Strike action by Senior Conductors who are members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has been extended until the middle of October.

This means further disruption for rail passengers travelling to and from Hucknall station.

Earlier this year , Nub News reported that the action would impact services up until the third Sunday of August. This is now no longer the case and services will also be affected on Sunday 22nd August, 29th August and every Sunday in September.

It will be the following services due to stop at Hucknall that will be disrupted:

• 0912 Nottingham to Mansfield Woodhouse
• 1912 Nottingham to Mansfield Woodhouse
• 0956 Mansfield Woodhouse to Nottingham

A rail replacement bus will run in place of each of the cancelled trains.

Will Rogers, Managing Director, East Midlands Railway, said: "This is the wrong decision for the East Midlands and the towns, cities and communities we serve.

"This strike action comes at a time of national recovery, when the Government is paying billions of pounds to keep trains running and protect jobs.

"It is also purposefully timed to coincide with the first day of a new timetable which provides more services and more seats to help support the region's recovery. Combined, this decision damages our ability to support the East Midlands recovery from the Covid pandemic and attract people back to the railway and support public transport as a whole.

"To be clear, the terms on offer included a reduction in working days and hours with no change to salary, the introduction of a new and generously paid apprentice scheme, a new Mentor scheme with a 4% salary increase and a number of other improvements.

"Our absolute priority is to provide safe and sustainable journeys for our customers. That includes encouraging passengers back to the railway so we can return to being a growing industry which provides jobs and transport.

"It is clear this is not the RMT's priority.

"Meanwhile, we are confident in our contingency arrangements to ensure our services continue to operate and help those customers who need to travel, to continue to do so."

For detailed information about all East Midlands Railway services affected by the action click here .