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EMR train timetable reduced over issues with new fleet
Delays to new Hitachi trains have forced East Midlands Railway to reduce services by nearly one in five, impacting travel between the North and London.
- On Monday, East Midlands Railway implemented a reduced timetable cutting direct services between Sheffield and Nottingham to London, citing delays to new Hitachi train rollout for the disruptions.
- Burnham, the former Greater Manchester mayor, has pledged to take greater control of privatised rail services to boost northern productivity, making Monday's cuts an immediate test of his regional empowerment agenda.
- Sheffield, home to nearly 600,000 residents and major employers including Boeing and McLaren Automotive, will lose almost one in five weekly services, with EMR describing the cuts as 'temporary' but setting no end date.
- South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard called the cuts a 'test case' for Burnham's devolution promises, telling private operators to 'Do better' and demanding greater control over rail decisions for the region.
- Henri Murison, head of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, warned the cuts risk permanently damaging Sheffield's commercial attractiveness, while the Department for Transport did not immediately comment on the disruptions.
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