The largest train company in the north of England has issued a guide to travelling over Christmas and New Year and it makes for grim reading. Northern say services are not expected to get back to normal until January 9 as strikes, engineering works and the Christmas shutdown play havoc with the timetable.
Passengers in Greater Manchester are being warned not to travel on Northern services on nine days over the holidays, including Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and much of the first week of January. Disruption is also expected on 13 other days, including New Year's Eve, with passengers being advised to check before they travel.
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