GWR Shortage of Traincrew Weekend and During Week

[ChrisHogan]

Not seen this before, following the 1829 Great Malvern-Paddn being PINEd at Shrub Hill due to shortage of train crew. 1Z44 1950 Shrub Hill-Paddn via Kemble calling only at Reading.

See http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O21591/2019/07/12/advanced

 

[father_jack]

I "believe" a manager took it forward. Very divisive conduct.as the TM coverage at Worcester is always low.

 

[Weekender]

Credit where it is due. 3 Major sporting events and as far as I am aware there were only 7 cancellations due to lack of train crew.

 

[Weekender]

Mass cancellations out of Reading today, anybody know why?
Unofficial industrial action maybe?

 

[HotelNovember]

Friday is a normal working day, there’s no industrial action official/unofficial or otherwise.

It’s summer, school holidays, the weather has been nice, traincrew less likely to want to work overtime as a result. Therefore - cancellations.

 

[JN114]

Mass cancellations out of Reading today, anybody know why?
Unofficial industrial action maybe?

No industrial action, official or otherwise.

Higher than average sickness coupled with higher than average leave and lower than average takeup of Rest Day Working.

 

[theironroad]

Mass cancellations out of Reading today, anybody know why?
Unofficial industrial action maybe?

Maybe not, but strange that's the first thing you think of.

 

[PeterC]

Maybe not, but strange that's the first thing you think of.

Not railway but I have known passers by shout abuse at "strikers" when standing in the street during a file drill so maybe not so strange among the general public.

 

[Clarence Yard]

For those of us well used to what happened in the 1970's, it always does trip through your mind, "is there a dispute on?" before you think better of it.

It reminded me of a joke of the time. Two people on the bus talking to each other:

First person - " I see the daffodils are out today".
Second person - "Which Union do they belong to?"!

 

[tgrb]

I’m sure you’ve all noticed the shortage of train crew (presumably based at westbury but I’m guessing) has caused s severe lack of services between there and Swindon and other localish stations - I think that has sorted itself now but the attached made me chuckle - are GWR getting its customers to dispatch trains now they are so short of staff??

I guess someone did a copy and paste to the wrong place there!