for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 million a
good morning. a fairly quiet day weather wise, a lot of cloud around and the odd light shower, but most of us seeing a few glimmers of brightness coming through. all of the details coming up shortly. it s friday 27th january. our main story. there are growing calls for transpennine express, the train operator which provides services across the north of england and into scotland, to be stripped of its franchise. it comes as the company continues to cancel services on a daily basis, with 40% of train journeys axed last week alone. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more