South Yorkshire commuters express frustration over rail network chaos

Alterations introduced by rail operator Northern last month has seen a lack of drivers and cancelled services causing disruption across the rail network.

It is now set to introduce an ‘interim timetable’ on Monday in which 165 daily services are thought to have been cancelled until the end of July.

Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis, who commutes from Barnsley to Sheffield, laid into the train operator and said using the service was like “going back in time.”

A number of Sheffield Star readers have now taken to Facebook to also share their frustrations over the disruptions.

“You just end up with fewer trains with fewer carriages. I don’t miss commuting from Meadowhall to Leeds every day.”

Emily Geraghty claimed that a rush-hour evening service from Rotherham to Sheffield “is now two carriages rather than four - I thought the timetable change was to improve the service?”

Leigh Brown posted that since the timetable change trains are “still delayed” and with fewer carriages.

Mr Jarvis was due to meet with the Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling on Thursday to see what can be done.