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GMB strike disrupts Northern Ireland train services | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A 24-hour strike by railway staff is under way across Northern Ireland. | |
Up to two thirds of train services are disrupted with the exception of the Enterprise service to and from Dublin | |
Translink is running an hourly service throughout the day, with more trains available at peak times. | |
The strike by the GMB union is over working conditions linked to the latest pay deal. Bus and coach services will not be affected. | |
Translink's Ciaran Rogan said: "We will be running train services, so people can turn up at stations and get a train service, but also look for the local bus services as well because they're running a full schedule. | Translink's Ciaran Rogan said: "We will be running train services, so people can turn up at stations and get a train service, but also look for the local bus services as well because they're running a full schedule. |
"We would recognise passengers with weekly or monthly tickets or period passes - we will refund people, we'll give them an extra day when they're renewing their tickets. When they bring it in we'll look after that." | |
The industrial action follows the union's rejection of a pay settlement accepted by the vast majority of Translink's 3,700 staff. | |
Anyone with any queries can ring 028 90666630 or check the Translink website. | Anyone with any queries can ring 028 90666630 or check the Translink website. |