Bad news for commuters.
Rail passengers face ‘another difficult year’ amid more timetable changes and an increase in engineering work, a new report has warned.
MPs claimed there is still ‘a way to go’ before public sector body Network Rail and train operating companies collaborate in a way that minimises disruption during infrastructure projects Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern failed to operate 780 trains on average each day after new timetables were introduced in May, while other services were ‘significantly delayed and overcrowded’.
PAC chairwoman Meg Hillier said: ‘2018 was a year from hell for many rail users and unless the Government gets a grip there is every chance that passengers will suffer in 2019 as well.‘The ‘root and branch’ review will report later in 2019 and must then be implemented, so passengers have some time to wait for any improvements arising from its recommendations.’
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