Northern Rail to be stripped of its franchise because of ‘unacceptable’ performance – The Independent, Independent
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Northern Railis to be stripped of its franchise because of its “unacceptable” performance, transport secretaryGrant Shappshas said.
“I’m simply not prepared for the service on Northern to carry on as it is and I am taking action,” he told BBC Breakfast.
It is “completely unacceptable” for trains to be “routinely” late, he said. “I simply will not put up with that.”
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Mr Shapps said he had announced to parliament last autumn that he would begin the process to find a new operator for the Northern franchise.
The Northern network is operated byArriva Rail North, which is owned by the German railway, Deutsche Bahn. The region extends from Nottingham to Northumberland and from Stoke-on-Trent to Carlisle.
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