Rail Staff Travel have published supplemental restrictions on staff travel that apply during the current crisis.
To date only three TOCS (LNER, GWR and Avanti West Coast) have published restrictions though it is expected that more will be added. With regards to specifically leisure travel the restrictions are very draconian only allowing leisure facilities to be used in the following circumstance:
In effect this means that staff travel facilities for leisure purposes are withdrawn, on those TOCs, until further notice.
Although the document preamble states that these restrictions will be revised as advice around Covid 19 brings changes to rail journeys, GWR have specifically stated that they will not review their restrictions until August. This seems a very long time for these restrictions to be in place without a review especially if social distancing measures are eased in the interim.
What are people's views on these, especially those who hold such facilities?
It's unclear what may constitute an "emergency" and whether or not these TOCs can require someone to produce evidence of an "emergency"...
To date only three TOCS (LNER, GWR and Avanti West Coast) have published restrictions though it is expected that more will be added. With regards to specifically leisure travel the restrictions are very draconian only allowing leisure facilities to be used in the following circumstance:
Rail Staff Travel leisure facilities should only be used if you need to make a journey that is for a Personal/family emergency that requires urgent attendance.
In effect this means that staff travel facilities for leisure purposes are withdrawn, on those TOCs, until further notice.
Although the document preamble states that these restrictions will be revised as advice around Covid 19 brings changes to rail journeys, GWR have specifically stated that they will not review their restrictions until August. This seems a very long time for these restrictions to be in place without a review especially if social distancing measures are eased in the interim.
What are people's views on these, especially those who hold such facilities?
It's unclear what may constitute an "emergency" and whether or not these TOCs can require someone to produce evidence of an "emergency"...