An emergency meeting has been called for today by regional mayors to discuss what they called the 'shambles' of rail services 'inflicting misery on millions of people' across the north west and Greater Manchester.
Together, they are expected to make a direct plea to the new Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, claiming the situation with cancelled trains was creating a direct challenge to regional economies.
The Manchester Evening News has reported how TransPennine Express cancelled 55 trains in one day last week, with the Labour Party claiming more than 40 services were cancelled on Tuesday and more than 60 on Wednesday.
