Northumberland Line cancellations/delays (14/12)

[dave1]

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Northumberland Line reopening: progress updates

This just in from New Civil Engineer: Northumberland freight line to be converted for commuter service Aecom and SLC Rail have secured £10M in funding to develop detailed designs to convert the freight-only Northumberland Line into a railway fit for commuters. Northumberland County Council is...

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Got off to bad start to new timetable today

 

[nerdowell]

just to clarify, Three cancellations due to Train Crew Issues (per RTT)

 

[GuyGibsonVC]

It looked like a lot of the Newcastle - MetroCentre trains were getting cancelled, too. I'll be travelling on the Tyne Valley next week and I'm interested on how the timetable will be embedded.

Train Crew Issues = High levels of sickness due to flu, Wear/Tyne Derby and using up leave before the year ends?

 

[swt_passenger]

It looked like a lot of the Newcastle - MetroCentre trains were getting cancelled, too. I'll be travelling on the Tyne Valley next week and I'm interested on how the timetable will be embedded.

Train Crew Issues = High levels of sickness due to flu, Wear/Tyne Derby and using up leave before the year ends?

I suppose you forgot Christmas shopping. But none of this is really relevant to the infrastructure, ie the line reopening, as they have the right amount of staff normally.

 

[GuyGibsonVC]

I suppose you forgot Christmas shopping. But none of this is really relevant to the infrastructure, ie the line reopening, as they have the right amount of staff normally.

Very true.

In the New Year, hopefully we will get dates for Bedlington and Northumberland Park.