CrossCountry – which runs services between Manchester and Birmingham and other major UK cities – are running a ‘limited’ service on SaturdayCrossCountry run services between Manchester and Birmingham(Image: PA)

A train company which runs a number of services in and out of Manchester is warning passengers of ‘significant disruption’ tomorrow (Saturday, October 18).

Train managers and senior conductors at CrossCountry Trains, who are members of the Rail and Maritime Union (RMT), had been due to strike tomorrow.

It was announced earlier today (Friday) that tomorrow’s walk-out had been suspended after the union said there had been ‘progress in talks.’

However, the firm, which runs services between Manchester and Birmingham as well as other major UK towns and cities, says the development has come too late to amend their timetable.

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As a result, they say they will still only be running a ‘limited’ service’ and are warning of ‘significant’ disruption.

In a statement, the company said only a ‘significantly reduced number’ of CrossCountry services will be able to run to the South West, South Coast and north of York.

Passengers – including those in Manchester – are being warned of ‘significant disruption’ to CrossCountry’s normal timetable(Image: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd)

Some services between Birmingham and Manchester will be running, but they will be every two hours.

No services will call at Coventry, Wolverhampton, Durham, Chesterfield, Basingstoke, Dunbar, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnmouth, Worcestershire Parkway, Wakefield Westgate, or Morpeth.

There will be no services between Birmingham, Leicester, Cambridge and Stansted and Nottingham to Cardiff.

In the Southwest, there will be no services south of Bristol and in Scotland there will be no services north of Edinburgh.

Services between Birmingham, Leeds and York will run every two hours.

CrossCountry’s Managing Director, Shiona Rolfe, said: “Though we are pleased to have made progress in our negotiations with RMT colleagues, I am sincerely sorry for the significant disruption that customers will nonetheless experience this Saturday 18 October.

“Timetabling processes require train operators to finalise planned services several days in advance, which means that we are not able to reinstate a normal timetable for CrossCountry services in time for Saturday.

“I would urge all those planning to travel on CrossCountry routes this Saturday to check options to change or cancel their journey at no cost on the CrossCountry website.”

The RMT said a strike called for November remains in place.

An union spokesperson said: “We have suspended strike action this Saturday after making progress in talks. We are still in dispute and seeking a negotiated settlement.”