Recent content by 34D

Back in BR Intercity days didn't a few NE-SW services have a 'reservation compulsory' symbol in the timetable? And lots of others a 'reservations recommended' one symbol being a blocked-out [R] and the other an outline [R]

Some case-law that may be of interest (all of these cases are from a level of judicature that can create legal precedent): Tendered service replaced with commercially registered service - no TUPE transfer CT Plus v Black...

You are forgetting that some situations (like apparently this) have a few days and not 28. The question is likely to be 'was the information provided as soon as practicable' in which case all is fine. Less than 28 days does NOT negate the employees claim that they are part of an organised...

As always, who would fund it, where might it be located, and how do we differentiate what should be part of a national collection versus the local larger organised groups (like Bridgeton or Latholmond, in the case of anything scottish).

It isnt the incoming operator (new operator) who chooses whether there is a dedicated group of staff, though. From what I have seen, CTG have just got bits of weekend rail replacement (apart from this forner route) which isnt guaranteed, and so couldn't do much with 9 staff, so it seems like...

Surely the implication, though, is that Nexus or NEMSA should have been more involved in the Sunderland Connect TUPE matter and told either or both of the operators that you should have done xyz instead of, reading in-between the lines of the Nexus Director's quote to the media, left them to...

This guy now runs DM Motor Services Ltd. Understand he stopped working for City Transport Group in May 2024 so not relevant to either sunderland connect or this merger arrangement.

Was sold to/via Mike Daly, the dealer under the motorway in the Warrington-ish area. Current fate unknown

By this logic the few bits that Stagecoach operate into Edinburgh wouldn't be allowed; or would you ban Lothian and just keep the bits operated by the big groups? There are always going to be places where more than one network interfaces with another. It's like saying that Hull Trains...

City Transport were advertising something like £18 per hour not long ago (or it might've been 16).

No reason (even on a WYCA contract) why times can't be adjusted. They simply need to approach their contact person with the issue and they will be given consent to a short notice variation; WYCA might even cover the fee. WYCA - West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Isn't it both Slatyford and Carlisle who do it?

To be clear, that was illegal and the operators involved are lucky that there appears to have been minimal repercussion.

Let us not forget that there are strict rules around covering staff who are striking (essentially that new staff can't be taken on) What sort of double deckers are you both referring to? It was not clear at all that you meant 'charge' rather than 'fine' or 'penalty' so forgive me if you both...

You're both wrong; the daily charge for big vehicles is £50. The fine (ie penalty for failure to pay) is £120 plus the charge. Tyneside is a charging zone not a banning zone so there would be no negative impact (even if the CAZ were administered by Nexus it is hard to see a reputational damage...