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RE: Northern Rail - childwallblues - 22/11/2015 10:20
(22/11/2015 10:01)wirralbus Wrote: That Rail Replacement will more than likely if it is last minute be taxi's .Well that would probably be a Manchester Victoria train crew working.
Wonder whether it was unit shortage or staff shortage .
RE: Northern Rail - jtd508110 - 22/11/2015 17:52
The 22:20 LIV - MCV was also cancelled. Both down to no crew to work the service... Not good for residents of Eccles or Patricroft!
RE: Northern Rail - Sprinterdriver - 24/11/2015 09:13
(21/11/2015 00:40)T42 PVM Wrote: Problem is at that time theres no one to know someone needs a replacement Bus, no customer Service to ring and no one at the ticket office to arrange it either
The booking office should be open until the last train has departed and the help point will work too. Were you on the train? Did it miss out any other stations? Seems very weird to just miss one.
SD.
RE: Northern Rail - Sprinterdriver - 24/11/2015 09:16
(21/11/2015 13:28)knutstransport Wrote: Really? Northern have terminated a lot of services short or missed out stations for delays of under 50 minutes and given staffing hours as the reason for doing that. Maybe it's a case of a number of crew members not being willing to finish late?
Yes, really. I would suspect it would be much more likely a case of staff shortages.
SD.
RE: Northern Rail - Sprinterdriver - 24/11/2015 09:18
(22/11/2015 10:01)wirralbus Wrote: That Rail Replacement will more than likely if it is last minute be taxi's .
Wonder whether it was unit shortage or staff shortage .
Staff shortage of the conductor variety.
Three buses were ordered, plus the 2304 to Preston was held for a few mins.
SD.
RE: Northern Rail - T42 PVM - 24/11/2015 09:20
(24/11/2015 09:13)Sprinterdriver Wrote: The booking office should be open until the last train has departed and the help point will work too. Were you on the train? Did it miss out any other stations? Seems very weird to just miss one.
SD.
I was not on that Train but a Forum Member was waiting for it at Thatto Heath (One of the Stations it decided to go right past)
RE: Northern Rail - SK15 GZG - 24/11/2015 15:25
I have read elsewhere that the winning bid for the next Northern franchise is to be announced a week on Friday (December 4th)
RE: Northern Rail - St Helens Rider - 24/11/2015 17:15
Northern (as well as Virgin and TPX) have been affected by a person being hit by a train between Preston & Wigan this afternoon. When I was coming back the 1550 (1530 from Preston) to South Parkway was cancelled and people heading southbound were advised to go to Lime Street on the stopping service and get connections from there.
RE: Northern Rail - knutstransport - 25/11/2015 19:33
(24/11/2015 15:25)SL64 JDZ Wrote: I have read elsewhere that the winning bid for the next Northern franchise is to be announced a week on Friday (December 4th)
Rumours are circulating that Govia's bid was substandard and rejected, while Abellio's numbers didn't add up in their train plan meaning Arriva will be the likely winners.
With TPE all bids apparently were good enough and First are rumoured to be favourites.
RE: Northern Rail - Sprinterdriver - 25/11/2015 19:38
I'd better start learning German then!
SD.