SWR Crew shortages Friday 25 March

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[Surrey 455]

From a disruption alert email from SWR^» (South Western Railway - about)

Hello,

We have been advised of significant crew shortages on Friday 25th March, these shortages are expected to mainly affect the West of England line between Exeter and Basingstoke, however some other routes may also be affected.

We will provide more specific updates as and when we receive them. Please continue to check your journey before travelling.

For help with onward travel advice, please speak to a member of staff, use a station help point or visit our website.

We are very sorry for any delay to your journey and any inconvenience this may cause you.

Kind regards,

The SWR Information Team

P.S. Don’t forget if your journey has been delayed by us by 15 minutes or longer, you are entitled to claim compensation under our Delay Repay scheme.

[IndustryInsider]

Staffing generally is getting tighter as more people are off with Covid again.

[MVR S&T]

Due to a shortage of available train crew between 28 March and 01 April, there will be fewer services running than usual.

The following train alterations will take place on 28/03 - 01/04:

West of England
- 1547 Salisbury to Waterloo is cancelled
- 1750 Waterloo to Yeovil Pen Mill will start from Salisbury
- 1939 Basingstoke to Yeovil Pen Mill will terminate at Salisbury
- 2130 Yeovil Pen Mill to Yeovil Junction is cancelled
- 2145 Yeovil Junction to Salisbury is cancelled

​Lymington to Brockenhurst
​All services between Lymington and Brockenhurst are cancelled. We are currently in the process of recruiting replacement transport and an update will be provided one this is in place.

The following train alterations will take place on 28/03 only.

Island Line
- 0605 Ryde St Johns Road to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 0614 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin is cancelled
- 0648 Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 0714 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin is cancelled
- 0748 Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 0814 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin is cancelled
- 0848 Shanklin to Ryde St Johns Road is cancelled
- 1518 Ryde St Johns Road to Shanklin is cancelled
- 1548 Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 1614 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin is cancelled
- 1648 Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 1714 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin is cancelled
- 1748 Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 1814 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin is cancelled
- 1848 Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade is cancelled
- 1914 Ryde Esplanade to Ryde St Johns Road is cancelled

Following these cancellations, the Island Line will still be operating an hourly service. This will run at XX:15 from Shanklin and XX:45 from Ryde Pier Head

Please note that due to the fluid nature of this situation, further train alterations may take place. We strongly advise that you check your journey before you travel.

We are very sorry for any delay that this may cause to your journeys.