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Northern railway workers strike in guard dispute Northern Railway workers strike in guard dispute
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A long-running dispute over train guards has led to further rail strikes.A long-running dispute over train guards has led to further rail strikes.
The RMT rail union said talks with Northern Railway had collapsed and staff would walk out on Saturday and on 13 and 20 October. Talks between the RMT union and Northern Railway collapsed, meaning only about 30% of Northern's services will run on Saturday, with more strikes planned for 13 and 20 October.
Union members working for South Western Railway began a 48-hour walk-out on Friday. The strikes are expected to affect people attending the Liverpool Giants street theatre festival, which is set to draw a crowd of thousands.
The strikes are expected to affect people attending the Liverpool Giants street theatre festival this weekend. South Western Railway union members began a 48-hour strike on Friday.
Northern Railway said it expected to run about 30% of services and remained "ready to talk". Northern said "very few trains" would be running throughout Saturday, with no services at all on some routes.
It warned that trains would be "extremely busy".
The firm advised passengers to "plan their travel carefully" and for those visiting Liverpool particularly to seek alternative means of travel where possible.
Northern remained "ready to talk" to unions, it said.
Passengers have taken to Twitter to express their frustration, with one saying they were "stranded at Preston station for an hour waiting on a 2 & a 1/2 hour connecting bus to Manchester".
Another pointed out the inconvenience to travellers.
Some people complaining on social media about the lack of trains appeared not to realise there was a strike.
Others showed support for the union's position.
The RMT is demanding guarantees that guards will remain on trains and that the roll-out of "driver-only operation" is stopped.The RMT is demanding guarantees that guards will remain on trains and that the roll-out of "driver-only operation" is stopped.
General Secretary Mick Cash claimed Northern had shown a "pig-headed attitude" during talks at the conciliation service ACAS.General Secretary Mick Cash claimed Northern had shown a "pig-headed attitude" during talks at the conciliation service ACAS.
Northern's deputy managing director Richard Allan said the RMT "unilaterally changed the basis of what they were prepared to talk about".Northern's deputy managing director Richard Allan said the RMT "unilaterally changed the basis of what they were prepared to talk about".
The strike action would "only cause further unnecessary difficulty for customers", he said.The strike action would "only cause further unnecessary difficulty for customers", he said.