Union suspends Arriva Rail North strike pending talks in driver-only trains row

A Northern train at Liverpool South Parkway station Credit: PA

A planned strike in the long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has been called off.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North were due to walk out for 24 hours on July 21.

It would have been the latest in a series of strikes against the company in the past year.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: