CrossCountry passengers are being warned of significant disruption to its services due to industrial action by the RMT union on Saturday 23 and Monday 25 August.

The strike will see union members - including Train Managers and Senior Conductors – declining to work on both days. While some managers are available to help provide a limited service on Monday, this being a holiday weekend has reduced the number able to work on Saturday, meaning no services can operate.

Passengers are strongly advised not to travel on Saturday 23 August, and travel either side of the Bank Holiday weekend. A very limited service will operate on Monday 25 August between 0800 and 1800, and passengers are advised to check their journeys carefully before departing and expect all services to be busy. Specific journey details will be available on our website from early next week. However, there will be no CrossCountry service between Birmingham, Reading and the South Coast, and no service between Leicester, Cambridge and Stansted Airport. There will only be a very limited service to the South West and north of York.

On the Monday, planned engineering work in the West Midlands will also impact the CrossCountry services that do run, meaning some journeys will take longer.

Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry’s Managing Director, said: “We are disappointed for our passengers that the RMT has announced strikes on Saturday 23 and Monday 25 August. It is hugely disappointing to not operate any services on Saturday, knowing the inevitable disruption to many of our passengers’ journeys over the Bank Holiday weekend. We are committed to reaching an agreement with the RMT and remain available to continue talks.”

All passengers planning to travel with CrossCountry over the August Bank Holiday weekend should check before they travel with National Rail Enquiries or on the CrossCountry website app for the latest news and advice: www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-information/disruption/industrial-action

Information on delay repay and alternative travel options are available at the same link.