James Austin, Sheffield. Yorks Post.
After living in Sheffield and regularly taking trains to Manchester,
Liverpool and Doncaster, I am often left disappointed by the slow running
services which cost me an arm and a leg. The rolling stock is old and
dilapidated (especially on the Sheffield to Doncaster route) but they also
smell.
HS2 is not going to solve these problems any time soon. What we need is a
connected train network that links up Northern cities. I can get a train to
London quicker than I can get to Liverpool, now this is
nuts.
If we really want a Northern Powerhouse this issue must be resolved
quickly. I love train travel, but with more money being spent down South,
coupled with a poor service and increasing fares I’ll be forced to travel by
car.
