PASSENGERS are being warned the reduced train timetables for tomorrow (Saturday) and Monday will still remain despite the industrial action being called off.
West Midlands Railway said due to the lateness of the RMT announcement on Friday afternoon, it would not be possible to reinstate the normal West Midlands Railway timetable and a reduced service will be in operation.
Jonny Wiseman, WMR customer experience director, said: “While it is welcome that this strike action has been suspended, it has come too late to reinstate the full timetable for tomorrow and passengers should still only travel if essential.
“Any changes to the planned level of service on Monday and Wednesday will be added to our website as soon as they are available.”
With staffing rosters and train movements planned many days in advance, a reduced timetable is also expected to remain in place on Monday, when strike action had also been announced.
Details of the timetable on the remaining strike day – Wednesday, November 9 – will be confirmed in due course.
The Cross City Line from Lichfield Trent Valley via Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove and Redditch will stay at two trains per hour – one to Bromsgrove and one to Redditch.
The services will also start later and finish earlier – only running from 7.30am to 7.30pm.
Visit www.wmr.uk/industrialaction for more.
