Northern Rail faces severe disruption across its network due to a shortage of conductors available to work on Sundays. The company has implemented a reduced timetable, leading to numerous cancellations and delays. Mayor Andy Burnham criticizes the service for operating as 'part-time' due to these recurring issues.
There is more travel disruption across Greater Manchester and around the north west as train operator Northern suffers serious short-staffing today. Northern has warned that on Sunday 29 December we will have high levels of cancellations in the North West and for that we are sorry. We encourage everyone to plan ahead and check journeys before travelling for the latest information and train times.
A short-term timetable will operate across Northern's network today because the company cannot find enough conductors to work on a Sunday. The operator has said it hopes the timetable will provide 'structure' following weeks of short-notice cancellations. Sunday services on the beleaguered rail operator, which was renationalised in March 2020, have been consistently disrupted in recent months as the day falls outside contracted working hours. Last month Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham described Northern as a 'part-time rail service' due to the high numbers of cancellations on its trains. There will only be one service every three hours between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, while Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street trains will run every two hours. Late services between Manchester Victoria and Leeds will be cancelled. Replacement bus services will also be running on several routes, including: Stockport - Chester; Wigan North Western – Euxton - Preston; Stockport – Stoke on Trent; Manchester Airport-Wilmslow; Wigan Wallgate – Bolton and Wigan Wallgate – Manchester Victoria (via Atherton). In a statement Northern said: 'Recently, we have seen higher levels of cancellations in the north west and for that we are sorry. The underlying reason is train crew availability, in particular on Sundays which is contractually outside of the working week. Due to conductor unavailability, there will be some cancellations and alterations to our timetable on Sunday. Journeys may be longer and less frequent than usua
TRAIN CANCELLATIONS NORTHERN RAIL STAFF SHORTAGE TRAVEL DISRUPTION SUNDAYS
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