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next, transpennine at 5.8%. those stats include problems caused by infrastructure or weather, but not strike days, or trains cancelled in advance. train companies have apologised for disruption. avanti and transpennine say they've had lots of staff off sick, and a backlog of drivers training. govia thameslink said the long—term effect of the pandemic and staff sickness had affected its performance, plus other problems like severe weather. it said it had a plan to improve. there's been such concern about the impact on passengers and the economy in the north of england, that a group of mayors wrote to the government last month asking for an urgent meeting. and today the transport secretary, mark harper, is expected to come here to manchester to meet them to discuss the situation, and what can be done about it. avanti is still running a reduced timetable after drivers stopped offering to work overtime in the summer. it's gradually increasing services again, and says its new timetable won't rely on overtime.
WeatherAvantiProblemsTranspennineNextStatsTrain-companiesAdvanceDisruptionInfrastructure5-8Lotsbut not strike days or trains cancelled in advance. train companies have apologised for disruption. avanti and transpennine say they have had lots of staff off sick and a backlog of drivers training. govia thameslink said the long—term effect of the pandemic and staff sickness had affected its performance, plus other problems like severe weather. it said it had a plan to improve. avanti is still running a reduced timetable after drivers stopped offering to work overtime in the summer. it is gradually increasing services again and says its new timetable will not rely on overtime. transpennine also says not having a rest day working agreement in place with drivers gives it less flexibility with the rota. whatever the problems, passengers just want solutions to come down the track. katy austin, bbc news. the ukrainian government says a new hotline for russian soldiers to surrender — is now getting a hundred calls a day.
StaffAvantiTrain-companiesTranspennineAdvanceDisruptionLotsWeatherProblemsGovia-thameslinkPandemicDriversthat's the highest since these records began eight years ago. avanti west coast had the highest proportion of cancellations at 8%. govia thameslink — which runs southern, thameslink, great northern, and gatwick express — was second at 6.5%. next, transpennine at 5.8%. those stats include problems caused by infrastructure or weather, but not strike days, or trains cancelled in advance. train companies have apologised for disruption. avanti and transpennine say they've had lots of staff off sick, and a backlog of drivers training. govia thameslink said the long—term effect of the pandemic and staff sickness had affected its performance, plus other problems like severe weather. it said it had a plan to improve. there's been such concern about the impact on passengers and the economy in the north of england, that a group of mayors wrote to the government last month asking for an urgent meeting. and today the transport secretary, mark harper, is expected to come here to manchester to meet them to discuss the situation, and what can be done about it.
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