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Journey by Journey => Chiltern Railways services => Topic started by: didcotdean on December 22, 2018, 15:51:02



Title: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: didcotdean on December 22, 2018, 15:51:02
A somewhat thinned out late afternoon / evening service Saturday 22 December from staff shortages. Following cancelled:

15:43 London Marylebone to Banbury due 17:02
17:55 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone due 19:41
19:12 Birmingham Snow Hill to London Marylebone due 21:11
19:35 London Marylebone to Oxford due 20:37
19:46 London Marylebone to Gerrards Cross due 20:19
20:29 Aylesbury to London Marylebone due 21:36
20:43 London Marylebone to Banbury due 22:05
20:49 Gerrards Cross to London Marylebone due 21:32
21:09 Oxford to London Marylebone due 22:18
21:40 London Marylebone to Banbury due 23:07
21:57 London Marylebone to Aylesbury Vale Parkway due 23:03
22:35 London Marylebone to Oxford due 23:47

Additional stops on other trains provided as mitigation.


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: TaplowGreen on December 22, 2018, 18:14:58
 :-X


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: didcotdean on December 22, 2018, 21:11:34
An even more thinned out service already for Sunday 23 December. Cancellations already in the system:

07:57 London Marylebone to Aylesbury Vale Parkway due 09:03
08:29 Aylesbury to London Marylebone due 09:38
08:35 London Marylebone to Oxford due 09:45
08:40 London Marylebone to Banbury due 10:02
09:13 Aylesbury Vale Parkway to London Marylebone due 10:21
09:46 London Marylebone to Gerrards Cross due 10:16
10:05 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street due 11:56
10:07 Oxford to London Marylebone due 11:24
10:30 Gerrards Cross to London Marylebone due 11:03
10:44 Banbury to London Marylebone due 12:06
10:57 London Marylebone to Aylesbury Vale Parkway due 12:03
11:43 London Marylebone to Banbury due 13:02
12:05 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street due 13:56
12:10 London Marylebone to Oxford due 13:21
12:13 Aylesbury Vale Parkway to London Marylebone due 13:20
12:46 London Marylebone to Gerrards Cross due 13:19
12:55 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone due 14:40
13:30 Gerrards Cross to London Marylebone due 14:04
13:37 Oxford to London Marylebone due 14:48
13:44 Banbury to London Marylebone due 15:06
13:46 London Marylebone to Gerrards Cross due 14:16
14:29 Gerrards Cross to London Marylebone due 15:02
15:13 London Marylebone to Aylesbury due 16:19
15:27 London Marylebone to Aylesbury due 16:26
16:10 London Marylebone to Oxford due 17:21
17:37 Oxford to London Marylebone due 18:48
19:13 London Marylebone to Aylesbury due 20:19

There is the chance I suppose that some might get filled ...


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: Timmer on December 22, 2018, 22:15:26
Oh dear, and this coming on a day when GWR passengers are being encouraged to use Chiltern services due to Paddington being closed.

Maybe high levels of staff sickness aren’t just affecting XC.


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: didcotdean on December 22, 2018, 22:35:22
Sunday might be a volunteer issue, but that doesn't quite explain the situation today.


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: IndustryInsider on December 22, 2018, 23:47:55
Chiltern have struggled for weeend coverage for many months now.


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: Dispatch Box on December 23, 2018, 13:12:59
Chiltern have struggled for weeend coverage for many months now.

No, suspect they,ve pulled sickies to do xmas shopping, why I could,nt move in Sainsburys.


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: JayMac on December 23, 2018, 15:11:22

No, suspect they,ve pulled sickies to do xmas shopping

Such an accusation is totally uncalled for. No self respecting rail employee would jeopardise their career by doing something so foolish.  ::) >:( :o


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: rogerw on December 23, 2018, 16:06:12
Apart from which, by popular rumour, most men would happily volunteer for work to get away from Christmas shopping  ;) ;)


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: TaplowGreen on December 23, 2018, 16:58:44

No, suspect they,ve pulled sickies to do xmas shopping

Such an accusation is totally uncalled for. No self respecting rail employee would jeopardise their career by doing something so foolish.  ::) >:( :o


…….absolutely - I refuse to believe that anyone in any job would ever pull a sickie at Christmas in respect of overindulgence, Christmas Shopping or other festive activity...………..now back in the real world I must nip out and feed the Unicorn!  ;D


Title: Re: Chiltern Crew Shortage Cancellations - December 2018
Post by: Dispatch Box on December 23, 2018, 17:14:40

No, suspect they,ve pulled sickies to do xmas shopping

Such an accusation is totally uncalled for. No self respecting rail employee would jeopardise their career by doing something so foolish.  ::) >:( :o


I suggested that might be the cause as where I once worked, they were always doing it throughout the year,which was unfair on people that were really sick.



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