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London Midland train cancellations 'unacceptable' says MP | |
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Cancellations and alterations to more than 60 London Midland trains have been condemned as "completely unacceptable" by an MP. | |
Marcus Jones, Conservative MP for Nuneaton, Warwickshire, said commuters would "look to other ways of travel". | |
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 would be addressed by mid-December. | |
Some trains on the line between London Euston and Birmingham have been cancelled and others are beginning or ending their journeys at different stations. | |
There are also delays and cancellations on the Birmingham-Coventry-Northampton, Lichfield-Birmingham-Redditch, Coventry-Nuneaton and Wolverhampton-Birmingham-Walsall/Rugeley routes. | |
Services from Birmingham Snow Hill station are also affected. | |
Up to 30 services were cancelled by the company on Monday and Saturday. |