Major UK train operator to reduce timetable next week
- Great Western Railway is reducing its timetable in Devon and Cornwall from Monday 7 September to curb short-notice cancellations caused by fleet unreliability.
- The disruption stems from technical problems with second-hand Class 175 trains, with only one or two of the 15 delivered operating satisfactorily each day.
- The reduction removes six weekday services and a small number of Saturday trains between Penzance and Plymouth or Exeter from sale.
- Passengers will not qualify for delay repay compensation on the withdrawn services as the timetable changes were not formally advertised.
- GWR has established a joint technical investigation team with Angel Trains and Alstom to resolve fleet defects and restore the cut services as soon as possible.
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