Northern Trains Ltd

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
It seems regarding the first evening Stockport-Chester that the local RUG flagged the poor timing of it and suggested that if a better path can't be arranged that it should run semi-fast, so that the following Piccadilly-Chester isn't just behind it.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Northern are advertising the limited services will be providing next week will be exactly the same on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, despite Thursday not being a strike day. This will mean many lines will see no service all day, unlike with other operators where they'll be a normal service with pre-9am trains subject to cancellation.

[mikestone]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
17.08 Stockport-Chester now cancelled on Monday - as are a number of Liverpool-Blackpool, MIA - Barrow/Windermere and the whole service to/from Ellesmere Port.

[507022]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
The half hour Lime St to Wigan NW service is back as well, although only time will tell if passengers can rely on them running

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(11/12/2022 15:18)mikestone Wrote:  17.08 Stockport-Chester now cancelled on Monday - as are a number of Liverpool-Blackpool, MIA - Barrow/Windermere and the whole service to/from Ellesmere Port.

Probably the same Liverpool - Blackpool services that were missing from the previous timetable with roughly one missing every 3 hours.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(11/12/2022 15:18)mikestone Wrote:  17.08 Stockport-Chester now cancelled on Monday

Both morning Chester-Stockports cancelled on the day too (opposed to the 'short notice change to the timetable excuse' they'll use for the services removed yesterday). I notice they didn't bother to strengthen an additional Mid-Cheshire diagram to make up for the lack of the peak time extras (one of the four diagrams was set to remain as 4 car).

[mikestone]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
The Manchester-Windermere was particularly unfortune as it took out two branch trips as well - and the previous trip was also cape, leaving no departure from Windermere between 08.56 and 13.58.
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Its like there is some kind of competition to see if any terminus can get a worse service than Cleethorpes!

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(15/12/2022 17:24)mikestone Wrote:  The Manchester-Windermere was particularly unfortune as it took out two branch trips as well - and the previous trip was also cape, leaving no departure from Windermere between 08.56 and 13.58.
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Its like there is some kind of competition to see if any terminus can get a worse service than Cleethorpes!

Seems like the railways are falling apart at the seams , it can only go one way now , better , hopefully.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(16/12/2022 00:36)wirralbus Wrote:  Seems like the railways are falling apart at the seams , it can only go one way now , better , hopefully.

You spoke too soon. Northern have announced they'll be no services on most routes on 24 Dec, 27 Dec, 1 Jan and 5 Jan (non-strike days). They are also warning of disruption to services every day next week, plus 28, 29, 30 and 31 Dec and 2 Jan. So in short the next date they are expecting to not have widespread cancellations is Mon 9 Jan!

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Presumably this relates to a guard not being available and a trainee driver still needing to get the route/traction learning done:
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service...0/detailed