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";s:4:"text";s:13447:"Great Western Railway said it was seeing increasing absence rates, and some disruption of its services. West Midlands Railway services are among those affected. Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Overall, passenger numbers are now back up to 80% of the observed usage three years ago but, as rail users return, performance has slipped at many stations. While he said he believed people should be able to take time off if sick, "the one-size-fits-all approach does not work on issues, especially on paid leave". Mr Shoveller said on Monday there will be "limited ability" to change the strike timetable. Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. BBC News. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said suspending the strike action was "a positive development for passengers up and down the country". VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. A rail strike by 40,000 RMT union members has caused four in five trains to be cancelled today as many people return to work after the Christmas break. In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? However it urged customers to check for late-notice changes, saying as cases continue to rise, some short notice alterations may be required throughout the festive period. "It's a slap in the face," said Gabe, a registered Democrat who voted for Mr Biden in 2020 and is part of Railroad Workers United, an informal group that raised concerns over the issue. The RDG said the pandemic has had a long-term impact on services by reducing the number of drivers and other staff who could be trained as well as increasing staff absences. Industrial action is currently due to take place across four 48-hour periods: 13 to 14 December, 16 to 17 December, 3 to 4 January and 6 to 7 January. Rob James says his 84-year-old father only found out about the train cancellations once he'd arrived at London King's Cross to board a train to Inverness to visit him. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? 12:36 Lauren Cole-Lomas All the trains cancelled from Woking between 12:30pm and 1:30pm 12:34 to Portsmouth Harbour - Cancelled 12:44 to London Waterloo - Cancelled 12:46 to Exeter St. The 52-year-old documentary-maker shared pictures showing how his stubble has changed. Govia Thameslink, which operates the Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern franchises, said it may also have to cancel services at short notice due to high numbers of staff off sick with Covid and other seasonal illnesses. The 48-hour strike is the first of two . Infrastructure problems play a role too. National Rail Enquiries warned disruption was expected until the end of the day. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? It said there could be short-notice cancellations. When taken with on-the-day cancellations, this has seen total. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. 2023 BBC. 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Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? It's hard to know whether the low passenger numbers are down to the restrictions on indoor gatherings - or potential passengers heeding warnings to stay away. CrossCountry has apologised for its cancellations over recent weeks, saying they are due to "short-term sickness". LNER passengers affected by cancellations can use their tickets on the following operators' services instead: LNER said affected customers' tickets will be valid up to and including Sunday 16 May, though a new reservation would need to be made. They disputed claims by workers that managers are increasingly rejecting such requests, as staffing levels have fallen. Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the train lines in Britain, warned passengers that journeys will take "much longer than normal" and could involve taking rail replacement buses, as work continues to repair the railway. This has resulted in trainees taking longer to qualify. 2023 BBC. It says this means less flexibility. More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were. They involved staff at Network Rail, which employs signalling workers across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as workers at 14 train companies. Third was TransPennine Express, with 5.8% of trains cancelled. A spokesperson for LNER said services were being reduced as a result of an increase in the number of our staff self-isolating due to Covid. "Emotionally it's exhausting, to constantly have to look at the train times every single day. Now, most train operators are paid on a performance-related fixed fee basis, and it is the government, that bears the financial risk - and holds the purse strings. BritBox original Magpie Murders has found a new home at the BBC, which will also make a sequel series Moonflower Murders. He added there were about 1,000 carriages to deal with, so it would be "quite a considerable job". Some were trying to use tickets that were originally for Monday or Tuesday, only to find that they couldn't travel as expected today either. "At least four times this year I've spent more on getting here and back than I have actually earnt that day," Ms Blackburn said. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. ': ' , 2002 Train drivers at nine rail companies have announced a new strike in August as a dispute causing travel chaos across the country deepens. Read about our approach to external linking. 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This is mainly affecting our Nottingham - Cardiff route but some other services are also affected.Please check your journey via https://t.co/RQG2pY1l0U. Network Rail warned that services would remain "extremely limited", with trains on Monday also likely to be affected. Rosters for drivers are typically agreed a week in advance, and so the "short notice cancellation" of the strikes "means that train driver availability will inevitably be very challenging and rely primarily on volunteers", the RDG added. The RMT union said it would now enter "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and train operators. That's always been their attitude. Passengers are being warned of extensive disruption to train services on Saturday despite a series of strikes by railway workers being called off. She said plenty of people were waiting around on the concourse, as they tried to work out how and when they would be able to make their journeys. The National Railway Labor Conference, the organisation representing the freight rail firms in the labour negotiations, argued that rail workers have ample personal and holiday leave, which can be used in the event of illness, as well as the ability to take unpaid time off. By Hugh Schofield. This is the latest strike in the long-running row over pay and. BBC News Passengers are being warned of extensive disruption to train services on Saturday despite a series of strikes by railway workers being called off. Speaking on Thursday, chairman Steve Montgomery said the RDG was "working up to" making an offer once it had made an agreement with unions on workplace reforms. pic.twitter.com/Ouiz9xJ39D. When he finally scheduled an appointment, the doctor told him he had a gut infection. This has resulted in trainees taking longer to qualify. Read about our approach to external linking. He told BBC business correspondent Katy Austin that while body shell cracking would not "cause the trains to crash or disintegrate or anything like that", he said it is a "serious point" that requires action because if metal fatiguing is allowed to continue, the "cracks will spread, and the body shell strength will be weakened". Trains are being cancelled and rail services disrupted after the UK recorded its hottest day on record. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Angie Doll, chief operating officer of GTR, said performance over the past year had been affected by the impact of Covid, short-term sickness, severe weather and increasing trespass incidents. President Macron's reform programme faces a make-or-break moment, as French unions stage a day of mass strikes and protests on Thursday against his plans to push back the age of . According to Gabe, his company's attendance policy meant marks against a worker for any time away, "so I was putting off going", he said. He added that there had been "the promise of an offer" on pay from the rail operating companies. Read about our approach to external linking. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. And a London Underground strike planned for Thursday is still set to go ahead. Are you a passenger who was due to travel on one of the affected trains? Avanti West Coast is another operator experiencing staff shortages and warning of short-notice cancellations. "I won't be fully relaxed until we're in the stadium," said Mr Ellis. Meanwhile, the future of how the railway is run is now uncertain, after the creation of a new umbrella body called "Great British Railways", was delayed. Just when you thought the trains in London couldn't get any worse, an astonishing 40 percent of scheduled rail and Underground services in the capital were cancelled or . "Delay repay is about 6. "On a semi-regular basis I'm getting home at nine o'clock at night," she added. The operator is advising customers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday. Another passenger described the Nottingham to Cardiff service as "shocking". What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, Fires blaze after UK passes 40C for first time, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe. Same in the opposite direction. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. When she didn't have paid sick leave, she ended up with no vacation and had to take unpaid days to care for her daughter, straining her finances. Services to parts of Shropshire and Staffordshire also face problems problems due to the damage. Passengers have been advised to check train operators' websites before travelling. She said the operator had a plan in place to make improvements, and was working with Network Rail to improve reliability. GWR passengers can use their tickets on the following services: Roger Ford, industry and technology editor at the magazine Modern Railways, said the problem is "with the weld cracking underneath [the train's] body shell" which he explained led to about 180 trains being taken out of service on Saturday morning for inspection. 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