It’s things like this that make it difficult for SMART to say nice things about Transpennine Express.
A total of 20 cancellations, all of trains serving Slaithwaite and/or Marsden, on Saturday 3rd November. None of this is because the line is blocked – it isn’t – or because no trains are running along the route – most of the expresses are still running. The reason given for the cancellations is “driver shortage”.
When their website is describing this as “good service” at the same time as TPE journey check is listing a string of cancellations, it is apparent that TPE also have some communication issues.