Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(23/12/2019 18:09)Y474 KNF Wrote:  Taking the franchise away from Arriva won't solve anything any time soon

Neither of the Metro Mayors had anything positive to say when the new Northern and TransPennine Express trains entered service. It's nothing more than political point scoring

Likely outcome is Arriva would probably want to get rid of the franchise at the earliest opportunity , this franchise has been nothing but trouble since the start.

As you said the Metro Mayors have there own agenda , particulary Andy Burnham who wants to expand his Metrolink into more areas of Greater Manchester probably at the expense of Northern or its successor.