TRAIN operator TransPennine Express has issued a “do not travel” alert for Wednesday as a “system issue” is causing major disruption to services.
The FirstGroup-owned company, which runs trains across northern England and into Scotland, has suffered problems for several months due to staffing issues.
TransPennine Express customer service and operations director Kathryn O’Brien said: “Due to a significant rostering system issue, today we are experiencing a high level of unplanned cancellations and disruption across our network.