Date: 08/03/2019

Rail Delivery Group says lessons have been learned following last summer's chaotic timetable overhaul. Passengers face 'teething problems' on the rail network when new timetables are introduced in May, the organisation that represents the industry has warned. However, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said that the introduction of more than 1,000 extra services will help to tackle overcrowding.Last May there was chaos when Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) “ the parent company of Southern Rail, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Northern “ and Northern overhauled their timetables with the aim of laying on hundreds of extra trains a day.

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Commuters warned of 'teething problems' with new rail timetable

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Rail Delivery Group says lessons have been learned following last summers chaotic timetable overhaul