The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool city region have called on the transport secretary to terminate the Northern rail franchise after a year of sustained misery for passengers. Failure to deliver new services, such as a range of promised additional hourly services in much-needed parts of the network. “These improvements are still a work in progress, but we are making things better for our customers. “Northern rail is barely functioning and passengers deserve so much better. The Northern franchise is supposed to run until 2025, with an option for an additional year dependent on performance.

Source: The Guardian May 29, 2019 07:21 UTC