"It can’t go on": Andy Burnham calls on Chancellor to intervene over Northern rail chaos
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAndy Burnham has called on the Chancellor to intervene after more chaos on Northern train services. The Greater Manchester mayor has grown increasingly critical of the rail operator in recent weeks, even going as far as to describe Northern as a 'part-time rail service' over its levels of recent cancellations.
At an emergency meeting yesterday, the rail operator was accused of showing 'disregard to the travelling public' - as bosses admitted fax machines are still being used to communicate with staff. READ MORE: He went into work on Christmas Eve...
and his life fell apart Northern bosses had been summoned to attend the meeting of the Rail North Committee, which advises the board of Transport for the North on rail services, infrastructure improvements and all matters relating rail franchises and contract management.
Mr Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, told the meeting that 155 Northern trains had been cancelled across Greater Manchester and the north on Wednesday morning.
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