Second Volcanic Ash Cload

[Popper]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13513981

It seems that another ash cloud has hit Britain. If it is as bad as the last one, what could the railways do better to ferry stranded passengers?

 

[SS4]

Second thread too

Original: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=45987

 

[LexyBoy]

Easy - add a couple more carriages to the trains

Oh, and don't sell GroupSave tickets to folk travelling on XC (as I saw many times when it happened last).

 

[anthony263]

ATW will have fun with the daytime fishguard service unless they use the loco hauled stock from the WAG1 service.

 

[Popper]

Damn!
I did search, honest

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

From what I heard of the post-gales problem in Scotland, not very much.

I was recently reminded, quite strongly on another thread, that the railway companies do not have "trains lying around, doing nothing" any more. Who am I, as a mere passenger, to offer any contradiction to those who actually work in the railway industry.

 

[Johnny Lewis]

Virgin are laying on a few extra trains tomorrow between London and Glasgow. See their website for details.

 

[yorksrob]

Virgin are laying on a few extra trains tomorrow between London and Glasgow. See their website for details.

Time to get the Pretendolino out !

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

:cry:Gone are the days when there was a vast amount of spare stock to run excursion trains....and to be able to cover this stated eventuality.:cry:

 

[TheBigD]

Time to get the Pretendolino out !

It's been out today though I think it had problems at lunchtime.

 

[Wildrover]

I am on the 18.18 BHN to EDB, and its full of passengers moaning about Ryanair and other air companies. Virgin could remind these refugees of how to be a nice train passenger, and order up supplies at Preston please. smiling happy Virgin staff, well done.

 

[pemma]

Easy - add a couple more carriages to the trains

Those are kept in the same place as the spare planes that are brought in to operation when services through the Channel Tunnel are suspended. :roll:

 

[transportphoto]

Can I suggest that this and the other thread on the topic are merged?

 

[bus man]

The situation at 2000 hours today was that coach operators in nottinghamshire were sending coaches to the newcastle area for use on flight replacement services. As they were the nearest available coaches !

 

[WestCoast]

Those are kept in the same place as the spare planes that are brought in to operation when services through the Channel Tunnel are suspended. :roll:

Spare planes are easier to get hold of than trains though! There are sub-charter companies (such as Titian at Stansted) which can supply aircraft for practically any route to the scheduled airlines. Not quite the same, but look at how many aircraft BA were able to charter during the strikes.

Yes, that exists on the railway, but the TOC wont hire the limited stock in. Many airlines have stored aircraft aswell - plus those that can be taken out of non-urgent maintenance.

 

[HST Power]

Second thread of the same thing!

According to Sky News, the ash cloud has left UK airspace but is bound for Europe and could return later. The Germans have closed some of their airports.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Second thread of the same thing!

According to Sky News, the ash cloud has left UK airspace but is bound for Europe and could return later. The Germans have closed some of their airports.

I agree with you....this thread is about the SECOND ash cloud. Can this thread stay as the current master thread on this matter, PLEASE!!!

The latest that I heard was the airports in Sweden and those in Northern Germany have closed their airports.

I have seen the other thread on the "General Discussion" part of this website and have posted a suggestion on there that it would be better that all of us use THIS particular thread on the N R General Discussion forum