Mr Verdelis said: “I got very frustrated this weekend, I wanted to go to Stockport with my mum and the kids, but trains weren’t running. For people who don’t drive there is a feeling of being cut off.”
Manchester resident, Julia Danielska, has started taking a longer commute to work via a rain to Cheadle and then a bus to Bramhall, because she said it was more reliable, despite the fact a Northern train journey to Bramhall “on paper should take 17 minutes”.
Northern apologised and said it was addressing the issues causing cancellations and delays.
Matt Rice, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “We are sorry for our recent performance, accept it has not been good enough and understand the impact this has on our customers.”
A petition has been started by the locals, calling for Sunday services to resume.
