Southern to reinstate one-third of cancelled train services

Lib Dems say it is a ‘small step in the right direction’ but does not go far enough, and further strikes loom next weekThe train operator Southern will restore more than 100 cancelled services next Monday, bringing some relief after a summer of misery for passengers. The operator, which is owned by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), said 119 services – more than a third of the 341 cancelled on 11 July – would be reinstated. It blamed “unprecedented levels of train crew