But on strike days taxi prices are higher. This has resulted in trainees taking longer to qualify. Read about our approach to external linking. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. "And that opinion comes not just from me as a railway watcher but from a lot of the senior railway people I talk to.". What would be affected if a rail strike happens? In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train companies, said that it was "positive" that the RMT had "stepped back from the brink". The suspension has been announced 11 days before a fresh RMT strike ballot is due to close on 15 November. Trains that did run were mostly limited to speeds of 90mph, down from 100mph or 125mph, while some had to travel as slow as 20mph. 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"It just shocked me that they wanted us to use our paid time off and we would be off 10 or 14 days," said the 38-year-old, who is a community advocate for A Better Balance, an advocacy group, referring to the extended quarantines that were common at the start of the pandemic. "I found that devastating," she said, adding that a national law now looks "impossible". More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is thought to be much higher. The strikes, planned for 5, 7 and 9 November, had been called in a dispute over pay and conditions. This led to improvements in punctuality and reliability. It'll pay a quarter of your train ticket so it doesn't cover anything.". The picture at Leeds station was better, with 61% arriving on time. 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. 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. Angie Doll, chief operating officer of GTR, said performance over the past year had been affected by the impact of Covid, short-term sickness, severe weather and increasing trespass incidents. 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. 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. 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Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the train lines in Britain, warned passengers that journeys will take "much longer than normal" and could involve taking rail replacement buses, as work continues to repair the railway. The cancellations were due to the heat affecting the safety of steel railway tracks, which can buckle when too hot. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? 2023 BBC. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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 haven't seen him in two years and now this He's at one end of the country and I'm at the other. By Tom Espiner, Katy Austin and Noor Nanji, Mick Lynch (pictured left) said the threat of industrial action had "made the rail employers see sense", When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, ScotRail will only run a skeleton service on Saturday. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Passengers will be hoping this change ushers in more reliability. TransPennine has also come under the spotlight for poor services, although it insists cancellation numbers have been reducing. Storm Dudley 2022: Met Office weather forecast as amber 'danger to life' warnings in place for wind and rain; UK inflation surges to near 30-year high of 5.5% as cost of living . How has your train journey been affected? "He's trying to keep away from people and so is a bit loathe to seek help from staff in person. (The other, South Korea, is now trialling a paid sick leave programme.). Transport for London said it tried to minimise delays but circumstances were often outside of its control. Network Rail continues to advise passengers to check before they travel, and to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Saturday and Monday. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. He added: "Specialist teams worked all night but have been unable to fix the cables in time for the start of service this morning. The RMT union said it would now enter "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and train operators. In 2022, 40% of scheduled rail and Underground services in London were either . 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. It is offering customers refunds or fee-free re-booking. 2023 BBC. "Emotionally it's exhausting, to constantly have to look at the train times every single day. In addition to rising rates of Covid among staff, the operators website also advises that its driver training programme has been severely disrupted by the virus and social distancing constraints. "At a moment when we were celebrating all these front-line workers, who were keeping the economy going at the risk of their own health, that we couldn't include paid sick days as a requirement in our Covid relief package - it was just shocking.". 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. Only 11 of its routes will remain open. ", "They could give me 300 personal leave days but what are they worth if I can't use them? RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the threat of strike action "has made the rail employers see sense". Read about our approach to external linking. A train drivers' union has blamed an operating company for repeated rail cancellations, saying it does not employ enough staff. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. When trains are running, Ms Blackburn said they are often crowded and strikes have added extra stress and expense. Read More. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. Just when you thought the trains in London couldn't get any worse, an astonishing 40 percent of scheduled rail and Underground services in the capital were cancelled or . CrossCountry has been contacted for a response to the union's claims. "You're coming to work to make money and you can spend more than your day's wage to get home.". National Rail Enquiries warned disruption was expected until the end of the day. We recommend customers to CHECK BEFORE THEY TRAVEL.Full information https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 pic.twitter.com/t2DXXX7QGz. 2023 BBC. But that expired at the end of the year and firms quickly trimmed the benefits. Last month, six of the trains were taken out of service by GWR after hairline cracks were found in the suspension system during routine maintenance. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. She said the operator had a plan in place to make improvements, and was working with Network Rail to improve reliability. He said trains would be returned to service as "quickly as possible", but warned that Great Western Railway services in particular were likely to face continued disruption. LNER passengers affected by cancellations can use their tickets on the following operators' services instead: LNER said affected customers' tickets will be valid up to and including Sunday 16 May, though a new reservation would need to be made. He doesn't have a ticket to go back to Bournemouth now as his return ticket's not valid for a few weeks. "However, lockdowns and the Covid-19 crisis made training very difficult, if not impossible. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. It comes after Tuesday's record-breaking temperatures above 40C, which caused damage to overhead electric lines and railway tracks. Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 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. TfL said that major works were taking place on a 20-mile stretch between Euston and Watford Junction. Overall, 75 of the 100 best-performing busy stations in the UK are in the capital, and London Overground is one of the top three most punctual railway lines, rail tracker website On Time Trains found. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. "Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. 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. CrossCountry said its services between Nottingham (pictured) and Cardiff had been particularly affected, Several trains in a row have been cancelled on a number of days, Aslef said a lot of train companies did not employ enough drivers. Similar disruption was seen at London Euston, where trains to and from Scotland have been cancelled. "On a semi-regular basis I'm getting home at nine o'clock at night," she added. Usage has steadily crept up since the pandemic - but station performance is slowly slipping. Another passenger described the Nottingham to Cardiff service as "shocking". Ms Blackburn said a taxi home from Warrington to Chester usually costs between 30 and 40, depending on the time. "A lot of train companies tend to not employ enough train drivers. Sherry Leiwant, co-founder of A Better Balance, who has been working on paid sick leave campaigns since the early 2000s, called the decision not to extend the benefit in 2020 "the most disheartening thing that has happened in my work on this issue". The trains have either been cancelled completely or terminated at Birmingham. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. Earlier this month I spoke to Steve Montgomery, the boss of First Rail; parent of both TransPennine Express and Avanti. Tom and Lydia Ellis, who are from New Zealand but living in Bristol, will have to take a bus to get to the game. 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. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Mr Montgomery's explanation was that Covid directly caused a backlog of driver training, which can take up to 18 months, and staff sickness levels are high. Email: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Network Rail warned that services. The BBC approached Network Rail for comment. Train speed limits over heatwave track safety fears, Train passengers warned not to travel in heatwave, UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Power shift in Vietnam as president quits. BBC Both EastEnders at 7.30pm and. 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. Infrastructure problems play a role too. The company said cracks were detected on "more than one" Hitachi 800 train, so all 93 in its fleet are being inspected as a "precaution". Avanti West Coast is another operator experiencing staff shortages and warning of short-notice cancellations. 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. It says this means less flexibility. We know that it's all hours and we're on call, but you used to have the ability take time off," he said. The 52-year-old documentary-maker shared pictures showing how his stubble has changed. BBC News. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. "We understand the frustration caused and we would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused to passengers and operators.". Third was TransPennine Express, with 5.8% of trains cancelled. But the operator added that it expected services to be "extremely busy" and could not guarantee that social distancing guidelines would be adhered to. 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.". 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. Network Rail urged passengers to check before they started their journeys and only to travel if absolutely necessary. ", "Financially it's a lot," she said. 2023 BBC. They involved staff at Network Rail, which employs signalling workers across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as workers at 14 train companies. 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. Services on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London and Edinburgh, were disrupted after a fire on the track near Sandy in Bedfordshire. Avanti said on Friday it would not reinstate services on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. 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Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. Read about our approach to external linking. Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester for customers with an open ticket, TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York, East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield, Northern services between Sheffield, Leeds and York and via any other "reasonable" route, Thameslink services between London, Stevenage and Peterborough, Avanti West Coast trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston, London Northwestern Railway trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston, West Midlands Railway trains between Hereford/Worcester and Birmingham New Street, The Class 800 is electric - but almost half have a diesel engine enabling them to operate on lines that have not been electrified, Formal orders for the trains were made in 2012 and 2013 at a cost of around 5.7bn for a 27.5 year programme, including maintenance, The Class 800 began regular service for Great Western Railway in October 2017 - but an embarrassing start saw air conditioning units, In May 2019, they began service on the East Coast Main Line, with operator LNER branding the train Azuma - or "east" in Japanese, They were hailed by operators as helping to increase capacity and reduce journey times, The trains were assembled at Hitachi's plant in Newton Aycliffe in County Durham. Rosters for drivers are typically agreed a week in advance, and so the "short notice cancellation" of the strikes "means that train driver availability will inevitably be very challenging and rely primarily on volunteers", the RDG added. Two of every five London trains disrupted in 2022. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? "I won't be fully relaxed until we're in the stadium," said Mr Ellis. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This year I've had to spend 160 one day just to get here because it was a busy day for taxis so it was 160 here and back. In recent weeks, demands for paid sick leave from rail workers like Gabe pushed the US to the brink of its first national rail strike in 30 years. 2023 BBC. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "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. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? LNER, which runs services on the East Coast main line, is operating an amended timetable in the week before Christmas because of the number of absent drivers and train managers. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. But it says more drivers are, steadily, qualifying. BritBox original Magpie Murders has found a new home at the BBC, which will also make a sequel series Moonflower Murders. Flooding on the road to Nether Heyford from Upper Heyford Northamptonshire in April. 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