Transport for Wales Rail

[knutstransport]

RE: Transport for Wales Rail
^ I wasn't complaining about commuter Mid-Cheshire services being 2 cars. I was referring to the fact there is ample patronage on them normally but Northern have decided not to run them in their COVID-19 timetable, so there's likely some other issue like a shortfall of drivers who sign the route. This was in response to someone saying they thought Northern would be providing a better service than TfW if they ran Chester-Warrington-Airport as they'll make money from it. The evidence shows if anything it's crew availability that dictates the service level on Northern services currently not passenger demand.

I'm not sure the unit off the Victoria-Chestsr does just replace an ECS. That working is only 2 cars and there is still an ECS of Sprinters to Chester when the normal timetable operates. If anything running that Victoria-Chester service makes the second Chester-Stockport less reliable as if there are issues on the Earlestown line it runs late or cancelled as the Victoria-Chester service can't run via Denton instead like an ECS from Newton Heath can.