I am really puzzled, more so the more I see this, how Southern often confess that the 'crew' i.e. driver (as there is no conductor on those specific London Metro departures) is 'unavailable' and people don't seem to raise eyebrows.
Flights or coach trips don't routinely get cancelled for such reasons, supermarkets and coffee shops don't shut their doors because the 'cashier is unwell'.. all because there is backup staff, not because they are somehow a lot less prone to falling ill or busy with family matters.
Yet at London Bridge and other stations it's an at least weekly occurence that the train is cancelled. :-x In my experience it's mostly Southern but I remember two or three times with other London/SE TOCs.
What might be the reason for this bizarre reason/excuse for cancellations? Are they running on 1x the staff with no short-notice temps?
Flights or coach trips don't routinely get cancelled for such reasons, supermarkets and coffee shops don't shut their doors because the 'cashier is unwell'.. all because there is backup staff, not because they are somehow a lot less prone to falling ill or busy with family matters.
Yet at London Bridge and other stations it's an at least weekly occurence that the train is cancelled. :-x In my experience it's mostly Southern but I remember two or three times with other London/SE TOCs.
What might be the reason for this bizarre reason/excuse for cancellations? Are they running on 1x the staff with no short-notice temps?