Lakes Line services could be suspended for two months

The Lakes Line could be out of action for two months, according to local MP Tim Farron.

The RMT union said its staff were told the Lakes Line, which runs between Windermere and Oxenholme, could see trains replaced by bus services.

It comes after months of strikes, delays and cancellations leaving children unable to get to school and commuters often late for work.

Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, has written to the firm requesting clarification.