Highland37
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Well it does have a 66 on the front doing the work for the 73 and the 66 is a lot more powerful so you'd expect it to make time.
Even workers in the hospitality business have rights and conditions!I'm a big fan of CS, its operators and staff. and generally have little patience for the naysayers. That said, am saddened to learn (from twitter) that the catering staff often refuse to continue service when trains are delayed.
I get that they've already worked a long shift... but they're in the hospitality business. If they're not motivated to go the extra mile... um, when the train isn't... then something systemic needs to change - and/or they need to be replaced by people with better attitudes.
I get that they've already worked a long shift... but they're in the hospitality business.
I'm a big fan of CS, its operators and staff. and generally have little patience for the naysayers. That said, am saddened to learn (from twitter) that the catering staff often refuse to continue service when trains are delayed.
I get that they've already worked a long shift... but they're in the hospitality business. If they're not motivated to go the extra mile... um, when the train isn't... then something systemic needs to change - and/or they need to be replaced by people with better attitudes.
Quoting form RTT, also from 03:38 until 04:40 1M16 was in platform 19 at Waverley and 1S25 with the three portions in platform 8 at Waverleyand now the Southbound Highlander joins them ... I wonder if that is a first?
IM16 on Platform 3
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The Aberdeen bit seemed to go fine last night. Slight delay after Laurencekirk but not into refund territory. You’ll be looking forward to spending the morning in Ladybank loop then?Hopefully that’s the February quota of major disruption used up already and everything goes smoothly for my northbound Highlander trip on Wednesday night...
Although I will be homeward bound, and have Thursday off work anyway so as long as the sleeper itself reaches Dundee, I’m good.
Alternatives are organised. Best not to worry. Most services operate fine. Only the services that don't get reported in this thread, resulting in a very one-sided view.I’m travelling on the sleeper from Glasgow next week and these problems have got me worried. What happens if the service is cancelled? Do they organise alternative transport, or just leave you stranded?
The Aberdeen bit seemed to go fine last night. Slight delay after Laurencekirk but not into refund territory. You’ll be looking forward to spending the morning in Ladybank loop then?
I was quite intrigued by this comment. We haven't heard much about the 'phone in the crew room'. (I wasn't even aware that the Mark Vs had a 'crew room'.)I travel the route about three or four times a month and more often than not there is some mechanical issue - typically plumbing - or short-staffing, although that less frequently now. In the last month I have had three times with complete lack of water in my room. If you are in room 1 you invariably have to put up with the sound of the phone in the crew room next door ringing incessantly but the rattling beneath you often acts as a useful antidote.
I don’t know the correct terminology but it’s the little room at the end of the carriage, next to cabin 1. You would struggle to swing a cat in it but I can certainly vouch for the presence of a phone...I was quite intrigued by this comment. We haven't heard much about the 'phone in the crew room'. (I wasn't even aware that the Mark Vs had a 'crew room'.
It isn't a phone. It's the alarm that goes off making an annoying brr brr noise in the pantry (or workspace, or grim hole, or whatever they call it now) when a passenger presses the cabin comms button. And then when they speak we can all hear it.I was quite intrigued by this comment. We haven't heard much about the 'phone in the crew room'. (I wasn't even aware that the Mark Vs had a 'crew room'.)
I was surprised that in these days of mobile/portable electronic devices that staff are apparently not issued with and use such things. One also assumes that the incessant calls are being attempted on matters of some operational or customer service importance (e.g. advising staff about leaky minibuses coming to rescue stranded passengers at Ardlui or wherever). How many of the problems that we read about on this thread are actually being exacerbated or extended by poor comms (or shortage of staff to field urgent calls)?
I haven't dared use attempt using the sleeper for several years after a total washout cancellation and am unfamiliar with current arrangements.
Can anyone throw any light on the situation?
Right. Thanks. So it's nothing to do with an actual 'phone' then.
The class 66s finished for the time being after sunday night.Well it does have a 66 on the front doing the work for the 73 and the 66 is a lot more powerful so you'd expect it to make time.
But some people may say: “please keep them on stand by?”
Out of interest, when the 73s work in multiple on the sleeper, do they couple together via the Dellners or the drawhook? Or does it not matter and you could easily see either?