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• Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised this festive season
• Christmas Eve RMT strike action will see trains finish by 3pm
• Services will start much later than usual on December 27
• Some train operators won’t be running services at all
• People who must travel should expect disruption and check before they travel

• Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December 
• Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• During those times only two trains trains per hour will depart Liverpool Lime Street station
• With no trains leaving after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
• Liverpool Lime Street station will close its doors by 7pm
• Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all

• Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December 
• Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• During those times four trains trains per hour will depart London Euston station
• With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
• Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all

• Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December 
• Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• During those times four trains trains per hour will depart Manchester Piccadilly station
• With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
• Manchester Piccadilly station will close its doors by 7pm
• Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all

• Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
• Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• During those times up to nine trains per hour will serve Birmingham New Street station
• With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
• Birmingham New Street station will close its doors by 7pm
• Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all

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Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a freight train derailment cut off two key rail routes in Carlisle for seven weeks.

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