A train operator told passengers across northern England and parts of Scotland to avoid rail travel after a software malfunction left staffing levels in disarray Greater Manchester Mayor, AndyBurnhamGM, wrote: “The Government needs to step in – now”
The FirstGroup-owned company has previously blamed a combination of problems, such as high levels of train crew sickness and a training backlog.
Last week began with hundreds of TPE services being cancelled, with the operator blaming cold weather and staff sickness for the disruption. On the first working day of its implementation, only one out of 17 trains was running coast to coast.
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