24th November 2011
Metro Strike Sees Trains Cancelled

Nexus have announced that if the planned strike goes ahead on Wednesday 30th November 2011, then it is unable to operate any services on the Tyne & Wear Metro so all services will be cancelled for the full day.

The cancellation of all Metro services is a result of a day of industrial action by members of unions employed by both Nexus and DB Regio, which operates trains and stations on behalf of Nexus. The unions are in dispute with the Government over public sector pension reform.

If the strike is to go ahead, Arriva are trying to run extra buses around Metro routes to help cater for the extra passengers who will need to use buses to get around. Please note that NO bus service is being affected by these strikes on any operator, even Nexus supported routes should still operate.

Additionally Traveline will only operate with a very small number of staff and passengers are advised not to call on this date if possible, we recommend checking the TravelNorthEast.co.uk website for the information or tweet us @travelnortheast

Nexus Head of Communications, Huw Lewis, said in a statement on the Nexus website: “This is a dispute between the Government and the public sector unions and it is not one of our making. It does mean that there will not be any Metro services in operation on Wednesday November 30. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused and can assure customers we have explored every option for a partial service, but this is not possible.”

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