Northern has announced details of disruption which its passengers are likely to face on Sunday 5th August 2018.
Due to a shortage of train crews, Northern will be running an amended timetable in some parts of the North West.
Rail replacement buses will also be used where possible to help try to keep Northern customers on the move.
Any passengers who are delayed by 30 minutes or more can apply for compensation via Delay Repay. Details of which can be found here.
Cancellations
- Full cancellation of the Liverpool to Manchester Airport line (30 services).
- Passengers can travel between Liverpool and Manchester using Northern or East Midlands Trains services. TransPennine Express services are available from Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport.
- 50% cancellation of the Wigan North Western to Liverpool line (29 services).
- One service an hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western
- Blackpool South to Colne Line & Dalesrail Blackpool to Carlisle – 18 services cancelled
- One train every two hours between Blackpool South and Colne – Rail Replacement Buses for trains that are cancelled
- Both Dalesrail services will be cancelled.
- 2 part cancellations on the Lancaster to Morecambe line
- Two part-cancellations between Morecambe and Heysham Port.
- Taxis will be provided for passengers travelling between the port and Lancaster.
What did the officials say?
A spokesman for Northern said:
“Unfortunately we have so far had to cancel around 80 services across our network and it is likely more will be cancelled as we continue to plan our services.
“Routes which will see cancellations have been chosen carefully to make best use of resources and to minimise the impact on customers. On each route customers will either have other rail options via Northern and other operators or will have the provision of rail replacement transport.
“The areas most affected are in Liverpool, Lancashire and Greater Manchester and we would like to apologise to customers whose plans and journeys will be disrupted.
“We advise anyone planning on travelling tomorrow to plan carefully, check for cancellations and visit the Northern website or National Rail Enquiries for the most up-to-date information.”
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