The time limits on when a driver is considered competent on specific traction exist for a reason - safety. And as I understand it, once their competency has lapsed, they are simply not allowed to work that traction without first retaking the training course. Nothing can be done to change that.
Nope because drivers have to take assessments every 6 months on both route knowledge and traction competence, as the case is LNER stopped using their HSTs well over that 6 month period which means that the drivers competency to drive HSTs has expired and they are no longer able to drive them.
How long would such a training process take? As I say, its a thought for if this is a prolonged problem, if the speed of refreshing training was faster than the time spent repairing faults then surely it would be an better option than having no trains?
As a long-term measure yes - but it's not something that can be done at short notice.
For guards I know it's a day or two, but for drivers it's longer I think.
Or just 'DIY' diversions / passengers taking alternative routes where possible. LNER are not the only operator at any of their stations although I appreciate that some station pairs involve a large diversion. Much of the GWR network , but admittedly not all, has alternative services.
Even if the staff were suitably trained; where do you source serviceable coaching stock at short notice?
Buses are fine at weekends, but the bus companies that maybe running the substitute services will need those buses Monday to Friday for the local bus services that they would be used on normally. Hence, why Train Operators need to think what stock that they have got and what train stock that their staff can use/operate to take passengers on, so that a near as normal service can be provided while the issue with the class 8xx units is resolved.
No they don't. They just need to tell people to restrict travel to what is absolutely necessary for this period and use alternative routes where possible.
What drivers/staff will get you get to operate the Class 365's?
They need to do that as well.
There is likely to be a good reason related to traincrew knowledge, servicing requirements and availability as to why that Scarborough diagram is 185s.
Surely you can just make that 1tpd extra or something?
GN, the key is ticket acceptance
Just 3 car Hulls and some 3 cars on Cleethorpes + Redcar should do
Could just use LNER reservation system to make sure only a certain amount can board.
There is some coaching stock there. Do they have problems other than the disability access ? Genuine question as an enthusiast who just loves seeing anything running on rails and other than the very basics doesnt understand much.
Not really. If it is reasonable to say tell people of reduced mobility that they can't travel, it is reasonable to say tell people of able mobility that they can't travel as well. You can't legitimately suspend the PRM requirements.
Most GN drivers at the moment are diving class 387 units, some of which have been brought over from the lack of needing some many to do Gatwick Express services. I would imagine that customers would have to be using existing GN services to Peterborough, rather than having to bring in extra or having to ask staff to do overtime with doing extra services with running class 365's.
Where are the Voyagers coming from? XC not a chance and if you take them from Avanti you screw the WCML too. Are they even cleared for the ECML?
I think the suggestion is that you simply tell LNER passengers north of York to catch the existing XC services (and only travel if absolutely necessary).
Absolutely. To do otherwise is basically telling people who need adjustments that they are second class citizens.
Ah, ok.
Quite likely.
Let me ask you this question, would you like an airline pilot to fly a plane that you are travelling on when he has not flown that plane in a year and has not looked at any manual on the plane that you flying on in that time? I am guessing that the answer is no. Well, it is much the same for train drivers. Most of the LNER drivers would not have driven a class 43 in over a year. Most people's memory of things that they have done in the last month or how to be using things that they have not used in six months in my experience is usually pretty poor in being able to operate something appropriate.
