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DfT backtracks on proposals to cut North’s lightly-used trains

09 March 2015
Northern: more capacity into big cities, such as Leeds
Northern: more capacity into big cities, such as Leeds

 

The Government has dropped plans to reduce rail service frequencies where demand is low in the north of England but is to press ahead with eliminating fare anomalies that see ticket prices in PTE areas sometimes significantly cheaper than those from stations just beyond their boundary. 

The main headline-grabbing item in the invitation to tender (ITT) for the Northern and Transpennine rail franchises is the elimination of the fleet of unpopular 1980s-built Pacer trains (Class 142/3/4) from...

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