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there are growing calls for the train company transpennine express to have its contract revoked after more than 40% of planned trains were cancelled this week. the operator, which runs trains in the north of england and into scotland, has apologised and said high levels of sickness and a training backlog caused the issues. spencer stokes has been on board to see what commuters have been making of the disruption. 7.20 in the morning and the manchester bound platform at leeds is deserted. passengers appear to be staying away as a result of back to back train cancellations. the next fast train to manchester won t leave for an hour. crossing the pennines involves getting an overcrowded, stopping train. how long will this 43 mile journey take? on board, we meet heather, heading to work in huddersfield. i have just let my boss know i will be late, there was nothing we can do about it, they are understanding but it is a consistent issue and getting worse. i never had to do t ....
They are understanding but it is a consistent issue and getting worse. i never had to do this before, now i do it on and off most weeks. it s the only train running, five trains this morning, just this one running. that s why i m on this one. i am learning to drive but in this country we should be able to have a good public transport service in the north, and we just don t. we hope you have a great onward journey. - 30 minutes after leaving leeds, the train reaches huddersfield where it terminates. on the platform, richard, heading in the opposite direction, has been waiting since 7:15am. an hour and a half of cancellations. i ve been commuting since 1990, and in all that time it has never been as bad as this. there seems to be a certain apathy towards it all, people just accept this is the way it is. above, the station clock has stopped, and the ticket machines are out of service. this seems like a railway fraying at the edges. i finally made it onto a manchester bound train, we are g ....