My admin colleague recently left of their own will. The powers that be decided we could do without an admin member in our team, my timesheets now include a huge chunk of time for admin! Maybe they will get the hint!
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My admin colleague recently left of their own will. The powers that be decided we could do without an admin member in our team, my timesheets now include a huge chunk of time for admin! Maybe they will get the hint!
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Rich McLean
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No trains Between Taunton and Newbury UTF.
WoE trains diverted via Bristol Non-Stop
WoE trains diverted via Bristol Non-Stop
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I doubt it.
They get paid for achieving the savings.
Your being less efficient is, at a guess, of absolutely no concern to them whatsoever. Indeed, assuming you're a conscientious chap, you'll run round in ever decreasing circles trying to get both jobs done until you go pop. Then they will get someone else in to replace you.
Where I (used to) work has just decided our office(8 desks at a squeeze) can change from 4 admin/sales & 3 operations staff(plus me in ops part time) to 3 admin/sales and 6 operations (losing 2 reasonably experienced people)!
Not a railway company but a bus company, given I'm first to call when bad whether causes us disruptions and looking at this thread...good luck to them!
Not a railway company but a bus company, given I'm first to call when bad whether causes us disruptions and looking at this thread...good luck to them!
Apparently the 16.45 from Waterloo was only 4 cars! So glad I wasn't on that train.
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Was the signal failure this evening between Havant and Petersfield related to the recent and/or days weather?
What with part of the Eastleigh line closed for engineering works, I suspect for a time the only way to get from the South/South West was partly by bus.
South West Trains are not having an easy time of late. I guess they would prefer a signal failure on a Sunday rather than tomorrow, if such things must occur.
tsr
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Two electrical failures affecting SWT's & other trains via Havant yesterday (5/1) were believed to have been caused by flooding, yes.
The Cumbria Coast Line north of Workington is now slated as being closed for at least a week to repair the washed away track:
Strathclyder
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The London Underground is not having an easy time of it today, with a signalling failure at Tower Hill affecting the Circle, District & the Hammersmith & City lines. Also, the Victoria Line is partly suspended due to a person under a train at Warren Street.
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There's water in the signalling system at Christs Hospital & further flooding in the Littlehaven area. Trains can only run between Three Bridges & Crawley, in limited numbers. Others are diverted via Hove, diverted & terminated at Brighton, or just cancelled. So that's the Arun Valley broken again.
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Oh, and there's just been a landslip on the Up Quarry Line, so that's Gatwick-London partially gone...
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The Up Quarry is now open as of approx. 1130hrs.
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Oh, and there's just been a landslip on the Up Quarry Line, so that's Gatwick-London partially gone...
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The Up Quarry is now open as of approx. 1130hrs.
After struggling through some flooded roads with my wellies I managed to get to work. booked a hotel nearby out of my own money just in case I cant get back home. Unfortunately in the 21st century companies expect people to get to work. I can remember after the London bombings my boss demanded I get to work and had no concern for the after effects.
Might want to try getting a new boss. I have yet to work for any boss that isn't sympathetic to the issues of public transport.
companies have always expected people to get to work, its just that nowadays people choose to live miles away from their place of work, and rely on public transport to get them to work. how mental is that
merlodlliw
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One of these new breed of bosses was portrayed in last nights BBC one programme the 0739.
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London for example,some people can not afford housing.Anyhow public transport is for the people to travel on,much better than the car,where there is choice.
Would you rather:
- We went back to a situation where women don't work, and therefore the 'Breadwinner' can always live close to his place of work?
- Pay the benefits for people to look for work in areas of low employment, so that there isn't over-crowding in succesfull regions
- Pay the housing benefit for low-paid workers to live in city centres
Because those are the alternatives to people commuting.
Of course a proportion of people are making an active choice to commute. But for many, it's commute or benefits.
But if you work in central London you still have to commute if you only lived in the boroughs.
Drsatan
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Of course, there are commuters who (not by choice) commute to London every day from commuter towns, as has been discussed on this forum before.
I dont mean commuter towns I mean London itself. Even though you live in London you would most likely still have to commute to work either by bus or tube or even train.
Definitely a choice. In no way is it forced by record low house building in the last 20 years, and annual house price rises above 10% each year for the 10 years up to 2008, which is now back again, making houses more expensive when looking at earnings to prices than they have ever been.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Not at all. I too lived a short commuting distance from our consultancy offices before taking retirement and as such, you visit your clients at their head offices or on their sites...you do not expect them to come to see you in your offices :roll:
Exactly, most consultants dont have a choice of where they work so end up traveling long distances.
Hang on, ultimately we all have a choice, and no one has to commute. If you don't want to commute then you find work that is near your house, or move to be near your place of work.
The reality is that that people commute because they cannot afford to live nearer the place they have chosen to work, the area they live in is more pleasant or cheaper to live in than the place they work, they can afford a larger house where they choose to live, education is better where they choose to live, their partner likes where they live etc etc etc.
The option is usually there to give up the job one does and find work locally whether it is at a local shop or whatever. However most will not do this as it would cause a reduction in their lifestyle.
Commuting is therefore a lifestyle function.
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No it doesn't make you mental but merely means you prefer the life as a commuter to some other option that would result in a lower income.
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There's been another landslip on the Up Quarry Line - specifically, in the area of the Quarry Tunnel's North Portal. It's not currently significantly delaying the passage of trains on the Down Quarry. I am not 100% sure, but I don't believe many components of the signalling systems or cables have had major damage - however, it would seem there is some damage affecting the use of the physical track formation (to state the obvious!).
Northbound "Fast" services are incurring some delays due to congestion whilst they negotiate stoppers via Merstham & Coulsdon South.
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The Up Quarry Line has been reopened - it appears there are slight delays due to a speed restriction.
Northbound "Fast" services are incurring some delays due to congestion whilst they negotiate stoppers via Merstham & Coulsdon South.
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The Up Quarry Line has been reopened - it appears there are slight delays due to a speed restriction.
PHILIPE
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There are several units (identities not known) stranded at Carmarthen due to sea wall damaged at Pembrey and which would be working the West Wales Branches. At some stage these would require re-fuelling or even due Maintanance Exams. I don't know what arrangements may have been made but fuelling is usually done in such circumstances by road tanket at a location with suitable road access. There is no estimate yet when the line will re-open.
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I am hearing unconfirmed reports of a second, distinct landslide in the Ockley area, and it would not surprise me if they turn out to be true, as it would be a quite possible result of the heavy rain in the area over the course of today.
There's also another block on the Up Quarry, and possibly some flooding between Horsham & Crawley. Of course, this would be one of the nights that NR decide to take a possession of the lines at Merstham, which will most likely result in the blockage of both routes Northbound, and mean that only Southbound services can run via the Quarry Lines under normal working (and that's optimistic).
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As a further update, it looks like an engineering possession has now been taken on the Up & Down Quarry Lines and so the temporary arrangement to block the Up Quarry has been superseded.
The effect this seems to have had is that the engineering works previously started (earlier this week) on lines via Merstham will not be able to resume tonight. I am not sure precisely what this will mean for future maintenance work.
There's also another block on the Up Quarry, and possibly some flooding between Horsham & Crawley. Of course, this would be one of the nights that NR decide to take a possession of the lines at Merstham, which will most likely result in the blockage of both routes Northbound, and mean that only Southbound services can run via the Quarry Lines under normal working (and that's optimistic).
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As a further update, it looks like an engineering possession has now been taken on the Up & Down Quarry Lines and so the temporary arrangement to block the Up Quarry has been superseded.
The effect this seems to have had is that the engineering works previously started (earlier this week) on lines via Merstham will not be able to resume tonight. I am not sure precisely what this will mean for future maintenance work.
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Flooding between Bristol Parkway and Swindon - Up trains have a 20mph speed restriction, down trains going via Box and Filton Abbey Woods, not calling at BPW (calling at Filton with bus link), the XX:15 Paddington-Cardiff, and XX:55 Cardiff-Paddington are cancelled for the time being.
Check FGW website or Twitter (spit) for current updates.
cancel that, all now back to normal, just a speed restriction at Chipping Sodbury.
Check FGW website or Twitter (spit) for current updates.
cancel that, all now back to normal, just a speed restriction at Chipping Sodbury.
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The Shepperton line has had problems on and off since about Christmas Eve owing to severe flogging in the Fulwell tunnel.
The tunnel is approached through a long and quite deep cutting, which seems to drain the rain water towards the tunnel, it is also affected by the water table as the Thames is not far away, so if it's high tide, and it is still tidal in that area, it's more difficult for the rainwater to seep away........They did try to do some work a few years ago to help alleviate the problem, but it still occurs.
It was better yesterday, Tues, 07 Jan, but there were delays again on that line in the evening, I was on the 2042 from WAT, which left WAT late owing to signal problems nearby. Owing to the late departure, they decided to run it fast to Norbition, and I was interested to see as we went through Vauxall, that we had been put on the fast lines, however my pleasure at that was knocked somewhat as we then had a sudden stop and further delay owing to a trespasser on the line near Vauxhall! when we were able to proceed, we did continue on the fast line, non stop all the way to New Malden which was nice, however we arrived at SHP 26 mins late. I felt sorry for SWT as they just sorted out the flooding problems only have these other delays put upon them which were not their fault. The guard on that train was really nice and cheerful in spite of these delays. (I wonder what happened to the trespasser?)
I have seen on todays SWT website that their may be further flooding problems again at Fulwell later if more rain comes this afternoon.
The tunnel is approached through a long and quite deep cutting, which seems to drain the rain water towards the tunnel, it is also affected by the water table as the Thames is not far away, so if it's high tide, and it is still tidal in that area, it's more difficult for the rainwater to seep away........They did try to do some work a few years ago to help alleviate the problem, but it still occurs.
It was better yesterday, Tues, 07 Jan, but there were delays again on that line in the evening, I was on the 2042 from WAT, which left WAT late owing to signal problems nearby. Owing to the late departure, they decided to run it fast to Norbition, and I was interested to see as we went through Vauxall, that we had been put on the fast lines, however my pleasure at that was knocked somewhat as we then had a sudden stop and further delay owing to a trespasser on the line near Vauxhall! when we were able to proceed, we did continue on the fast line, non stop all the way to New Malden which was nice, however we arrived at SHP 26 mins late. I felt sorry for SWT as they just sorted out the flooding problems only have these other delays put upon them which were not their fault. The guard on that train was really nice and cheerful in spite of these delays. (I wonder what happened to the trespasser?)
I have seen on todays SWT website that their may be further flooding problems again at Fulwell later if more rain comes this afternoon.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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I know that the maintenance teams are under pressure at present....but severe flogging..
hock:Sounds like a return to the days of Nelson and the navy...:roll:
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I know that the maintenance teams are under pressure at present....but severe flogging..
Sounds like a return to the days of Nelson and the navy...:roll:
Sorry, ahem, well spotted. I meant to say severe flooding.
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