Recent content by Goldfish62

Thanks - that makes sense. 1713903299 But I suppose the longer it goes on the government's thinking is that as people adapt and move to other modes the impact reduces.

Last time round on overtime ban days SWR was only running a 50% service level outside the peaks, with last trains being an hour or so earlier. I find it hard to believe that SWR have this much reliance on overtime.

No point. 16 years old and severe fire damage. One way trip to Barnsley.

Ah yes. And happens to show as withdrawn on BusTimes, having last appeared last Friday.

There was a nasty bus fire on the A30 near Bodmin this morning, involving a First Kernow B9TL. It was in Urban livery so presumably one of 37241, 37244 or 37245.

They tried national strikes and they didn't work, which is why they're now trying different TOCs on different days, which of course also won't work.

A friend of mine recently retired from a TOC after 27 years service. He knew he wasn't safeguarded when he joined back in 1997. It's not a problem and he accepts it.

SWR has stated 12-18 months, so yes. Actually quite quick for such a large fleet.

This is very true. When it was all agreed it was expected that the trains would be in service "shortly". 1713432444 Agreed! They really don't care anymore. Even though the last ASLEF strikes received more media attention than previously there was barely a peep from Government.

This seems to be the equivalent of the SWR Class 701 introduction.

And SWR lost all leverage when they introduced the uplift in pay immediately in return for ASLEF agreeing DCO as the standard method of operation, rather than phasing in when the 701s started being introduced. There was always surely a risk that ASLEF would take the money and then do all it...

Not at all angry - just exasperated! :D

Interesting insight - thanks for that!

But the introduction of the 701s isn't related to the national dispute. Training on new rolling stock is a fundamental part of the job, is it not? ASLEF can't cherry-pick what parts the job description their members are going to undertake in pursuit of their pay dispute. Like all TUs they are...

But not so many issues that one unit can be used daily on part of one diagram, obviously. But, as we've all said several times before, who really knows what's going on? The fact that we have several SWR staff on here and no one is able to say definitively what the issue is it does suggest to...