Last trains on Saturday 24 December
| Edinburgh | Leeds | Newcastle | York | |
| From London | 11.00am | 12.30pm | 11.00am | 11:06am |
| To London | 8.00am | 10.45am | 10.22am | 10:32am |
Paul Rutter, East Coast Route Director for Network Rail said: “We’re really sorry for the disruption this will cause over the Christmas period when people are travelling to see family and friends.
“This latest round of strike action means that we’re asking passengers to only travel if it’s absolutely necessary on days and to expect some significant disruption.
“With important engineering work also taking place into the New Year, passengers should continue to check their journey throughout the festive period.”
Responses
To be quite honest, I would only travel ‘if absolutely necessary’ with any of these operators! That said, Northern Rail are a bigger shower than the lot of them! All Aboard!
There is no point in having a railway and paying for it if we cannot use it.
Merry Christmas RMT mebrs