Recent content by TheLastMinute

Simply because GWR don't have any passed train crew for them nor union acceptance, so much easier to contract another company to operate the train.

Cancelled tonight (Sun 28/1) due to ASLEF Action Short of Strike and also Friday 2/2 and Sunday 4/2. Sleeper isn't running on the dates above due to engineering work, but would have been cancelled anyway if they were. Info gwr.com/strike.

The ability of OLR to take over contracts on mass is, frankly, a moot point as no TOC is going to refuse to issue Work Notices should the DfT request that 40% of services run. That course of action would almost certainly put them in breach of contract and likely liable for lost revenue plus...

I think it's a little disengious to characterise the NR statement in that way. I suspect it was issued in the first few minutes after the incident based on information in the inital REC call from the GWR driver who stated their train had derailed. It took about 17 minutes for the WICC (Wessex...

Unsure about Southern as their webpage is unclear, but both SWR and GWR are finishing all their services by 1900 on strike days.

Almost certainly as the stike timetables have not yet been published. Replanning a service is not the work of moment, even for smaller operators.

2Y07 takes 51 minutes to go 11 miles and 48 chains from St Andrews Road to Parson Street, both in Bristol. If my maths is right, that an average of 13.65mph.

I would expect similar to what's been operated previously. From memory, the service during the day was as below, finishing late afternoon: Hourly Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads, exended to Plymouth every other hour Hourly Paddington to Cardiff Hourly Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth local...

The phrase "There, but for the grace of God, go I." comes to mind.

The ORR has published a news story today stating the DB driver involved in this collision has been given a suspended 8 month jail sentence for causing the collision by looking at his phone. From what's been said in reports, it's not a surprising outcome but hard not to feel some sympathy for...

First have a few IT vacancies around the group at the moment: IT Support, Sheffield - First Contact Centre (6/9/22) IT Support Engineer, Swindon - GWR (5/9/22) IT Technical Manager, London - SWR (9/9/22) IT Project Manager/Implementation Specialist, Swindon - GWR (19/9/22)

The Travelwest website is reporting that BCT's final day operating services will be tomorrow, Friday 2nd Sep. It's confirmed that First will be running the M1 as of Monday, with no services over the weekend presumably while they get themselves sorted out transferring over drivers and buses. The...

RouteOne is reporting that HCT Group are trying to sell their London routes to Stagecoach. I'd imagine that the Bristol routes would be brought into that conversation as well. Almost certainly First wouldn't be able to buy because of their dominant position in the market. If Stagecoach did...

That's a pain and, frankly, more than a little unfair by the new employer to expect you to risk your livelihood. At the TOC I start with next week, passing the medical came before the unconditional offer and agreeing a start date. If it were me, I'd be seriously questioning if I wanted to work...

The recent non safety critical medical I had was literally the OH person reviewing my medical history questionnaire and doing a dip test of urine.