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 on: Today at 13:20:48 
Started by Timmer - Last post by Timmer
The 13.32 Swindon to Weymouth has been reinstated from Westbury to Weymouth so one cheer rather than two that someone has been found to provide cover for part of the journey.

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 on: Today at 13:18:54 
Started by Lee - Last post by a-driver
Quote from: TaplowGreen on Today at 12:52:21

GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) had years to address this issue when it was in their control before the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) tightened their grip. Instead of doing so they left it on the "too difficult" pile.



It's never been within GWR's control.  That was the whole point of privatisation! 

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 on: Today at 12:52:21 
Started by Lee - Last post by TaplowGreen
Quote from: a-driver on Today at 10:46:47
Quote from: grahame on Today at 08:57:09

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Cancellations to services between Liskeard and Looe

Due to a shortage of train crew between Liskeard and Looe the line is closed.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 15:00 15/06.

Customer Advice

Due to crew shortages, we are unable to run train services today.

An astonishing failure ... on what would be a peak early summer's day.   Should someone come back and explain that there's a local transmitted flu or something else that has struck all the crews in the last 24 hours, this service decimation is "unforgivable" ... but of course it will probably get forgotten in the mists of time and the fog of the next issue.

Two questions when something goes wrong:
1. What lessons will be learned from today?
2. How will those lessons result in actions which make sure this should not happen again?

1.  Lessons were learnt a long time ago. 
2.  “7-day railway” discussions have been ongoing for sometime, unfortunately the DfT» (Department for Transport - about)  won’t release any further funding to resolve the issue. They want to continue with the “cheap sticky plaster” fixes which we all know doesn’t work.

The issue isn’t with GWR▸ (Great Western Railway). GWR run the operation as per the contract outlined by the DfT.  It’s for the DfT to sort.

GWR had years to address this issue when it was in their control before the DfT tightened their grip. Instead of doing so they left it on the "too difficult" pile.

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 on: Today at 12:49:04 
Started by Timmer - Last post by TaplowGreen
Quote from: grahame on Today at 10:50:06
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on Today at 10:09:19
Today being Fathers Day, when some families would like to have been able to have a day out in Weymouth, just for example?

Could it be that some GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) drivers / train manager are fathers too and we have a case of "More fathers than usual being required at home at the same time"

I'm sure virtually every Father working today feels the same.

The fact that the date has been in the calendar for some time however seems to have enabled other businesses who can operate basic workforce planning to sustain their service.

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 on: Today at 12:24:14 
Started by rogerw - Last post by stuving
Quote from: grahame on Today at 08:10:00
I understand the 30 is changing too and will provide a route as far as Euston from the current 205 stops too.

No - the 30 won't run west of Euston. The Paddington-Euston (and Kings Cross too) route will be covered by 27 and 205, each part-way and overlapping.


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 on: Today at 11:42:13 
Started by TaplowGreen - Last post by grahame
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16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34

16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55

17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

 7 
 on: Today at 11:38:33 
Started by ChrisB - Last post by Mark A
Hoping the spiral ramp bit attracts a gardening group too, it's compact, defined, manageable, prominent.

Mark

 8 
 on: Today at 11:37:58 
Started by grahame - Last post by grahame
Further pictures from our legal art wall, new art and the artists at work.

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 on: Today at 11:17:56 
Started by Lee - Last post by grahame
Quote from: a-driver on Today at 11:10:12

What do you think the future holds for local Rail User Groups when it's all owned and run by the nation? 


That is a superb question. 

"What do you think" ... I think (I know!!) that I don't know enough about what the future holds.  I can visualise good and bad scenarios; the question comes do we [just] wait and see or do we look to partner and persuade in what gets set up or not, and in what authority it has.

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 on: Today at 11:10:12 
Started by Lee - Last post by a-driver
Quote from: grahame on Today at 10:53:44

I look forward to the time that everything is owned and run by the nation so there won't be (sometimes correct) buck passing.  I just fear that the nation will follow the time lines taken by the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) which is the nation and things will get done far far far too slowly if at all.

What do you think the future holds for local Rail User Groups when it's all owned and run by the nation? 

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