"It's a scandal really that whole days' worth of trains are being cancelled, which is so disruptive to people's lives and livelihoods - not to mention pushing more people into cars with all the issues that then brings," he said. Another operator, West Midlands Trains, has also blamed the pandemic for a delay in training new drivers. DISRUPTION: Monday 05 DecemberSorry, we have a fair few cancellations tomorrow due to driver shortages. Rail passengers are being warned of fresh disruption to services due to a planned strike by train drivers at nine companies. Read about our approach to external linking. These were on services departing from London's some 300 stations - nine million of which were delayed or cancelled altogether, according to figures released by the Office for Road and Rail. On some days, numerous trains in a row have been cancelled. 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Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? "However, lockdowns and the Covid-19 crisis made training very difficult, if not impossible. They won't include planned strike timetables, or the list of advance cancellations TransPennine Express releases on a daily basis. Rob, who lives in John O' Groats, says: "My dad is at King's Cross and doesn't know what to do. Network Rail continues to advise passengers to check before they travel, and to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Saturday and Monday. His father was planning to stay with him because Rob's brother needed to self-isolate at their father's house in Bournemouth after arriving in the UK from Thailand. 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Tim Shoveller, Network Rail's chief negotiator, said the company is looking forward to "getting back round the table with all our trades unions early next week to see if the progress made this week can be built on, and a resolution found". Avanti said on Friday it would not reinstate services on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. 2023 BBC. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train companies, said that it was "positive" that the RMT had "stepped back from the brink". "This is particularly affecting Nottingham-Cardiff services, and has compounded cancellations experienced in previous weeks which were the result of needing to release drivers for training in advance of Birmingham New Street's re-signalling scheme. "Here Biden is supposed to be this super pro-labour president and Amtrak Joe and everything like that," he said, referring to a nickname given to the president for his fondness of riding the national passenger rail. BBC Both EastEnders at 7.30pm and. 2023 BBC. Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said passengers should not be charged extra in future to pay for repairs. He apologised for performance not being good enough, and insisted the operators do employ enough train drivers; something their union Aslef disputes. "It's important to point out that the affected trains are relatively new, in which case the manufacturers should foot the bill for any repairs, not passengers or taxpayers.". These aren't the only operators with staff problems. Newly released data from the Office of Road and Rail shows 3.8% of trains in Great Britain have been cancelled in the year up to 12 November - or one in every 26. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. #LNERUpdate Our line is now reopened.Services are beginning to operate, however due to disruption there will be a reduced service to and from #LondonKingsCross today. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Reuters. It had planned to take strike action at five train firms including Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains. There will be fewer trains before the game, and none leaving Cardiff after it has finished. Read about our approach to external linking. But it says more drivers are, steadily, qualifying. He doesn't have a ticket to go back to Bournemouth now as his return ticket's not valid for a few weeks. Mr Ford added that repairing aluminium trains is a "very difficult process" because of the electronic equipment inside them. Hull Trains said its services would resume as normal following "thorough checks by Hitachi" on its fleet of Class 800 series trains. Avanti West Coast is another operator experiencing staff shortages and warning of short-notice cancellations. Two of every five London trains disrupted in 2022. Great Western Railway, Hull Trains,. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. CrossCountry is also warning of train crew shortages and disruption. We recommend customers to CHECK BEFORE THEY TRAVEL.Full information https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 pic.twitter.com/t2DXXX7QGz. West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales are affected. Neil may be late for his job interview, students Savannah and Angela are struggling to return to Exeter to resume their university studies, while another man is set to miss his vaccine appointment as a result of the disruption to services. Usage has steadily crept up since the pandemic - but station performance is slowly slipping. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. 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It'll pay a quarter of your train ticket so it doesn't cover anything.". 08:55, 11 JAN 2023 BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty breaks silence on ITV Good Morning Britain rivalry (Image: BBC) BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty has broken her silence on the show's ITV. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Great Western Railway said it was seeing increasing absence rates, and some disruption of its services. ", "They could give me 300 personal leave days but what are they worth if I can't use them? Some passengers arrived unaware that anything had gone wrong while others had allowed plenty of extra time in a bid to still make their journey by rail. It is advising passengers to travel as early as possible. Hitachi apologised and said some trains were now running again after checks. This has resulted in trainees taking longer to qualify. 2023 BBC. Chess gets a risqu makeover. Fox News Virginia mom details moments that reportedly led up to 6-year-old shooting teacher Abby Zwerner, the 25-year-old teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student on Friday, is described by fellow teachers, city officials as a hard-working educator devoted to her students. Erik Loomis, a professor of labour history at the University of Rhode Island, said the Biden administration made a mistake not to take the issue more seriously as it worked to broker a deal between unions and railroads earlier this year. "We understand the frustration caused and we would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused to passengers and operators.". "It shouldn't be because you live in a state that's more pro-business than another state that you lose paid sick leave.". It said it was working as "quickly and safely as possible" to investigate the issue with the remainder of the fleets. More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were axed or delayed on Wednesday morning. In Scotland, ScotRail reported more than a hundred cancellations on Monday. Second highest was Govia Thameslink Railway - which runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express - at 6.5%. At the UK busiest station, Waterloo, 76% of trains arrived on time; Victoria had 72% arrive on time, London Bridge had 62%, Liverpool Street had 86% and Clapham Junction 60%. It comes after Tuesday's record-breaking temperatures above 40C, which caused damage to overhead electric lines and railway tracks. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? CrossCountry is also warning of train crew shortages and disruption. But that expired at the end of the year and firms quickly trimmed the benefits. Some were trying to use tickets that were originally for Monday or Tuesday, only to find that they couldn't travel as expected today either. 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You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. London North Eastern railway confirmed that after earlier cancellations, services began to operate to and from London King's Cross from midday, but it said trains will be "extremely busy". CrossCountry services are also expected to be disrupted by strikes over pay, which are being organised by the RMT union and will affect 14 rail firms. In a statement Tricia Williams, chief operating officer of Northern, apologised for disruption, putting it down to factors "including fully-trained driver availability and the on-going industrial relations issues with the trade unions". That's always been their attitude. "I haven't seen him in two years and now this He's at one end of the country and I'm at the other. When trains are running, Ms Blackburn said they are often crowded and strikes have added extra stress and expense. "Now they're just squeezing us so hard, like blood out of a turnip. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. It says this means less flexibility. At the UK busiest station, Waterloo, 76% of trains arrived on time; Victoria had 72% arrive on time, London Bridge had 62%, Liverpool Street had 86% and Clapham Junction 60%. In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. London Bridge has seen the number of its on-time trains decrease by 10% since 2020, London Victoria by 6%, Waterloo has stayed the same while Liverpool Street has seen an improvement, of 3%. The cancellation of the strikes has come "too late" for thousands of rugby fans travelling to Cardiff for the Wales v New Zealand autumn international, Network Rail Wales said. "This rolling stock must not be allowed back into service until we are 100% certain these trains are safe. If caught early, it could have been treated with medication, but as it was, Gabe learned he would have to have some of his tissues removed. BBC News. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Generally, from April 2020 there were reductions in both planned services and the number of passengers than was the case before the pandemic, the latest report from the Office for Road and Rail said. Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris' subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government's plan to make people. ORR recently said Network Rail, which oversees tracks, power lines and signals, needed to do more to deliver better performance. She is one of many facing disruption, with train cancellations at the highest level since records began in 2015. Lorraine travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow by car with the aim of catching a train to Edinburgh, but says she missed a train suggested by staff while she was talking to them. Aslef announced its members will walk out on Saturday, 13. 2023 BBC. Email: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Author and railway analyst Christian Wolmar said the railways were in the "worst state" he had seen in 25 years of writing about them. CrossCountry has apologised for its cancellations over. Read about our approach to external linking. Network Rail said: "On Sunday 15 January buses will replace ALL trains from Manchester Piccadilly . The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators across the UK, said its members had reported that 8.7% of their staff were off sick due to all causes including Covid. Monday 16 January 2023. BritBox original Magpie Murders has found a new home at the BBC, which will also make a sequel series Moonflower Murders. Passengers will be hoping this change ushers in more reliability. Ms Blackburn said a taxi home from Warrington to Chester usually costs between 30 and 40, depending on the time. We were supposed to see each other in March and then Covid happened.". Northern, which runs services across the North of England, is also warning that passenger services are being affected by the impacts of Covid and unavailability of train crew. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? In October, Avanti's contract was extended for only six months. CrossCountry has been contacted for a response to the union's claims. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. "Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. Chelmsford City Council's deputy leader . And hope I'm not going to be stranded," she said. The Transport Secretary Mark Harper is due to meet a group of mayors in the region on Wednesday to discuss the situation. But Mr Wolmar said he believed there was more to the recent problems, with a "perfect storm" of factors. Read about our approach to external linking. There is expected to be a major impact across the network, with only a fifth of services due to run between 07:30 and 18:30 GMT on Saturday. "Some of it is actually downright poor management," he said. Avanti West Coast, which operates trains between London and Birmingham, Manchester, North Wales and Scotland, had the highest proportion of cancellations, at 8%. However it urged customers to check for late-notice changes, saying as cases continue to rise, some short notice alterations may be required throughout the festive period. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. The BBC approached Network Rail for comment. Meanwhile, the future of how the railway is run is now uncertain, after the creation of a new umbrella body called "Great British Railways", was delayed. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe. "Theoretically maybe a situation like this could spark some conversation but I think it's unlikely.". She said she took taxis to and from work which cost her more than 160. 2023 BBC. Tom and Lydia Ellis, who are from New Zealand but living in Bristol, will have to take a bus to get to the game. Are you a passenger who was due to travel on one of the affected trains? Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? James Dean, Network Rail's West Coast South route director, apologised to passengers impacted by the disruption. Stations in the north west of the city were generally the worst performing with some seeing only about half of services arrive as scheduled. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? "It's made getting getting into central London a nightmare and you end up having to squeeze on to a packed bus if you can find space. "You're coming to work to make money and you can spend more than your day's wage to get home.". Geoff Hobbs, Transport for London's director of public transport planning, said: "At times things can go wrong and services may need to be cancelled or delayed. When she didn't have paid sick leave, she ended up with no vacation and had to take unpaid days to care for her daughter, straining her finances. Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. The walkout was averted only after President Joe Biden and Congress intervened, forcing rail workers to accept the terms of a new contract. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. London Waterloo had 388,000 planned rail and Tube stops on services to and from the station in 2022; in 2021 it was 395,00 and in 2019 that number was 477,000. The US is one of only two countries in the 38-member Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development without a national law guaranteeing paid sick leave for its workers. Train strikes: What are the dates and which lines are affected? A CrossCountry spokesperson said: "Over the past week we have suffered a spike in short-term sickness, resulting in a number of late-notice cancellations for which we apologise. Trains are being cancelled and rail services disrupted after the UK recorded its hottest day on record. Railway speed restrictions were brought in across most of England and Wales, with reports of buckled tracks and overheard wire systems failing on Monday. Network Rail said it's repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King's Cross. It's hard to know whether the low passenger numbers are down to the restrictions on indoor gatherings - or potential passengers heeding warnings to stay away. The RMT union said it would now enter "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and train operators. Read about our approach to external linking. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote. That figure stood at 7.6% a month ago. The National Railway Labor Conference, the organisation representing the freight rail firms in the labour negotiations, argued that rail workers have ample personal and holiday leave, which can be used in the event of illness, as well as the ability to take unpaid time off. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? "We have strict performance targets that incentivise the operator, Arriva Rail London, to run punctual services with minimal cancellations and to work closely with Network Rail to ensure any track, signalling and infrastructure problems are rectified promptly to minimise delays for our customers.". When he finally scheduled an appointment, the doctor told him he had a gut infection. A train drivers' union has blamed an operating company for repeated rail cancellations, saying it does not employ enough staff. But it said it expected the disruption will continue to have "a significant impact" on services between Newcastle and York for the rest of the day. Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. Sick leave is a major sticking point not just for rail union members. At Birmingham New . Staff in green blazers and high visibility jackets almost outnumber those trying to travel. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. She says the situation is "being handled in the worst way" and that she "got less than 30 minutes' notice by email" of the cancellations, by which time she was already at the train station. TransPennine Express said on Saturday afternoon that it would be able to reintroduce some trains into service following safety checks. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. And a London Underground strike planned for Thursday is still set to go ahead. The outcome has outraged thousands of workers who had hoped for more support from a political party and a president who had campaigned on the promise of passing national sick leave and supporting unions. On the Tube alone, there are up to five million passenger journeys a day - at peak times, TfL said there were more than 543 Underground trains whizzing around the capital. For a moment, during the pandemic, it seemed like a national policy might emerge. The RMT union, which represents transport workers, said that with infections rising, absences would have severe consequences for services, but the safety of staff and the public must come first. "A lot of train companies tend to not employ enough train drivers. A spokesman added that the issue is affecting long-distance journeys between cities, which are being refunded, but that suburban and rural GWR services are still running as normal. 16 January 2023, 06:06 GMT. According to Gabe, his company's attendance policy meant marks against a worker for any time away, "so I was putting off going", he said. Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. Services on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London and Edinburgh, were disrupted after a fire on the track near Sandy in Bedfordshire. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. Nina. But the operator added that it expected services to be "extremely busy" and could not guarantee that social distancing guidelines would be adhered to. They involved staff at Network Rail, which employs signalling workers across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as workers at 14 train companies. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk, Government needs proper pay strategy to end healthcare strikes, says ex-NHS CEO, Crowds gather to see rapper Clavish at Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre, 'Violent disorder' at Sutton Coldfield College sees four teen arrests, Police increase patrols after schoolboy, 13, hurt in knife attack near Grand Central, Dudley issues renewed call for sites for development, WATCH: Motorists drive wrong way on Bassano Road, Blackheath, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Mass strikes in France bid to halt pension age rise. Disruption on East Coast Main Line continues, but trains are now running again between London and Scotland. This is the latest strike in the long-running row over pay and. The cancellations were due to the heat affecting the safety of steel railway tracks, which can buckle when too hot. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But the Aslef union has claimed that CrossCountry does not employ enough train drivers to allow for services to run as normal when staff are off sick. Property damage. The strikes, planned for 5, 7 and 9 November, had been called in a dispute over pay and conditions. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. "I started doing some work in Cardiff a few months ago, so have been trying to get the direct train on at least eight occasions," he said. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "Only twice has the train run normally. But he said no president, no matter how labour friendly, would be willing to risk an economically damaging strike over sick pay. ", Housework: The only work you never retire from, the only work you never get paid for", US lawmakers vote to block potential rail strike. He added that there had been "the promise of an offer" on pay from the rail operating companies. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. Author and rail historian Christian Wolmar says despite a stronger "general feeling of rail malaise" in the north of England, with trains statistically worse performing, often the impact of disruption in the capital was greater. "I won't be fully relaxed until we're in the stadium," said Mr Ellis. The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators across the UK, said its members had reported that 8.7% of their staff were off sick due to all causes including Covid. The 52-year-old documentary-maker shared pictures showing how his stubble has changed. It added that the renewal of this part of the network should reduce the drainage and flooding problems that can lead to signalling and power failures, the root cause of many train cancellations. Read about our approach to external linking. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train companies, said: "We totally reject any suggestion that the replacement of franchises with contracts during the pandemic is adversely affecting performance.". Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? He said there were some areas in which there could be "commonality" between the two parties on workforce reform. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The trains have either been cancelled completely or terminated at Birmingham. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "In the meantime, please check National Rail Enquiries before you set off on your journey as delays will continue today.". West Midlands Trains said a reduced timetable will remain in place for at least Saturday and Monday. Timetables, or Instagram 15 January buses will replace all trains from Manchester.. Thameslink Railway - which runs Southern, Thameslink, great Northern and Gatwick Express - at 6.5 % aluminium! 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