NORTH YORKSHIRE is set to face travel disruption over the weekend on the railway, as members of the train drivers’ union Aslef go on strike.

Union members will walk out tomorrow (August 13) over pay disputes with railway bosses.

The railway operators affected include CrossCountry and LNER.

Although not all operators are taking part in the strike action, disruptions are to be expected across the whole railway network.

LNER, who operate the east coast main line service, will run one train every two hours on the line north of York between 9.55am and 7.45pm.

The last train to Edinburgh Waverly from York will call at 4.54pm and the last train to Newcastle from York will call at 7.45pm.

Travelling south, there will be one train at 8.32am travelling to London.

There will then be no trains south from 8.32am to 9.57am.

From 9.57am there will be one train every hour on the route, with the last train to London from York calling at 6.58pm.

On Twitter, LNER advised customers to avoid travelling by train on Saturday unless absolutely necessary.

CrossCountry will not run any services on Saturday.

On Twitter, the rail operator said: “Due to strike action by ASLEF on Saturday 13 August, there will be no CrossCountry services running.

“Please seek alternative means of travel. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.”

Delays are set to continue into Sunday (August 14), as late night walk outs will prevent trains from leaving stations on time.

Those travelling by train over the weekend are urged to check timetables and avoid activating tickets up until minutes before they are set to board, as delays and cancellations are likely.

Mick Whelan, Aslef’s general secretary, told the PA news agency that the train companies were unable to offer a pay rise without the permission of the Department for Transport, but the Government was insisting it had nothing to do with them.

He warned that if there is no breakthrough to the long-running row soon, more strikes are likely to be called.

Mr Whelan told the PA news agency: “We don’t want to go on strike – strikes are always a last resort – but the companies, and the Government, have forced our hand.”

Further disruption is expected on the railways on August 18 and 20, when members of the RMT union are set to strike.

Routes can be checked online here: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/