Trivia: Strike-Induced Timetable Trivia

[Watershed]

That’s way too many crew changes for a 3 and a half hour journey. I remember when Glasgow depot was able to go all the way to Manchester airport and then they took it off their cards which is stupid considering it would rarely get cancelled throughout

That's easy to say in retrospect! But fixing it now would be a very long and expensive affair and so I cannot see it happening anytime soon.

 

[Some guy]

That's easy to say in retrospect! But fixing it now would be a very long and expensive affair and so I cannot see it happening anytime soon.

The simple thing is Glasgow crews should always work down to Preston instead of jumping out at Carlisle as they do now so at least if it’s cancelled it’s at least running from Preston up to Scotland

 

[Watershed]

The simple thing is Glasgow crews should always work down to Preston instead of jumping out at Carlisle as they do now so at least if it’s cancelled it’s at least running from Preston up to Scotland

That would make sense. But it would cost more crew as it would not be as efficient. The crewing situation is already pretty bad as it stands, you don't want to do anything to make it worse. There is no prospect of the DfT agreeing to the overtime deals and/or increase in complement required to make things reliable.

 

[Huntergreed]

The simple thing is Glasgow crews should always work down to Preston instead of jumping out at Carlisle as they do now so at least if it’s cancelled it’s at least running from Preston up to Scotland

Particularly as, with the level of TPE cancellations and the insistent refusal of Avanti to reinstate the Euston- Glasgow via Birmingham services, we’re now looking at a service of approx 1.5tph (or 3tp2h) on the northern half of the WCML (as opposed to 3tph previously).

The result is severe overcrowding (as I had to enjoy on my voyager from Carlisle to Preston this morning, standing and sitting in the vestibules).

 

[Some guy]

Particularly as, with the level of TPE cancellations and the insistent refusal of Avanti to reinstate the Euston- Glasgow via Birmingham services, we’re now looking at a service of approx 1.5tph (or 3tp2h) on the northern half of the WCML (as opposed to 3tph previously).

The result is severe overcrowding (as I had to enjoy on my voyager from Carlisle to Preston this morning, standing and sitting in the vestibules

It’s an absolute disgrace it’s gone that long without it returning. Blackpool is nowhere near as popular as going up to Glasgow. It’s only sent there to be put out of the way at Preston. There’s been rumours it’s due to crew shortages why they haven’t returned