Northern Trains Ltd

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RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(13/01/2021 09:07)wirralbus Wrote:  I really doubt whether any enhanced service will take place when services can be restored , as the railway will be on a big re set when some form of normal service is restored.

What I'm getting at is based on annual usage it was decided the main stations on the Mid-Cheshire line justified 2 trains per hour to Manchester. Yet despite those much needed additional services not being introduced, Northern have still decided to axe around 60% of the services from the line. On the other hand the Buxton line got it's enhancements and it's 'reduced timetable' is close to what the line had pre-May 2018, with the exception of the earlier finish. The Macclesfield line was another that was supposed to get an enhanced service but didn't and it seems generally that line is keeping roughly the same level of service, again with the exception of the earlier finish.

So that's 3 lines which should ideally have half-hourly services based on pre-COVID demand, two of them are to have hourly services from next week and one is to get 2 hourly from next week. It makes no sense when comparing service levels to passenger demand.