Rail bosses promise to tackle problems as mayors call for Northern to lose franchise
An independent report has been commissioned by Northern Rail and Network Rail into the problems facing the service in the region.
The report has been commissioned at a time when Greater Manchester’s mayor has called for Northern Rail to be stripped of its franchise.
It has also emerged transport minister Chris Grayling has made improving rail services in the North West his number one priority.
Andy Burnham and his counterpart in Liverpool Steve Rotheram have been talking to the Transport Secretary about the problems facing ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
