"Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

Mark A

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"Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

« on: April 21, 2023, 08:53:08 am »

This phrase:

"Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time..."

Leaving aside the issue with starting a sentence with "Due to", please could there be an industry move to use this phrase only when appropriate.

About the only time it should apply is if there genuinely is an unforeseen fleet-wide issue (and these do arise, though hopefully this will never be 'Fuel contamination' again). For the rest, the phrase is misinformation, because, doesn't it mask the fact that the TOC^▸ in question does not have sufficient trains to offer resilience in covering the advertised timetable?

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Re: "Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2023, 09:31:07 am »

I'm all for accuracy and honesty in these matters.....imagine the explanation that would have to be provided for "shortage of train crew", especially on Sundays in the summer months!


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Re: "Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2023, 12:56:59 pm »

Quote from: Mark A on April 21, 2023, 08:53:08 am

doesn't it mask the fact that the TOC^▸ in question does not have sufficient trains to offer resilience in covering the advertised timetable?

ToC's well in reality the DfT^» will have sufficient rolling stock to operate the timetable with capacity to allow for maintenance and a % of failures. It would be un reasonable to have 100% spare just in case! The travelling public just would not want to bare the cost of excessive over capacity.

There will be times when a fleet has a major issue that for safety reason or as in the case of SWR^» contamination stock is taken out of use. Most of the things that take rolling stock out of use on a large scale would also impact on the spare stock


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Re: "Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2023, 01:45:53 pm »

Agreed, but given the position that say GWR^▸ is now in, the 'More trains than usual needing repair' line is eventually going to wear thin (ner than it already has...)

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Re: "Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2023, 02:41:00 pm »

How long were the works to repair the IET^▸ cracking going to take? Are they not still in the middle of doing that?


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