There is relief today after Merseyrail announced a return to regular 15 minute services on most parts of the network.
The region's rail services were majorly disrupted this week after Merseyrail said 'unexpected faults' on trains meant they had to cut back on the number of vehicles they could deploy. This meant reduced timetables in place, with trains running every 30 minutes on the Ormskirk, Kirkby, Hunts Cross, New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port lines.
The latest disruption came a week after faults caused cancellations and replacement buses to be in place on the Kirkby and New Brighton lines. From Monday this week, frustrated passengers were forced to cram on to reduced and smaller trains to get to and from work. It was a particular blow considering the regular 15-minute timetable had only returned in April after years of pandemic-related disruption.
