{"id":223384,"date":"2025-10-24T20:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/223384\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:26:12","slug":"major-disruption-to-train-services-in-the-west-midlands-as-staff-go-on-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/223384\/","title":{"rendered":"Major disruption to train services in the West Midlands as staff go on strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff in customer-facing roles will be on strike<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_CrossCountry-strikes.jpg\" alt=\"CrossCountry services between Banbury and Manchester are likely to be very busy - impacting a range of cities and stations\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A CrossCountry train(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A second day of strike action will affect all CrossCountry routes in the West Midlands &#8211; and passengers have been warned that some services will be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Passengers will see &#8216;significant rail disruption&#8217; when members of the RMT union walkout on Saturday, November 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Staff in customer-facing roles will be on strike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/man-killed-after-brutal-attack-32740804\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Perry Barr murder probe live as man dies after attack<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/man-killed-after-brutal-attack-32740804\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man killed after brutal attack near train station as murder investigation launched<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">All CrossCountry routes will be impacted, said the rail operator, with extremely limited services for most routes and no services on others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Services will also finish much earlier than usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">No services will call at Wolverhampton, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/worcestershire\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Worcestershire<\/a> Parkway, Wakefield Westgate or Chesterfield, with customers instead encouraged to use shorter-distance services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Station stops will also be restricted at Stockport, Macclesfield, Oxford and Basingstoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Customers are advised to plan their journeys ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Don&#8217;t miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry\u2019s Managing Director, said: &#8220;We are disappointed for our customers that the RMT is undertaking a second day of planned industrial action this autumn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;While we will try to run as many services as possible, customers will inevitably face significant disruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We are committed to reaching an agreement with the RMT and remain available to continue talks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Engineering work is also planned over the weekend, which will further impact CrossCountry services between <a 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