Gareth Marston
Established Member
Our old friend " a shortage of train crew" has reared its head on the Cambrian/West Midlands leg again.
Negative headline in yesterdays Shropshire Star with some fairly cutting comments aimed at TfW/Welsh Government.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news...cellations-and-crowded-carriages-cause-chaos/
We had similar verbal comments here at Newtown yesterday - suffice to say any goodwill toward TfW (for not being ATW and new) has long since evaporated on the ground. I'm sure its not the start they wanted or thought was going to happen but nonetheless it has.
Negative headline in yesterdays Shropshire Star with some fairly cutting comments aimed at TfW/Welsh Government.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news...cellations-and-crowded-carriages-cause-chaos/
Over 100 'stranded at Telford railway station' as cancellations and crowded carriages cause chaos
The Welsh Government were repeatedly warned about this but wouldn't authorise the work until the new franchise started because they didn't have full control of the franchise. They are obsessed with control and vanity projects.
The service was bad enough when the last lot lost had the contract. Trains for Wales is a joke,
Something needs to be done as the service is not fit for service.
I have made the appropriate complaints for my repeated travel issues with them, but the response I received from them was not satisfactory. Time to raise to an ombudsman
Their in a right mess and appear not to really know what they've taken on
Maybe we should all write to our welsh assembly member and threaten to vote for someone else at the next election. Oh we can't as we don't live in Wales
Perhaps a name change is in order? NO Transport for Wales, perhaps?
We had similar verbal comments here at Newtown yesterday - suffice to say any goodwill toward TfW (for not being ATW and new) has long since evaporated on the ground. I'm sure its not the start they wanted or thought was going to happen but nonetheless it has.