TRAIN union ASLEF has announced three further strike days, which will halt First North Western services.

No trains will run on the coastal Cumbria branch line on April 22 and 29 and on May 6.

A meeting was due to take place yesterday (Thursday) between ASLEF and First North Western.

Meanwhile, RMT, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, is planning industrial action on May 3 and 4, which will affect services on the Settle-Carlisle line.

Action affecting First North Western services follows the dismissal of a driver and Arriva trains on the Settle-Carlisle line are being disrupted because of a pay dispute.