Covid-related service reductions from 17th January 2022

EMR have advised that there are to be some temporary reductions in the timetable from Monday 17th January because of Covid-related staff shortages.  In a letter to stakeholders on 11th January, they said:
“EMR, like other rail operators and other industries, is experiencing high levels of Covid-related absence among its workforce.  In addition, Government advice to work from home means passenger demand is also very low.  
Short notice cancellations are incredibly frustrating and something we are determined to avoid as much as possible. To help, we are removing approximately 4% of our services. This means we can protect those which are important for customers who are still travelling and provide a more reliable service. 
These changes will remain under constant review and amendments will be made as needed. You can find details of specific trains and routes on our website here: https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/amended-timetable
Owing to this, the handful of services that were planned to be reinstated on Monday 3rd January 2022 were not reinstated and instead form part of the list of amendments; as detailed in the route specifics on the webpage above.
Given the week-by-week nature of the reductions, online journey planners will be updated on a weekly basis.” 
For us in Market Harborough, the affected (ie temporarily cancelled) trains are all on weekdays.  The following trains will not run.
​Southbound:

• 0447 Derby to London St Pancras (Via Nottingham) (0600 from MH)
• 0950 Nottingham to London St Pancras will not run (1026 from MH)
• 1412 Nottingham to London St Pancras will not run (1457 from MH)
• 1850 Nottingham to London St Pancras will not run (1925 from MH)

Northbound:

• 0735 London St Pancras to Nottingham will not run (0836 from MH)
• 1205 London St Pancras to Nottingham will not run (1305 from MH)
• 1635 London St Pancras to Nottingham will not run (1737 from MH)

In addition, the 2102 London St Pancras to Sheffield will not run, but this does not call at MH.
There are no planned alterations to weekend services.
The situation is subject to weekly review.

Reduced train service.  The 15:03 to Nottingham is seen from the subway steps at Market Harborough on 13th January.  This train is not one of those temporarily removed from the timetable.
Photo: Steve Jones