NORTHERN has carried out a U-turn on services to Rose Hill Marple, saying it will be providing three services a day to the station.
The company had previously announced services to Rose Hill Marple would be suspended from September 14 because of a shortage of drivers.
So 'last minute'was the news it was actually announced by Rail Minister Chris HeatonHarris in a House of Commons adjournment debate, when he told MPs: "Literally moments before this debate commenced, Northern informed me it intends to introduce two trains in the morning, Monday to Friday, with an afternoon service to meet school demand:'
Northern has since announced plans to reinstate a 90-minute frequency service all-day from October 26, and also retain the bus replacement service introduced from September 14.
A vigorous campaign had been launched to try to persuade Northern to reverse its decision, which also affects Woodley, Hyde North, Hyde Central, Fairfield and Gorton stations.