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Sixty London Midland trains set to be cancelled London Midland train cancellations 'unacceptable' says MP
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More than 60 trains to and from Birmingham are expected to be cancelled on Tuesday as London Midland's shortage of drivers continues. Cancellations and alterations to more than 60 London Midland trains have been condemned as "completely unacceptable" by an MP.
On Monday the company cancelled about 30 trains on the Lichfield to Redditch, Birmingham to Northampton and Walsall and Rugeley to Wolverhampton lines. Marcus Jones, Conservative MP for Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said commuters would "look to other ways of travel".
The cancellations and delays have been going on for several weeks. London Midland has blamed weeks of disruption on a shortage of drivers, but said it was addressing the problem.
There is a full list of the affected services on Tuesday on the London Midland website.
London Midland cancelled 14 services between Nuneaton and Coventry on Tuesday.
Road transport
Mr Jones said he was seeking "an urgent meeting" with the rail minister to see what can be done.
The company apologised to passengers and said it would provide road transport where necessary.The company apologised to passengers and said it would provide road transport where necessary.
It has said the shortfall in qualified train drivers will be addressed by mid-December. It has said the shortfall in qualified train drivers would be addressed by mid-December.
href="http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/traincrew-shortage-update-tue-23-october-2012/" >The company has listed all the affected services on Tuesday on its website. Some trains on the line between London Euston and Birmingham have been cancelled and others are beginning or ending their journeys at different stations.
On Saturday afternoon and evening up to 30 services on the same routes were subject to delays or cancellations. There are also delays and cancellations on the Birmingham-Coventry-Northampton, Lichfield-Birmingham-Redditch, Coventry-Nuneaton and Wolverhampton-Birmingham-Walsall/Rugeley routes.
The company has said that daily cancellation updates will be posted on its website at 17:00 BST the day before services are due to be affected. Services from Birmingham Snow Hill station are also affected.
These include trains between Coventry, London Euston, Northampton, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street as well as between Redditch, Lichfield and Four Oaks. Up to 30 services were cancelled by the company on Monday and Saturday.