Hull Train workers strike again over sacked colleague
Aslef members walk out in ongoing dispute, accusing Hull Trains of unfair dismissal
Last updated 6th Dec 2025
Train drivers walked out on strike again on Saturday in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague.
Members of Aslef on Hull Trains walked out for 48 hours following months of industrial action.
The company says the driver was sacked over a safety issue.
Nigel Roebuck, Aslef's organiser in the north east of England, said:
"Yet again our members at Hull Trains are back out on the picket lines in this lengthy dispute with the company.
"After months when Hull Trains has been telling all and sundry that they were in dialogue with Aslef, when they were not, finally we have had a series of informal talks to try and find a resolution but, once again, we find ourselves in a stalemate."
Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef said: "Hull Trains sacked a driver, without proper due process, for doing nothing wrong.
"He has a completely clean safety record. He raised fears of fatigue at a safety meeting."