Northern to be stripped of its rail franchise
 

https://news.sky.com/story/northern-...y-2-7-11899515


No Date Given, yet.



[Grant Shapps has said "frustrated commuters
will not have to wait long" before
action is taken, after the
chaotic introduction of new timetables
in May 2018 saw up
to 310 trains a day cancelled.]

[Punctuality and reliability problems
continue to blight the network.]

Great news, hope it's nationalised brilliant Labour idea.

That lost the Another election

Yep they did shame the public didn't realise what a good idea it was.

Update:
Northern rail can continue only 'for months',
transport secretary says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51048896

Back handers all round...

It changed to avanti west coast at the end of november. Trains I have got lately are all called that