Editing Arriva Trains Northern (section)

==Problems==
A long-running dispute with the [[National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers|RMT union]] lead to a prolonged period of industrial action. As a result, in 2001, the [[Strategic Rail Authority]] imposed a £2{{nbsp}}million fine.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= SRA hits Arriva with £2m fine |magazine= [[The Railway Magazine]] |issue=1208 |date= 3 December 2001 |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title= Arriva fined £2m as 1,000 services a week cancelled |magazine= [[Rail Express]] |issue=67 |date= December 2001 |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title= Strategic Rail Authority confirms Arriva Trains Northern £2m fine |magazine= [[Rail Magazine]] |issue=433 |date= 17 April 2002 |page=4}}</ref> Throughout its life, the franchise suffered a shortage of drivers and rolling stock which led to many cancellations on a daily basis. An emergency timetable was later brought in which cancelled many services on a permanent basis rather than random as before.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Arriva Northern switches to emergency timetable |magazine= [[The Railway Magazine]] |issue=1209 |date= January 2002 |page=8}}</ref>