Under-fire train operator TransPennine Express cancelled the equivalent of one in six services across most of March, new figures showed today.
The statistics follow renewed calls from Greater Manchester and the north for TPE to be stripped of its contract when it expires at the end of May.
The Manchester Evening News revealed in February that the train operator cancelled almost a quarter of all its trains in a month, including more than 1,000 the night before they were due to run. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Now new Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data has been published, which reveals the company's cancellation score from March 5-31 was 17.0 per cent when adjusted to include pre-cancellations due to train crew shortages.
TPE passengers have suffered from widespread delays and cancellations over the past year. The FirstGroup-owned operator, which covers an area across northern England and into Scotland, has been badly affected by drivers no longer volunteering to work paid overtime shifts.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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