OREANDA-NEWS. May 22, 2015. Mark Carne, Network Rail chief executive, said: “The national rail strike planned for next week will now not be going ahead. We welcome the RMT’s decision.”

Notes to editors:

  • With the RMT also now suspending its action - following the decision earlier this afternoon from the TSSA - the national rail strike planned for next week has effectively been called off
  • We expect all services planned to run over the bank holiday weekend to be reinstated as well as the planned improvement work scheduled
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