A planned strike in the dispute over the role of guards on trains has been cancelled.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North were due to walk for a day of striking on July 21.

It would have been the latest in a string of strikes against Arriva Rail North over the past year.

RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “RMT’s negotiating team has been in talks with Arriva Rail North over the past week in an attempt to seek a resolution to the long-running dispute.

“Reports from RMT representatives and correspondence from the company have set out a process for reconvening talks around proposals to set up a joint working party to consider a range of options on the deployment of on-board staff, including a specific option of retaining a second safety critical person on board all ARN trains.

“As a result of this situation, the NEC has suspended the industrial action which was scheduled to take place on Saturday 21st July 2018 and our members are instructed to work as normal on that date.”