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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 new winter timetables were launched.
Nineteen trains had been cancelled by 10:00 GMT and 31 delayed, some due to a shortage of drivers. Northern had cancelled 19 trains by 10:00 GMT and 31 were delayed, which it said was down to "operational issues" rather than the timetable change.
The operator said the issue affected services between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport, Leeds to York and Sheffield, and Darlington to Saltburn. Transpennine Express also cancelled 29 services on Monday morning.
Transpennine Express had also cancelled 29 services on Monday morning. The issues largely affected commuters in Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
Affected services included those linking Manchester Airport with Edinburgh and Newcastle, and trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough. Northern services which were affected were between Blackpool North and Manchester Airport, from Leeds to York and Sheffield, and Darlington to Saltburn.
On Monday, a Northern spokesperson said: "Very few of our services have seen any changes as a result of the timetable coming in. The Transpennine Express services hit included those linking Manchester Airport with Edinburgh and Newcastle, and trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough.
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.""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." In the west of England, passengers using Great Western Railway (GWR) services were also hit with cancellations and delays between Reading and London Paddington, due to a fault with the signalling system at Maidenhead.
A new, super-fast GWR service from Bristol to London, due to leave at 08:53 GMT, was among the cancellations.
The National Rail timetable is changed in May and December each year.
Northern had said the new timetable would see 50 new trains being introduced across its services.
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".
Ben Simmonds wrote on Facebook: "So Northern have gone ahead and cancelled the 7:53 from Sowerby Bridge to York in the new timetable (despite promising not to) which means the 7:58 to Leeds will now have triple the normal passenger count. Why in God's name would you cancel a peak commuter train?!?!"
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."
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."
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