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# Staff shortages leave passengers travelling to and from Lichfield on the cross city line facing an evening of delays
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/staff-shortages-leave-passengers-travelling-to-and-from-lichfield-on-the-cross-city-line-facing-an-evening-of-delays/
- Published: 2017-10-24T16:07:40.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-24T16:09:50.000Z
- Description: Passengers using the cross city line to and from Lichfield are facing an evening of delays.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Transport, News

Passengers using the cross city line to and from Lichfield are facing an evening of delays.

Train operator London Midland has blamed a shortage of train crew for the issue which has led to a number of cancellations.

> Train crew availability: There are service alterations on routes to/from Birmingham [#NewStreet](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewStreet?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) & [#SnowHill](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SnowHill?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) today. More info to follow …  
>  
> — London Midland (@LondonMidland) [October 24, 2017](https://twitter.com/LondonMidland/status/922864513392758785?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk)

A number of bus routes are accepting London Midland tickets, although some passengers have said there are issues of availability beyond Blake Street.

https://twitter.com/geofftaylor72/status/922854576818094080

The disruption is expected to continue for the rest of the day.