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A THREE-month inquiry into the timetabling chaos which stemmed from May's national timetable change has pointed the finger of blame collectively at Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Northern, the Department for Transport (DfT), and even the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), which commissioned the report. In an interim report, Professor Stephen Glaister, who led the inquiry, said all of the organisations made mistakes, which together contributed to the collapse of rail services. Those on GTR and Northern routes were particularly badly affected. The inquiry reviewed more than 2,000 documents and conducted wide-ranging interviews with senior executives in the rail industry, experts and Government officials, and Prof Glaister was surprised the scale of the disruption to passengers was not foreseen by any party until after it had begun.