TRAIN passengers travelling over the New Year period are being warned to expect disruption.

Bosses at Northern have strongly urged customers to "check before you travel" between December 28 and January 3.

Disruption is expected due to engineering works and staffing issues.

Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: "Unfortunately, customers travelling over the New Year period should expect disruption.

"This is due to limited train crew availability in some areas and planned engineering works.

"We strongly advise customers to check before you travel on those days."

For more information about Northern's services, www.northernrailway.co.uk

Northern is the second largest train operator in the UK, with 2,500 services a day usually to more than 500 stations across the north of England.

More than 100 million passenger journeys are made on Northern's network each year.