The Rail Union, RMT, has said that ‘Meltdown Monday’ should spell the end of the privatised ‘chaos’ on Britain’s Railways.

This comes after the May timetable change, which came into effect on Sunday 20th May 2018.

Already, people have taken to Twitter to show the so-called chaos, with Northern trains being cancelled this morning, making it difficult for commuters to get into work this morning.

Just been sent a travel update for this morning by @MisterNicholson. One word: appalling. Grayling needs to intervene – today. pic.twitter.com/FDC2aUsCMT

— Andy Burnham (@AndyBurnhamGM) 21 May 2018

The Mayor of Manchester has already called for an investigation into Northern Rail and their practices.

Delays have also been seen on the Govia Thameslink Railway, which they have said was due to “significant logistical challenge”.

What did the officials say?

General Secretary Mick Cash said;

“The union is picking up reports from both Northern and GTR of a hopeless lack of planning, combined with a shortage of crew and fleet, which has reduced the Monday morning journey to a nightmare for many passengers. It is our members dealing with the anger at the sharp end not the well-paid top brass from Arriva and Govia who are responsible for this Meltdown Monday on our railways.

“Both of these companies have sought to compromise safety and access by hacking back on critical staff and it is no surprise to RMT that they can’t be trusted with the massive logistical challenges of bringing in new timetables.

“Frankly I wouldn’t trust the private train operators to run a bath let alone our vital rail routes. After Virgin/Stagecoach were kicked off the East Coast last week it’s time for the rest of these racketeers to be sent packing as well and for our railways to be run by the public sector as a public service.”

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, has wrote this letter:

I feel the performance of Northern Rail is now so poor that the time has come for an official investigation to establish whether it is breaching its license to operate. pic.twitter.com/1twJsjni61

— Mayor Andy Burnham (@MayorofGM) 16 May 2018

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