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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. | 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. |
| On Monday, a Northern spokesperson said: "Very few of our services have seen any changes as a result of the timetable coming in. | |
| "The small number of delays and cancellations are due to operational issues including driver sickness, signalling failure and train faults." | |
| 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." | 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. |
| 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. |
| Commuters shared train travel issues on social media on Monday, as the hastag #northernfail was trending. | Commuters shared train travel issues on social media on Monday, as the hastag #northernfail was trending. |
| 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". |
| Transpennine is running a pre-planned temporary reduced timetable on some routes as a maintenance backlog and infrastructure problems have delayed staff training on new trains. | Transpennine is running a pre-planned temporary reduced timetable on some routes as a maintenance backlog and infrastructure problems have delayed staff training on new trains. |
| Sophie Lichfield tweeted that commuting between Liverpool and Manchester was "near impossible" due to the cancellations and delays. | Sophie Lichfield tweeted that commuting between Liverpool and Manchester was "near impossible" due to the cancellations and delays. |
| While another, Pippa Jackson, tweeted: "8.17 to Dewsbury cancelled. Having to wait nearly an hour for the next one. No lunch for me today then. Or I don't get home till 7pm. And I see my kids for an hour before they go to bed. Truly shambolic service @TPExpressTrains." | While another, Pippa Jackson, tweeted: "8.17 to Dewsbury cancelled. Having to wait nearly an hour for the next one. No lunch for me today then. Or I don't get home till 7pm. And I see my kids for an hour before they go to bed. Truly shambolic service @TPExpressTrains." |
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| Has your journey been affected by the new rail timetable? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Has your journey been affected by the new rail timetable? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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