It comes after analysis by Transport for Greater Manchester revealed that 18,000 rail services have been cancelled over the last 12 months, but only one-third have led to financial penalties
Northern mayors have called for train services run by TransPennine Express to be brought under public control at a major regional conference in Manchester. The Labour leaders have urged the government to cancel the rail company's contract complaining of years of 'poor' service at the Convention of the North.
He said: "If we just put ourselves in the real world of our residents, there is one thing that is bringing a lot of negativity to the North at the moment, dragging down our economies and actually dragging down people's lives and their wellbeing. That is the failing train services across the North of England.
"We are in a position where we can't accept it anymore, we can't allow them to damage our economy day after day. We can't allow them to damage people's lives day after day.Joined by Labour mayors from across the North - including the Liverpool City Region, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and North of Tyne - Mr Burnham called for TransPennine Express to lose its franchise and, like Northern Rail, be controlled by the government.
"These are our ambitions for our region. We want to deliver. We can't at the moment. Collectively we're saying to government they have got to get a grip."
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