Recent content by DeparturesBeck

I don't believe it's any worse than some recent Saturday's, this thread claims over seventy cancellations in a day and a more recent Saturday had 40+ cancellations (including the last two Manchester to London services). Leave and sickness are insignificant compared to the lack of rest day work...

There has been no rest day work agreement for several months.

There has been no rest day work agreement for Avanti drivers for several months, I understand the company made one offer in October/November which was rejected and there has been no subsequent offer.

What industrial action is affecting your cross-London connection? Are they instead referring to action at LNER? To/from Piccadilly line yes, but not between Jubilee and Victoria.

If you are joining another TOC and have less than a month between leaving and re-joining you will need to send your TOC and Group passes back to RST by cutting them into 4 and sending a picture of these [email protected] . You can keep your Rail Staff Leisure Card. Source...

London Underground's own documents state that you may break a journey at any station within zone 1, at any station on a reasonable route between interchange stations and at any station on a National Rail route where a break of journey would be permitted under National Rail rules. You must...

Visible on their Twitter feed, posted at 4:55pm today. https://twitter.com/AvantiWestCoast/status/1670822596919672833

Avanti strike for 2nd July is suspended as Avanti management have retracted their change to the sickness policy

For crew access to Ilford TMD

News article on RSTL website from 7th February now states stations and times when non-safeguarded staff can have NR discount applied to Oyster cards:

Yes - an example is approaching Cheadle Hulme North junction from Stockport. The double flashing yellow is Edgeley Junction No. 1's last signal and the flashing single yellow is Manchester South's first signal.

Rugby Trent Valley Jcn - Down Fast to Down Coventry is 100 PS 115/125 EPS

I enquired at Stratford MTR ticket office last Saturday and was told it can only be performed by Supervisors, was told to return Monday - Friday 10:00 to 16:00. Upon returning during these times the Supervisor did add the discount back onto my Oyster, but moaned about having to do so and said...

Yes. Wolverhampton will continue to Blackpool/Edinburgh. Manchester via Stoke. Glasgow, first stop Crewe. Liverpool as normal. North Wales shuttle.

Approximately 4tph throughout the week from Sunday 14th August. Timetables not released yet but supposedly the same as in January.