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Cannot belive someone encouraging the use of rail replacement services, there are 2 alternative wired routes to be used for diversion soon to be 3. Use of rail replacement service would easily extended journey time by another 60/90 minutes. The lack of space on rail replacement service for...

With crewing being an issue, would it not make sense to disband some 4 car units to make a pool of 6 car units for the busiest services, obviously then be a pool of Driving cars spare

Most of the Blackpool To Liverpool services had pre planned cancellation and then most of the 323 allocated services run ECS to Blackpool and ECS back(strange), Really poor service according to real traintimes

100 miles Wigan to westhoughton and they cover it roughly 10 mins, nothing wrong with 769s fastest train on the planet, think you find it’s roughly 4 to 5 miles

I’m not sure about complete ban on agency drivers in Tranche 2 and 3, I have had 2 agency firms offering me very good money above £20 an hour, with guarantee of 50 hours per week at all depots in south Manchester and in Bolton too

Some friends I know work on railway was loving the 4 day week(1 day on strike) as due to paying less tax their take home pay was just a little less than 5 days, so can’t see them wanting do 6 days

Just looks good HST on a Paddington bound service

And Northern are run as a OLR

We will agree to disagree and end this topic about what’s best for residents along the old 32 route(not just Wigan). Your local knowledge on this far outweighs mine .

I think you have lost the ideal of the franchising network it is not for routes to make a profit but provide a service, I would guess the 615 doesn’t cover wear and tear on the tyres, as for a half hourly service on the 132 7 days a week, from my observation that will never make it pay. But I...

I noticed that on Monday the 1215 Penzance to Paddington was an HST to Plymouth , worked a Paddington service from Plymouth due to over running works at Paddington

Very true so on that basis the services from Bolton to Wigan should also be withdrawn, Bolton to Manchester, Bury to Manchester, etc etc etc. A parallel train should be enhanced by a parall train service. The 32 hardly runs parallel with the train service. I no longer have need of a direct...

769s over 142s

The 32 was well used by passengers between Wigan and Atherton, always a good load waiting at stops at Hindley bird stop( I know was one of them). All well saying a connection available onto the V1 or V2. Coming home after a long day nothing better than a direct bus. is this what the bee network...

Wigan really needs direct bus service to Manchester, the train is so unreliable, The 32 in its day was rammed, the 33 we’ll not so. But a 32 service is definitely needed

Just noticed on real traintimes all the Didcot 387s extended to and from Swindon today, is this a norm

Thanks for replying on my behalf much appreciated 1725979495 It is happening believe me, keeping the machine active and key in the trip, the machine logs the trip not what you put on the destination blind

1725886784 I very sorry but there have been no increase in running times on services in Wigan to address problems with tight running times that at times are unworkable, now schools are back shall seen them fall down again. im not going to get into a personal debate about issues we agree and...

According to real traintimes it was a single 158 unit

He did actually say it would save having to pay bus drivers quad time. Agree though in both industries if the incentive is there to work overtime most staff will work it. But higher management always put a block on it. Noticed yesterday planned RR between Wigan and Manchester with the Southport...