Rail bosses have warned that the industry is reaching the 'point of no return' with some disruption on the trains expected even if the strikes are called off.
Only a fifth of train services will run across the country on the planned strike days next week - June 21, 23 and 25 - and at 60 pc over the rest of the week.
But even if union RMT agrees a pay deal with the rail operators and calls off the strikes, there will still be distruption to the network, transport chiefs said.
Speaking at a Greater Manchester Transport Committee meeting on Friday (June 17), representatives from the rail industry told councillors how services in the city-region would be affected throughout the week if the strikes go ahead.
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