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| Northern rail delays: Cancellations as new timetable begins | Northern rail delays: Cancellations as new timetable begins |
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| Rail commuters in the north of England have been hit by cancellations and delays as Northern launched a new timetable promising 50 new trains. | |
| Nineteen trains had been cancelled by 10:00 GMT and 31 delayed, some due to a shortage of drivers. | Nineteen trains had been cancelled by 10:00 GMT and 31 delayed, some due to a shortage of drivers. |
| The operator said the issue affected services between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport, Leeds to York and Sheffield, and Darlington to Saltburn. | The operator said the issue affected services between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport, Leeds to York and Sheffield, and Darlington to Saltburn. |
| Transpennine Express had also cancelled 29 services on Monday morning. | Transpennine Express had also cancelled 29 services on Monday morning. |
| Affected services included those linking Manchester Airport with Edinburgh and Newcastle, and trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough. | Affected services included those linking Manchester Airport with Edinburgh and Newcastle, and trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough. |
| One passenger, posting on Twitter with the username leylandski, wrote: "Every day you get worse. Now you've cancelled both my train to and from work until Jan? Why? They were during peak time, this is totally unacceptable." | |
| In October, fewer than half of Northern rail services ran on time, the firm's figures showed. | In October, fewer than half of Northern rail services ran on time, the firm's figures showed. |
| Cancellations were also at their highest level since July and August. | Cancellations were also at their highest level since July and August. |
| More stories from around Yorkshire | More stories from around Yorkshire |
| The operator had said the changes in its new winter timetable would focus on "reliability and stability" and add to the services each week. | The operator had said the changes in its new winter timetable would focus on "reliability and stability" and add to the services each week. |
| On Monday, a Northern spokesperson said: "The new timetable for Northern has performed well. | |
| "The small number of delays and cancellations are due to operational issues including driver sickness, signalling failure and train faults." | |
| Commuters took to social media on Monday to share issues with train travel, as the hastag #northernfail was trending. | Commuters took to social media on Monday to share issues with train travel, as the hastag #northernfail was trending. |
| Calderdale councillor Jane Scullion tweeted: "Good morning @northernassist, trains late, trains cancelled, two carriages, not stopping at various stations, standing from Hebden to Leeds. I could weep and it's only Monday morning #northernfail" | Calderdale councillor Jane Scullion tweeted: "Good morning @northernassist, trains late, trains cancelled, two carriages, not stopping at various stations, standing from Hebden to Leeds. I could weep and it's only Monday morning #northernfail" |
| Keri Lewis Brown shared an image of a departures board which read a service to Blackpool North had been cancelled "due to a train stopping in the wrong position". | Keri Lewis Brown shared an image of a departures board which read a service to Blackpool North had been cancelled "due to a train stopping in the wrong position". |
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