They disputed claims by workers that managers are increasingly rejecting such requests, as staffing levels have fallen. London North Eastern railway confirmed that after earlier cancellations, services began to operate to and from London King's Cross from midday, but it said trains will be "extremely busy". 12:36 Lauren Cole-Lomas All the trains cancelled from Woking between 12:30pm and 1:30pm 12:34 to Portsmouth Harbour - Cancelled 12:44 to London Waterloo - Cancelled 12:46 to Exeter St. "He's trying to keep away from people and so is a bit loathe to seek help from staff in person. BBC Summary A rail strike by 40,000 RMT union members has caused four in five trains to be cancelled today as many people return to work after the Christmas break The 48-hour strike is the. DISRUPTION: Monday 05 DecemberSorry, we have a fair few cancellations tomorrow due to driver shortages. And hope I'm not going to be stranded," she said. The railway minister warned disruption was likely for a "prolonged period". 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. #LNERUpdate Our line is now reopened.Services are beginning to operate, however due to disruption there will be a reduced service to and from #LondonKingsCross today. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Another transport union, the TSSA, had already called off November action at Network Rail so that discussions could continue, and on Friday suspended planned rail strikes on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at different firms. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. He added: "Specialist teams worked all night but have been unable to fix the cables in time for the start of service this morning. 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Added to this, reliance on drivers agreeing to work on days off - which has been common in the industry for decades - has left some operators exposed during a period of strained industrial relations. The outcome has outraged thousands of workers who had hoped for more support from a political party and a president who had campaigned on the promise of passing national sick leave and supporting unions. Overall, 75 of the 100 best-performing busy stations in the UK are in the capital, and London Overground is one of the top three most punctual railway lines, rail tracker website On Time Trains found. A rail strike by 40,000 RMT union members has caused four in five trains to be cancelled today as many people return to work after the Christmas break. The operator is advising customers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday. Sick leave is a major sticking point not just for rail union members. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Dozens of Class 800s are stacked up waiting to be checked at Hitachi's Swansea depot, Hitachi 800 trains entered service in 2017. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Reuters. Two arrested after cable thefts cause travel disruption News 2d Steam and diesel trains run for celebration Dorset 4d Rail cuts will isolate disabled, charity warns Gloucestershire 5d Train. 2023 BBC. It says this means less flexibility. It offered a pay rise, an additional personal day and a few other benefits - but no paid sick leave. It comes after Tuesday's record-breaking temperatures above 40C, which caused damage to overhead electric lines and railway tracks. Though 16 states have passed laws requiring paid sick leave over the last decade, one in five workers across the country still does not have access to the benefit, with low-wage workers most at risk. We were supposed to see each other in March and then Covid happened.". Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. In total, 520,853 services were scheduled across Great Britain between 16 October and 12 November, 15% lower than the same time in 2019. She is one of many facing disruption, with train cancellations at the highest level since records began in 2015. "Now they're just squeezing us so hard, like blood out of a turnip. Some passengers arrived unaware that anything had gone wrong while others had allowed plenty of extra time in a bid to still make their journey by rail. Avanti West Coast is another operator experiencing staff shortages and warning of short-notice cancellations. We are always looking at ways to minimise these incidents whenever we can. Nina. In addition to rising rates of Covid among staff, the operators website also advises that its driver training programme has been severely disrupted by the virus and social distancing constraints. Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris' subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government's plan to make people. "On a semi-regular basis I'm getting home at nine o'clock at night," she added. "At a moment when we were celebrating all these front-line workers, who were keeping the economy going at the risk of their own health, that we couldn't include paid sick days as a requirement in our Covid relief package - it was just shocking.". ", Housework: The only work you never retire from, the only work you never get paid for", US lawmakers vote to block potential rail strike. Speaking on Thursday, chairman Steve Montgomery said the RDG was "working up to" making an offer once it had made an agreement with unions on workplace reforms. Train speed limits over heatwave track safety fears, Train passengers warned not to travel in heatwave, UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Power shift in Vietnam as president quits. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. In October, Avanti's contract was extended for only six months. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The Transport Secretary Mark Harper is due to meet a group of mayors in the region on Wednesday to discuss the situation. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. By Hugh Schofield. 2023 BBC. Passenger numbers are currently only around 80% of pre-Covid levels - although they have been higher at some points recently. It is advising passengers to travel as early as possible. 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. It's hard to know whether the low passenger numbers are down to the restrictions on indoor gatherings - or potential passengers heeding warnings to stay away. "People are just deflated because this has happened so many times.". 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. Train drivers at nine rail companies have announced a new strike in August as a dispute causing travel chaos across the country deepens. Network Rail said it's repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King's Cross. In 2022, 40% of scheduled rail and Underground services in London were either . Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. "We have strict performance targets that incentivise the operator, Arriva Rail London, to run punctual services with minimal cancellations and to work closely with Network Rail to ensure any track, signalling and infrastructure problems are rectified promptly to minimise delays for our customers.". More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were axed or delayed on Wednesday morning. Some were trying to use tickets that were originally for Monday or Tuesday, only to find that they couldn't travel as expected today either. Sherry Leiwant, co-founder of A Better Balance, who has been working on paid sick leave campaigns since the early 2000s, called the decision not to extend the benefit in 2020 "the most disheartening thing that has happened in my work on this issue". 2023 BBC. President Macron's reform programme faces a make-or-break moment, as French unions stage a day of mass strikes and protests on Thursday against his plans to push back the age of . Passengers will be hoping this change ushers in more reliability. Avanti said on Friday it would not reinstate services on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. She said the operator had a plan in place to make improvements, and was working with Network Rail to improve reliability. Rob Taylor, who lives in Nottingham, said the cancellations had been a "nightmare" for him. It was not all unwelcome news in London, however. And a London Underground strike planned for Thursday is still set to go ahead. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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It has removed all peak restrictions over Christmas, to try to spread out demand. "You're coming to work to make money and you can spend more than your day's wage to get home.". She said she took taxis to and from work which cost her more than 160. Passengers await further information at St Pancras station. Read about our approach to external linking. 2023 BBC. More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is. Station staff were on hand, trying to help passengers with queries. 2023 BBC. "Emotionally it's exhausting, to constantly have to look at the train times every single day. 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. "Here Biden is supposed to be this super pro-labour president and Amtrak Joe and everything like that," he said, referring to a nickname given to the president for his fondness of riding the national passenger rail. "People are scared for their jobs .We need protection.". "Nobody out here will tell you that they don't want to work - we're all out here to make money. For a moment, during the pandemic, it seemed like a national policy might emerge. He wrote: "So this is what my beard grows like. That figure stood at 7.6% a month ago. GTR also noted issues at other train companies could have a knock-on effect. "At least four times this year I've spent more on getting here and back than I have actually earnt that day," Ms Blackburn said. 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. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train companies, said: "We totally reject any suggestion that the replacement of franchises with contracts during the pandemic is adversely affecting performance.". BBC News Passengers are being warned of extensive disruption to train services on Saturday despite a series of strikes by railway workers being called off. CrossCountry said its services between Nottingham (pictured) and Cardiff had been particularly affected, Several trains in a row have been cancelled on a number of days, Aslef said a lot of train companies did not employ enough drivers. ORR recently said Network Rail, which oversees tracks, power lines and signals, needed to do more to deliver better performance. 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. They won't include planned strike timetables, or the list of advance cancellations TransPennine Express releases on a daily basis. Gabe, who has worked for the railroad since 2004, said the companies could afford the benefit, noting that they have earned record profits in recent years. Email: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. This is mainly affecting our Nottingham - Cardiff route but some other services are also affected.Please check your journey via https://t.co/RQG2pY1l0U. It is advising passengers to travel as early as possible. She had planned to travel from there to Gatwick Airport for an overnight stay before a flight to France tomorrow. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or. He told BBC business correspondent Katy Austin that while body shell cracking would not "cause the trains to crash or disintegrate or anything like that", he said it is a "serious point" that requires action because if metal fatiguing is allowed to continue, the "cracks will spread, and the body shell strength will be weakened". 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. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. 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. "It's made getting getting into central London a nightmare and you end up having to squeeze on to a packed bus if you can find space. It added that the renewal of this part of the network should reduce the drainage and flooding problems that can lead to signalling and power failures, the root cause of many train cancellations. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. Passengers warned over Christmas rail disruption, UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Power shift in Vietnam as president quits. Author and railway analyst Christian Wolmar said the railways were in the "worst state" he had seen in 25 years of writing about them. West Midlands Railway has also said fewer trains are running. Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. Erik Loomis, a professor of labour history at the University of Rhode Island, said the Biden administration made a mistake not to take the issue more seriously as it worked to broker a deal between unions and railroads earlier this year. "It's added between an hour and two hours on my journey as you end up changing twice on the way.". In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. However, the suspension is a significant development, as it is the first time in the RMT's long-running dispute that a strike has been called off to make further talks easier. The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. "I won't be fully relaxed until we're in the stadium," said Mr Ellis. Disruption on East Coast Main Line continues, but trains are now running again between London and Scotland. "This is of course an essential journey for me or I wouldn't have booked," she says. "We're working hard to be able to operate as many services as possible, but advise customers to check National Rail Enquiries prior to travel for the latest information on their service.". "It's clearly an area where we need federal protections," said Jennifer Pomeranz, a professor of public health at New York University, who has tracked the issue. It had planned to take strike action at five train firms including Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains. "You don't realise how much you rely on something until you don't have it.". Read about our approach to external linking. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? BBC News. When she didn't have paid sick leave, she ended up with no vacation and had to take unpaid days to care for her daughter, straining her finances. Transpennine hasn't had a rest day working agreement in place with Aslef for nearly a year. 2023 BBC. BritBox original Magpie Murders has found a new home at the BBC, which will also make a sequel series Moonflower Murders. The disruption to LNER trains means there will be limited to no service on the East Coast Main Line - between Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and London. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Govia Thameslink, which operates the Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern franchises, said it may also have to cancel services at short notice due to high numbers of staff off sick with Covid and other seasonal illnesses. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote. Read about our approach to external linking. "I started doing some work in Cardiff a few months ago, so have been trying to get the direct train on at least eight occasions," he said. Vet Jenna Blackburn's usual commute is Chester to Manchester, changing at Warrington, often on Northern. National Rail Enquiries warned disruption was expected until the end of the day. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. Geoff Hobbs, Transport for London's director of public transport planning, said: "At times things can go wrong and services may need to be cancelled or delayed. Mr Ford added that repairing aluminium trains is a "very difficult process" because of the electronic equipment inside them. The 52-year-old documentary-maker shared pictures showing how his stubble has changed. It'll pay a quarter of your train ticket so it doesn't cover anything.". He said there were some areas in which there could be "commonality" between the two parties on workforce reform. Read about our approach to external linking. "This rolling stock must not be allowed back into service until we are 100% certain these trains are safe. "Only twice has the train run normally. Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Chickens come home to roost and you do tend to get caught out if you don't have enough people.". Rail workers are disappointed after their push for paid sick leave failed, Gabe says it was a "slap in the face" that President Biden and Congress didn't resolve worker concerns on sick pay, Erica quit her job in 2020 for one that offered paid sick leave, Some unions have rejected a deal the Biden administration brokered in September, When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, Maximum two drinks a week, Canada guidance advises, US town with no water using rain to flush toilets, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Heathrow beefs up security over cannabis arrests. But on strike days taxi prices are higher. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Same in the opposite direction. When trains are running, Ms Blackburn said they are often crowded and strikes have added extra stress and expense. The picture at Leeds station was better, with 61% arriving on time. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Are you a passenger who was due to travel on one of the affected trains? South Western Railway said it had only seen a small number of alterations this week, but was closely monitoring the impact of the new Omicron variant on staff availability. It said the main reason was drivers suddenly stopped volunteering to work on their rest days. Like roughly 30 million other Americans, the 45-year-old railroad worker doesn't have any paid sick leave and he didn't want to get punished for taking time off. On Sunday, train drivers in Aslef stopped working overtime at LNER, after a recent vote. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 2023 BBC. The US is one of only two countries in the 38-member Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development without a national law guaranteeing paid sick leave for its workers. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. Northern, which runs services across the North of England, is also warning that passenger services are being affected by the impacts of Covid and unavailability of train crew. CrossCountry has apologised for its cancellations over. Avanti has come in for particular criticism for severe disruption in July, and then slashing its timetable in August. West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales are affected. In Scotland, ScotRail reported more than a hundred cancellations on Monday. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He said that employing more drivers would "cost money" and "would go into their profit margins". Read about our approach to external linking. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, Fires blaze after UK passes 40C for first time, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe. "A lot of train companies tend to not employ enough train drivers. The issue has emerged repeatedly in labour disputes in recent years, as workers, empowered by a strong job market and contending with coronavirus and an unusually severe flu and virus season, demand more from employers.
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