Bromley boy
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There are plenty of drivers, but there is also plenty of traction training going on for new/transferred rolling stock all over the GWR area, plus route learning, holidays, etc, etc - which means a substantial proportion of drivers are spending time doing things other than driving passenger services at the moment.
If lots of drivers are currently unproductive there aren’t “plenty of drivers”, are there!? That’s a basic fact you appear to be overlooking.
Route learning, training, rostered leave, stock transfers which have been known about for years are all known quantities which should have been planned for. It’s down to the TOC to ensure it has sufficient staff to cover the work.
My point is that if the TOC has allowed itself to reach a position where it has insufficient drivers to cover the work and is cancelling trains it’s is ridiculous for people on here to start blaming front line staff who have no control over the situation.
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