It'll be SWR or any others that run in the south (not London)
It'll be SWR or any others that run in the south (not London)Which company
Its not strike action on 9th for any TOC so there will be trains running, but they will be running to a pre advertised reduced timetable
(how reduced will depend on the TOC and how much they normally rely on Rest Day working)
Potentially a few extra cancellations on the day if any disruption/late notice sickness etc, as there will be less resource to cover this on the day
So you should be fine with SWRIt'll be SWR or any others that run in the south (not London)
My family member will lose a whole nights pay plus his shift bonus as there aren’t any trains on Wednesday from where we live on the south coast, so with taking his shift bonus into account he will be over £250 down.So you should be fine with SWR
Previously day isn't strike
Saturday SWR are running an basic STP timetable, as they're are a lot of engineering works on the network
Check after 1700 the day before as any known cancellations will be uploaded once the resource team declare them around 1600
I expect Wey-Sou to be the wost as it normally is.
As I said before, any disruption or short notice sickness could have short notice cancellations
I'm aiming for London to south coast on 9th after holiday too and am relatively confident
are there any hotels nearby? If you can get a decent deal it may be worth it for himMy family member will lose a whole nights pay plus his shift bonus as there aren’t any trains on Wednesday from where we live on the south coast, so with taking his shift bonus into account he will be over £250 down.
Wednesday is a strike day for GTR Southern and SWR so there isn't any trainsMy family member will lose a whole nights pay plus his shift bonus as there aren’t any trains on Wednesday from where we live on the south coast, so with taking his shift bonus into account he will be over £250 down.
It’s roughly 70miles each way, so if he tried to use buses it would take at least 3 hours each way. When you’re working a 12hr night shift it’s not ideal.How far is the commute? Not ideal but for that money I'd be looking at an Uber, depending on time (and admittedly they will probably surge price on a strike day) they aren't that expensive long distance in comparison to losing that amount of money.
He has looked at hotels in Brighton but as he works nights he would have to book 2 nights as he finishes work at 6 in the morning and you have to check out of your room by 11 meaning he would get 3 hours sleep then he would have to leave. He could pay for an extra night and leave at 5pm and that would cost quite a bit of money too. It’s a no win situation.are there any hotels nearby? If you can get a decent deal it may be worth it for him
I can’t wait for these people to be replaced by robotsMore ASLEF action: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67978562
The government can’t even build a high speed railway line. They’re not going to be investing enough money into infrastructure and rolling stock to have driverless trains any time soonI can’t wait for these people to be replaced by robots
Why? What will it achieve that the last 18 months of strikes hasn't achieved?More ASLEF action: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67978562
I've read the Aslef brief put out to Drivers and it's a bit vague, but the Drvs are rightly worried about being the ones who have to come in / or not coming in and risking disaplinary and putting jobs at risk.Not all TOCs have to run 40% of service level as I understand it but I expect that the ones that are being run by the government will try to. Of course I would be surprised if any striking crew turn up for their jobs, I don't think any company would be able to do much about a mass abscence beyond docking them the pay they'd have lost striking anyway.
The 40% is such an arbitrary figure and doesnt seem to consider some TOCs could meet it by running 9 minute shuttle trips they normally run anyway to hit the magic number required of them, leaving anyone trying to travel any distance no better off.
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