Problems
During the first half of the franchise period, Arriva Trains Northern suffered many problems. Carried over from the Northern Spirit era, a shortage of drivers and rolling stock lead to many cancellations on a daily basis. An emergency timetable was later brought in which cancelled many services on a permanent basis rather than random as before. A long running dispute with the RMT union lead to a prolonged period of industrial action.
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