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Rail passengers in Easy Yorkshire are facing more disruption later this week with a new series of rail strikes set to start. Industrial action by the RMT and ASLEF unions are expected to bring most train services to a halt from tomorrow (Tuesday) to Saturday. RMT members are staging two 48-hour walkouts this week while ASLEF members will be striking on January 5. Train operator Northern has issued a “do not travel” guidance to customers ahead of the strikes. The company normally runs regular services between Hull, Leeds, York, Sheffield and Bridilington. Read more: Inside the Hull hotel frozen in time for a century – where 80 people once crammed into tiny rooms Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “This is a most regrettable start to 2023 and we can only apologise to our customers whose return to work from the holidays will be disrupted by the action by the RMT and ASLEF. For many, Monday 9 January will be their first experience of our new timetable – which went live in December and includes an additional 3,000 services a week across our network. “As such, we’re encouraging everyone to use the new ‘Check My Timetable’ feature on our website to see the changes specific to their local station.” A ticket machine at Hull’s Paragon Station (Image: Hull Live) Hull Trains will offer alternative transport to and from Doncaster for existing ticket holders on January 3, 4 and 6. It says some services will be affected on January 5 and no Hull Trains services will run on January 7. An amended timetable will operate on January 8 when engineering works are due to take plac
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