The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The issue has emerged repeatedly in labour disputes in recent years, as workers, empowered by a strong job market and contending with coronavirus and an unusually severe flu and virus season, demand more from employers. In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. Great Western Railway said it was seeing increasing absence rates, and some disruption of its services. Avanti is aiming to restore a full timetable in mid December - without relying on overtime. Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. The murder mystery series is based on Anthony Horowitz's books of the. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? How has your train journey been affected? The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train companies, said: "We totally reject any suggestion that the replacement of franchises with contracts during the pandemic is adversely affecting performance.". 1 billion (November estimate) 1.2 billion. Similar disruption was seen at London Euston, where trains to and from Scotland have been cancelled. It has warned the problem could affect services on Sunday too. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? It has removed all peak restrictions over Christmas, to try to spread out demand. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. We recommend customers to CHECK BEFORE THEY TRAVEL.Full information https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 pic.twitter.com/t2DXXX7QGz. "Delay repay is about 6. "On a semi-regular basis I'm getting home at nine o'clock at night," she added. Mr Montgomery's explanation was that Covid directly caused a backlog of driver training, which can take up to 18 months, and staff sickness levels are high. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. 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. Author and railway analyst Christian Wolmar said the railways were in the "worst state" he had seen in 25 years of writing about them. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote. Read about our approach to external linking. It said staff were also taking time off after receiving booster jabs. "It's added between an hour and two hours on my journey as you end up changing twice on the way.". Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read about our approach to external linking. For a moment, during the pandemic, it seemed like a national policy might emerge. Northern, which runs services across the North of England, is also warning that passenger services are being affected by the impacts of Covid and unavailability of train crew. Ms Blackburn said a taxi home from Warrington to Chester usually costs between 30 and 40, depending on the time. 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. Network Rail urged passengers to check before they started their journeys and only to travel if absolutely necessary. Sherry Leiwant, co-founder of A Better Balance, who has been working on paid sick leave campaigns since the early 2000s, called the decision not to extend the benefit in 2020 "the most disheartening thing that has happened in my work on this issue". And hope I'm not going to be stranded," she said. The 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods were a series of weather events that affected parts of Great Britain and Ireland periodically during the course of 2012 and on through the winter into 2013. Services to parts of Shropshire and Staffordshire also face problems problems due to the damage. West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales are affected. It'll pay a quarter of your train ticket so it doesn't cover anything.". Repair work is ongoing across the UK's rail network, and Network Rail said it has launched a new taskforce to investigate how the railway can become more resilient in the wake of the heatwave. He said: "If you get a welding torch up against the [electronics] it can fry [them] so the first thing you have to do is take all the electronics out, disconnect all the electrical equipment, that takes a day or two, then you do the repair, then you have to put it all back again.". She had planned to travel from there to Gatwick Airport for an overnight stay before a flight to France tomorrow. BritBox original Magpie Murders has found a new home at the BBC, which will also make a sequel series Moonflower Murders. Only 11 of its routes will remain open. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? He added that there had been "the promise of an offer" on pay from the rail operating companies. Newly released data from the Office of Road and Rail shows 3.8% of trains in Great Britain have been cancelled in the year up to 12 November - or one in every 26. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. CrossCountry is also warning of train crew shortages and disruption. (The other, South Korea, is now trialling a paid sick leave programme.). You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. "I found that devastating," she said, adding that a national law now looks "impossible". These aren't the only operators with staff problems. The operator is advising customers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday. LNER, which runs services on the East Coast main line, is operating an amended timetable in the week before Christmas because of the number of absent drivers and train managers. Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester for customers with an open ticket, TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York, East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield, Northern services between Sheffield, Leeds and York and via any other "reasonable" route, Thameslink services between London, Stevenage and Peterborough, Avanti West Coast trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston, London Northwestern Railway trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston, West Midlands Railway trains between Hereford/Worcester and Birmingham New Street, The Class 800 is electric - but almost half have a diesel engine enabling them to operate on lines that have not been electrified, Formal orders for the trains were made in 2012 and 2013 at a cost of around 5.7bn for a 27.5 year programme, including maintenance, The Class 800 began regular service for Great Western Railway in October 2017 - but an embarrassing start saw air conditioning units, In May 2019, they began service on the East Coast Main Line, with operator LNER branding the train Azuma - or "east" in Japanese, They were hailed by operators as helping to increase capacity and reduce journey times, The trains were assembled at Hitachi's plant in Newton Aycliffe in County Durham. Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris' subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government's plan to make people. Great Western Railway, Hull Trains,. It says this means less flexibility. Avanti West Coast, which operates trains between London and Birmingham, Manchester, North Wales and Scotland, had the highest proportion of cancellations, at 8%. Read about our approach to external linking. Passengers will be hoping this change ushers in more reliability. Read about our approach to external linking. Chickens come home to roost and you do tend to get caught out if you don't have enough people.". 2023 BBC. We know that it's all hours and we're on call, but you used to have the ability take time off," he said. More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is. A spokesman added that the issue is affecting long-distance journeys between cities, which are being refunded, but that suburban and rural GWR services are still running as normal. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. A CrossCountry spokesperson said: "Over the past week we have suffered a spike in short-term sickness, resulting in a number of late-notice cancellations for which we apologise. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. 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. Harlesden resident Jamal Elliot said: "The Bakerloo line was barely working at all over Christmas which made it very difficult to get around for me. More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is. Second highest was Govia Thameslink Railway - which runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express - at 6.5%. Aslef announced its members will walk out on Saturday, 13. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Passengers are being warned of extensive disruption to train services on Saturday despite a series of strikes by railway workers being called off. 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. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? The strikes, planned for 5, 7 and 9 November, had been called in a dispute over pay and conditions. "It shouldn't be because you live in a state that's more pro-business than another state that you lose paid sick leave.". But the operator added that it expected services to be "extremely busy" and could not guarantee that social distancing guidelines would be adhered to. Another transport union, the TSSA, had already called off November action at Network Rail so that discussions could continue, and on Friday suspended planned rail strikes on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at different firms. National Rail Enquiries warned disruption was expected until the end of the day. TfL said that major works were taking place on a 20-mile stretch between Euston and Watford Junction. But that expired at the end of the year and firms quickly trimmed the benefits. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? The company said cracks were detected on "more than one" Hitachi 800 train, so all 93 in its fleet are being inspected as a "precaution". He said there were some areas in which there could be "commonality" between the two parties on workforce reform. Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. CrossCountry has been contacted for a response to the union's claims. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In 2022, 40% of scheduled rail and Underground services in London were either . Passenger numbers are currently only around 80% of pre-Covid levels - although they have been higher at some points recently. "I won't be fully relaxed until we're in the stadium," said Mr Ellis. She says the situation is "being handled in the worst way" and that she "got less than 30 minutes' notice by email" of the cancellations, by which time she was already at the train station. Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. ", "They could give me 300 personal leave days but what are they worth if I can't use them? ScotRail will only run a skeleton service on Saturday, with the rail operator warning of significant disruption to its services. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The railway minister warned disruption was likely for a "prolonged period". It acknowledged that the national dispute involving three rail unions had caused severe disruption and on cancellations it said "the industry is working hard to cope with an unprecedented convergence of issues". 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 added that while it was true that the Department for Transport now pays train operators a fee to run train services, that payment was performance-related. Network Rail said: "On Sunday 15 January buses will replace ALL trains from Manchester Piccadilly . The train operator has apologised for the "enormous amount of frustration and inconvenience". It has removed all peak restrictions over Christmas, to try to spread out demand. When he finally scheduled an appointment, the doctor told him he had a gut infection. "A lot of train companies tend to not employ enough train drivers. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Please include your name, age and location with any submission. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said passengers should not be charged extra in future to pay for repairs. CrossCountry has apologised for its cancellations over recent weeks, saying they are due to "short-term sickness". Hitachi said: "Safety is our number one priority and as a precaution, the decision was taken to halt the entry into service of our intercity fleets pending inspection. 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London Underground strike still on as rail strikes postponed, ScotRail services to be slashed despite RMT strike cancellation, Wales v New Zealand: Rail strike suspension too late, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, Maximum two drinks a week, Canada guidance advises, US town with no water using rain to flush toilets, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Heathrow beefs up security over cannabis arrests. Train strikes: What are the dates and which lines are affected? This is mainly affecting our Nottingham - Cardiff route but some other services are also affected.Please check your journey via https://t.co/RQG2pY1l0U. Third was TransPennine Express, with 5.8% of trains cancelled. Erik Loomis, a professor of labour history at the University of Rhode Island, said the Biden administration made a mistake not to take the issue more seriously as it worked to broker a deal between unions and railroads earlier this year. Read about our approach to external linking. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk, Government needs proper pay strategy to end healthcare strikes, says ex-NHS CEO, Crowds gather to see rapper Clavish at Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre, 'Violent disorder' at Sutton Coldfield College sees four teen arrests, Police increase patrols after schoolboy, 13, hurt in knife attack near Grand Central, Dudley issues renewed call for sites for development, WATCH: Motorists drive wrong way on Bassano Road, Blackheath, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Mass strikes in France bid to halt pension age rise. "People are scared for their jobs .We need protection.". She doesn't drive and on strike days there were no trains running. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. Transpennine hasn't had a rest day working agreement in place with Aslef for nearly a year. They disputed claims by workers that managers are increasingly rejecting such requests, as staffing levels have fallen. "Some of it is actually downright poor management," he said. #LNERUpdate Our line is now reopened.Services are beginning to operate, however due to disruption there will be a reduced service to and from #LondonKingsCross today. "We need to remember that we're really not good at running businesses from Congress," Senator Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, said in May 2021, the last major public hearing on the issue. If caught early, it could have been treated with medication, but as it was, Gabe learned he would have to have some of his tissues removed. Train drivers at nine rail companies have announced a new strike in August as a dispute causing travel chaos across the country deepens. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the threat of strike action "has made the rail employers see sense". This has resulted in trainees taking longer to qualify. Read about our approach to external linking. Read More. In addition to rising rates of Covid among staff, the operators website also advises that its driver training programme has been severely disrupted by the virus and social distancing constraints. pic.twitter.com/Ouiz9xJ39D. Lorraine McConnon was due to take a train from Aberdeen to London King's Cross this morning. "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. Vet Jenna Blackburn's usual commute is Chester to Manchester, changing at Warrington, often on Northern. There will be fewer trains before the game, and none leaving Cardiff after it has finished. BBC's EastEnders and Waterloo Road have been cancelled tonight, Tuesday January 17, as the channel is forced to reschedule due to airing a football match. It is still rebuilding services as more drivers are trained up, and says it's focused on restoring a full timetable in December. 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. Though the increase may sound small, train operators only have limited contingencies for absences before they have to start cancelling services. Network Rail warned that services would remain "extremely limited", with trains on Monday also likely to be affected. Rob, who lives in John O' Groats, says: "My dad is at King's Cross and doesn't know what to do. The suspension has been announced 11 days before a fresh RMT strike ballot is due to close on 15 November. Email: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Chris Heaton-Harris said the issue had been found on part of the chassis - the base frame - of some trains on Saturday morning following routine inspections. "You don't realise how much you rely on something until you don't have it.". Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. Flooding on the road to Nether Heyford from Upper Heyford Northamptonshire in April. The RMT union, which represents transport workers, said that with infections rising, absences would have severe consequences for services, but the safety of staff and the public must come first. Disruption on East Coast Main Line continues, but trains are now running again between London and Scotland. West Midlands Railway services are among those affected. It had planned to take strike action at five train firms including Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains. "It's made getting getting into central London a nightmare and you end up having to squeeze on to a packed bus if you can find space. 2023 BBC. South Western Railway said it had only seen a small number of alterations this week, but was closely monitoring the impact of the new Omicron variant on staff availability. During the Covid crisis, the government moved train companies onto emergency contracts. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. "This is particularly affecting Nottingham-Cardiff services, and has compounded cancellations experienced in previous weeks which were the result of needing to release drivers for training in advance of Birmingham New Street's re-signalling scheme. The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? This year I've had to spend 160 one day just to get here because it was a busy day for taxis so it was 160 here and back. More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, six of the trains were taken out of service by GWR, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. 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. "We're working hard to be able to operate as many services as possible, but advise customers to check National Rail Enquiries prior to travel for the latest information on their service.". What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Send your story ideas to hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk, Busiest and quietest railway stations revealed, Transport faces new reality as strikes dominate, Nursing strike enters second day as health leaders prepare for biggest walkout, Rise in vape sales to children alarms Trading Standards officers, Renewed appeal to find missing family last sighted in London, Double Whammy for Hounslow Council Tenants, 'Not necessary': Driver slams decision to ticket broken-down car, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. Emilia Fox returned. This is the latest strike in the long-running row over pay and. Avanti said on Friday it would not reinstate services on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. 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. 21:17, 14 JAN 2023 Full list of new series on ITV, BBC and Channel 4 this week (Image: Shared Content Unit) Telly lovers are in for a treat this week as a number of popular programmes return with. The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators across the UK, said its members had reported that 8.7% of their staff were off sick due to all causes including Covid. Read about our approach to external linking. A train drivers' union has blamed an operating company for repeated rail cancellations, saying it does not employ enough staff. But Mr Wolmar said he believed there was more to the recent problems, with a "perfect storm" of factors. BBC News reporter Harry Low at London Paddington. 22:28, 9 JAN 2023 Dr Nikki Alexander and the team are back BBC Silent Witness fans have announced they have 'given up' on the show after being left confused by the storyline. 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. She hopes to catch a ScotRail train but fears it could now take "up to four changes" before she gets to Gatwick. Proportionately, stations in north-west London saw the most trains cancelled in the capital. "However, lockdowns and the Covid-19 crisis made training very difficult, if not impossible. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. 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. The persistent disruption in recent months has prompted outcry from commuters, leisure travellers, politicians and business groups, particularly in the North of England. "Nobody out here will tell you that they don't want to work - we're all out here to make money. Read about our approach to external linking. Trains are being cancelled and rail services disrupted after the UK recorded its hottest day on record. Rail passengers are being warned of fresh disruption to services due to a planned strike by train drivers at nine companies. 2023 BBC. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. The project budget increased to 3.25m, partly because more ambitious plans were drawn up, but also because of a delay over materials blamed on Brexit. We're doing everything we can to get things back up and running. That figure stood at 7.6% a month ago. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. It added that the renewal of this part of the network should reduce the drainage and flooding problems that can lead to signalling and power failures, the root cause of many train cancellations. 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. More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is thought to be much higher. In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. 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