Rejected petition The Government to intervene and take action with the Northern Rail cancellations

Rejected on 5 June 2018

For weeks delays and cancellations have continued to affect passengers using Northern trains. Hundreds of trains have been cancelled with more than 250 cancelled on Tuesday 29th May alone. This Government must take control of the franchise to help alleviate the pain so many commuters are facing

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/206088

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