Looking at the online Redhill departure board today, I see that only one train has been cancelled due to shortage of train crew. It doesn't say if it's a driver or guard.
I wouldn't call that major disruption that warrants a general note about service disruption. If it does then I can think of many other situations where a general note is required but Southern don't bother to put such a thing up!
Also I note that the general disruption note doesn't appear on the Clapham Junction online departure board, despite Southern running services from there. Perhaps they feel not enough trains are disrupted but if that's the case then I'd say Redhill is not disrupted enough today.
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Here's an issue that Southern haven't put a general note up about but should do, given it's probably causing as much disruption as the shortage of guards. Double standards by Southern? To be expected.
Interesting how the train left 37 minutes late from Victoria but only a minute late from East Croydon. I doubt we can blame Southern management for that though.
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But the information must come from the TOC or how else would NRE know what to do?
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Given the issue Speedy Sticks was raising is a lack of on board staff to assist wheelchair users with boarding / alighting then the difference is relevant.
I'd still prefer that TEs were PTS trained but it has to be acknowledged that the Strathclyde system is better for wheelchair users than 1 man operation or the GTR proposal for a mixture of staffing.
Are Voyagers and Pendolinos not run on DCO, effectively? Driver releases the doors but cannot close them or depart without a signal from the guard?LowLevel said:
Indeed. There is a second member of staff rostered to work, but there's not a 100% chance of them being there. The ticket examiners will also not have the same safety training as an operational guard, which saves money but is perhaps not as helpful during an emergency (depending upon the nature of what's gone wrong).LowLevel said:
DCO
Given the issue Speedy Sticks was raising is a lack of on board staff to assist wheelchair users with boarding / alighting then the difference is relevant.
I'd still prefer that TEs were PTS trained but it has to be acknowledged that the Strathclyde system is better for wheelchair users than 1 man operation or the GTR proposal for a mixture of staffing.
I also got another letter telling me that since I went on strike I need to hand in my car park pass and rail pass. Should make getting to those 4am starts and coming home from 2.30am finishes a bit more complex. (the rail pass TBH, I'm not that bothered about, use the FIP and ATOC ones more)
So my letter arrived. It seems sometimes around 20th August I will be getting my 12 weeks notice. I will then have 4 weeks to decide if I want to either : Go on the dole, or be a OBS. Sadly, not much of a choice
I'm off this week on a block of restdays, so it's been nice to get away from it all. Funny thing is the latter asking for passes back, came the day after I had a person need urgent medical treatment. We waited for 30 mins at Plumpton station for an ambulance (on the ambulance services advice), but I made sure that everyone on the train got home on one of the last trains. All the punters seemed ok, with a few going, glad your here, and so on. So for a tiny moment I thought the letter in my pigeon hole might have been a 'thanks'. But then I remembered who I work for. Oh well.
hock:Travelling down from London yesterday and heard the driver announce that we wouldn't be stopping at Hassocks due to some problem with his 'in cab cameras' (couldn't make out the full message) and that he couldn't self dispatch.
He then said something along the lines of 'so this is the reason and not staff sickness'
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/W70226/2016/06/01/advanced
Can anyone find the reason that was submitted ?
