Andy Burnham has accused northern train services of “ruining people’s lives” as he revealed plans to ask for government support.

Northern trains have been cancelled this week, due to industrial action. All Northern Rail and TransPennine Express services were cancelled

Northern Rail services will be affected next week as a result of strike action from the RMT union, continuing on

This week’s strikes left thousands of commuters wondering how to get to work – but this is a common occurrence

End of the line: No additional timetabled services for festive rush say Northern Rail. Northern Rail have confirmed that they

Northern England’s largest train operator paid out more than £165,000 in compensation for late trains in the last year –

Earlier this week Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announced his plan to radically overhaul the current transport network in the city and replace it with a scheme called Our Network.

A spokesman for the operator warned of the cancellations earlier in the week, suggesting that a large number of staff had booked the day off to watch the World Cup final leaving a shortage.

We’ve got the latest on the Northern rail chaos, news on a revamp of Stockport town centre in preparation for a Metrolink bid and an exclusive interview with comic Doug Stanhope.

This week Andy Burnham proclaimed ‘enough is enough’ when it comes to Northern Rail’s service. With this rallying cry he’s become the voice of the voiceless – and we’re counting on him to be heard.

Andy Burnham has said ‘enough is enough’ while calling for a formal investigation into Northern Rail.