Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Rail Services: Cumbria - June 20
Thursday, 21 June 2018 08:13
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Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):...Secondly, the
Government awarded the Lakes line and Furness line franchises to
Arriva Northern from April 2016. This was an unfolding disaster
from day one, given the removal of good services
from Transpennine and the introduction of substandard
stock and service from Northern. The Minister should undo that
mistake today and take the Furness and Lakes lines off Northern. It
has clearly breached the terms of its contract: it is
contracted...Request free trial
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