This from Railnews...
CANCELLATIONS of London Midland services are set to continue until
December, the operator has warned. More than 60 trains are set to be
cancelled in the Birmingham area today alone, because of an acute
shortage of drivers...
London Midland commercial director Richard Brooks apologised for the
problems, and added: "The challenge is that it takes over 12 months to
recruit and train a driver, yet we will lose drivers after three months
if they choose to go elsewhere."