Todmorden Curve. Av wages in Manchester at least £5,000 more than Hyndburn

I recently received another letter from the Department for Transport regarding the lack of trains for the Todmorden Curve. The Department's view is that the area will have to wait until December before second-hand trains from elsewhere on the network. It is my firm view, as well as that of everyone I speak to on this matter, that it is farcical that we have a brand new train line which isn't