More disruption on trains over New Year due to crew shortages and engineering works

Northern operates the Lancaster to Morecambe service

A train company says there will be further disruption to services over the New Year period due to lack of crew and engineering works.

Northern has published a travel advice calendar for the seven days over New Year (December 28 to January 3).

The train operator says customers should expect disruption and are strongly advised to ‘check before you travel’.

Services should return to normal on Wednesday, January 3.

Northern runs trains on a number of routes in the North Lancashire and South Cumbria area, including the Lancaster to Morecambe service.

Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “Unfortunately, customers travelling over the New Year period should expect disruption.

“This is due to limited train crew availability in some areas and planned engineering works. We strongly advise customers to ‘check before you travel’ on those days.”

In addition to the travel advice calendar, customers are reminded that rail timetables across the North of England changed on Sunday 10 December in line with the rest of the National Rail network.

Customers are encouraged to use the Check My Timetable feature on the Northern website for more information about their local station.

Last week, Northern gave a 'Do Not Travel' warning to customers on some routes in the North West, including Lancaster to Morecambe, due to a shortage of crew.

Read more: 'Do not Travel' advice given for Morecambe to Lancaster train line on Christmas Eve - Beyond Radio

Northern is the second largest train operator in the UK, with 2,500 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England.

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