GWR passengers can use their tickets on the following services: Roger Ford, industry and technology editor at the magazine Modern Railways, said the problem is "with the weld cracking underneath [the train's] body shell" which he explained led to about 180 trains being taken out of service on Saturday morning for inspection. Repair work is ongoing across the UK's rail network, and Network Rail said it has launched a new taskforce to investigate how the railway can become more resilient in the wake of the heatwave. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. But the Aslef union has claimed that CrossCountry does not employ enough train drivers to allow for services to run as normal when staff are off sick. Tom and Lydia Ellis, who are from New Zealand but living in Bristol, will have to take a bus to get to the game. In January, CrossCountry blamed Covid infections for reduced services and cancellations, saying more than one in 10 staff were absent. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. She says the situation is "being handled in the worst way" and that she "got less than 30 minutes' notice by email" of the cancellations, by which time she was already at the train station. The 52-year-old documentary-maker shared pictures showing how his stubble has changed. "Paid sick leave at the national level is not even part of the conversation at this point," he said, adding that the rail contract otherwise is "very good for workers". Author and rail historian Christian Wolmar says despite a stronger "general feeling of rail malaise" in the north of England, with trains statistically worse performing, often the impact of disruption in the capital was greater. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. She said plenty of people were waiting around on the concourse, as they tried to work out how and when they would be able to make their journeys. During the Covid crisis, the government moved train companies onto emergency contracts. 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Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. LNER, which runs services on the East Coast main line, is operating an amended timetable in the week before Christmas because of the number of absent drivers and train managers. It had planned to take strike action at five train firms including Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains. The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. But on strike days taxi prices are higher. Angie Doll, chief operating officer of GTR, said performance over the past year had been affected by the impact of Covid, short-term sickness, severe weather and increasing trespass incidents. More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or. The RDG said the pandemic has had a long-term impact on services by reducing the number of drivers and other staff who could be trained as well as increasing staff absences. It follows severe travel disruption on Tuesday, with most journeys scrapped through the Met Office's extreme heat zone, which covered much of central, northern, and south-east England. Usage has steadily crept up since the pandemic - but station performance is slowly slipping. "It shouldn't be because you live in a state that's more pro-business than another state that you lose paid sick leave.". 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Network Rail continues to advise passengers to check before they travel, and to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Saturday and Monday. This led to improvements in punctuality and reliability. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said suspending the strike action was "a positive development for passengers up and down the country". Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. It'll pay a quarter of your train ticket so it doesn't cover anything.". The station will be undergoing repairs to the train shed roof, meaning all trains are cancelled. Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said passengers should not be charged extra in future to pay for repairs. A train drivers' union has blamed an operating company for repeated rail cancellations, saying it does not employ enough staff. 2023 BBC. More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is. CrossCountry has apologised for its cancellations over. "It's a scandal really that whole days' worth of trains are being cancelled, which is so disruptive to people's lives and livelihoods - not to mention pushing more people into cars with all the issues that then brings," he said. They disputed claims by workers that managers are increasingly rejecting such requests, as staffing levels have fallen. While he said he believed people should be able to take time off if sick, "the one-size-fits-all approach does not work on issues, especially on paid leave". "This rolling stock must not be allowed back into service until we are 100% certain these trains are safe. "He's trying to keep away from people and so is a bit loathe to seek help from staff in person. "However, lockdowns and the Covid-19 crisis made training very difficult, if not impossible. Overall, passenger numbers are now back up to 80% of the observed usage three years ago but, as rail users return, performance has slipped at many stations. Read about our approach to external linking. The persistent disruption in recent months has prompted outcry from commuters, leisure travellers, politicians and business groups, particularly in the North of England. BBC News Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across the UK after cracks were found on some high-speed trains during routine checks. Network Rail said: "On Sunday 15 January buses will replace ALL trains from Manchester Piccadilly . Newly released data from the Office of Road and Rail shows 3.8% of trains in Great Britain have been cancelled in the year up to 12 November - or one in every 26. But she regularly gets stuck in Warrington when trains are delayed or cancelled and has to get a taxi home. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. TransPennine has also come under the spotlight for poor services, although it insists cancellation numbers have been reducing. The RMT union, which represents transport workers, said that with infections rising, absences would have severe consequences for services, but the safety of staff and the public must come first. She is one of many facing disruption, with train cancellations at the highest level since records began in 2015. In a statement Tricia Williams, chief operating officer of Northern, apologised for disruption, putting it down to factors "including fully-trained driver availability and the on-going industrial relations issues with the trade unions". 'One by one they have all been testing positive', ScotRail cancels 118 services as Covid spikes, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Rosters for drivers are typically agreed a week in advance, and so the "short notice cancellation" of the strikes "means that train driver availability will inevitably be very challenging and rely primarily on volunteers", the RDG added. The walkout was averted only after President Joe Biden and Congress intervened, forcing rail workers to accept the terms of a new contract. In recent weeks, demands for paid sick leave from rail workers like Gabe pushed the US to the brink of its first national rail strike in 30 years. However it urged customers to check for late-notice changes, saying as cases continue to rise, some short notice alterations may be required throughout the festive period. 1 billion (November estimate) 1.2 billion. "Only twice has the train run normally. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. CrossCountry has been contacted for a response to the union's claims. James Dean, Network Rail's West Coast South route director, apologised to passengers impacted by the disruption. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Rob James says his 84-year-old father only found out about the train cancellations once he'd arrived at London King's Cross to board a train to Inverness to visit him. The suspension has been announced 11 days before a fresh RMT strike ballot is due to close on 15 November. 2023 BBC. That's always been their attitude. TransPennine Express said on Saturday afternoon that it would be able to reintroduce some trains into service following safety checks. He apologised for performance not being good enough, and insisted the operators do employ enough train drivers; something their union Aslef disputes. "Nobody out here will tell you that they don't want to work - we're all out here to make money. According to Gabe, his company's attendance policy meant marks against a worker for any time away, "so I was putting off going", he said. Your device may not support this visualisation. "A lot of train companies tend to not employ enough train drivers. At Birmingham New . Services on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London and Edinburgh, were disrupted after a fire on the track near Sandy in Bedfordshire. Services to parts of Shropshire and Staffordshire also face problems problems due to the damage. Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the train lines in Britain, warned passengers that journeys will take "much longer than normal" and could involve taking rail replacement buses, as work continues to repair the railway. "Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Dozens of Class 800s are stacked up waiting to be checked at Hitachi's Swansea depot, Hitachi 800 trains entered service in 2017. Trains are being cancelled and rail services disrupted after the UK recorded its hottest day on record. How has your train journey been affected? The trains have either been cancelled completely or terminated at Birmingham. More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is. He doesn't have a ticket to go back to Bournemouth now as his return ticket's not valid for a few weeks. More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were axed or delayed on Wednesday morning. London Waterloo had 388,000 planned rail and Tube stops on services to and from the station in 2022; in 2021 it was 395,00 and in 2019 that number was 477,000. In 2022, for the whole city, there were nearly 25 million scheduled rail and Tube stops in total (not including the Elizabeth line). What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? A spokesperson for Aslef said in relation to CrossCountry: "I'm afraid they don't really employ enough drivers to deliver the services they promise passengers they will run. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? All high-speed Great Western Railway services between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Penzance have been cancelled and customers are advised not to attempt to travel today. The Transport Secretary Mark Harper is due to meet a group of mayors in the region on Wednesday to discuss the situation. 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