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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Looe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and incidents
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on: Today at 09:45:27
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Multiple cancellations today due to crew shortage - the type of sunny weekend summer day when branch lines such as this get the chance to really show their worth, but GWR▸ have failed to provide anyone to run them.
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) Judging by the repetition in similar circumstances across the region over a number of years, none. 2) They won't. GWR are staggering towards the end of their franchise, there is little or no motivation for them to make the efforts required. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion
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on: Today at 09:12:17
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Summer Sunday, so.................
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.
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We have very limited road transport in place, taxis will shuttle hourly. Please note, they may not run to the train timetable. Please see station staff.
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We're sorry for the delay to your journey.
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion
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on: Yesterday at 10:07:57
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Alterations to services between Weymouth and Westbury
Due to a shortage of train crew between Weymouth and Westbury:
Train services running to and from these stations may be revised. Disruption is expected until 12:00 14/06.
Customer Advice
Owing to a shortage of train crew we are unable to operate the full advertised timetable of train services between Weymouth and Westbury this morning.
A limited combination of coaches and MPV's will operate over this section of line but kindly note owing to the local road layout the larger vehicles are unable to serve many of the stations which will be served by the MPV's instead. Any customers at Weymouth who had intended to travel to Westbury or beyond on the 09:30 and 11:30 departures may use their tickets to travel on South Western Railway services to Southampton Central and change there for GWR▸ services to Westbury and Bristol.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Tech arms race erupts in bid to beat fare-dodgers
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on: Yesterday at 08:50:31
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I am struck by watching "Fare Dodgers" that the BTP▸ are often not around when needed to deal with regular/aggressive fare dodgers, tailgaters etc and as they don't have the power to detain them the RP▸ /gateline staff have little option but to let them go despite frequently calling for their assistance.
Perhaps a more visible/rapid reaction presence to make arrests would be more of a deterrent?
Otherwise it tends to be the more compliant customers who have often made honest mistakes that tend to get punished.
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: RMT to ballot GWR Gateline staff over lone staffing plans - June 2025
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on: June 13, 2025, 07:42:33
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From the Morning Star:  Rail union RMT▸ announced today that it will be balloting over 300 gateline staff across Great Western Railway ( GWR▸ ) for strike action. The ballot, opening on June 17, comes in response to company plans to impose single staffing and extend working hours. The rail union argues that this will leave staff on ticket barriers isolated, more exposed to abuse and violence, and unable to provide proper ticket enforcement and adequate assistance to passengers. RMT reports that management has attempted to intimidate workers by insisting they will not win the ballot, and that the new working arrangements will go ahead regardless. General secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Our members are being threatened with unsafe working conditions and told there is nothing they can do about it. GWR is trying to impose single staffing, which will put our members at greater chance of being harmed at work and we cannot allow that. RMT will not accept lone working on stations and Gatelines, and we are prepared to take strike action to stop it.” A Great Western Railway spokesman said: “These proposals mean more colleagues at seven GWR stations on our network to offer help and support to customers. We’ve got no plans to extend the working hours for gateline colleagues and there is no suggestion of single staffing being imposed. We’ve been speaking to trades unions colleagues about recruiting an additional 30 members of staff at seven locations on our network to help us provide more staff at gatelines for longer. Rather than being imposed, we’ve been clear that minimum staffing levels would be agreed by local station teams, based on risk assessments agreed with trades unions. We’re keen to talk to colleagues and their trades union representatives to find a mutually beneficial solution here that doesn’t involve colleagues losing money through unnecessary industrial action.” Of note is the apparently obligatory illustrative image, again from Bristol Temple Meads - which would surely be the last railway station to be subject to any proposed 'single staffing' on the ticket barriers? CfN.  I wonder if either of the Morning Star's readers noticed? |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2025
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on: June 11, 2025, 18:12:26
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Delays to services between Twyford and Maidenhead
Due to a safety inspection of the track between Twyford and Maidenhead trains have to run at reduced speed on the line towards London Paddington.
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 10 minutes. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer Advice
A small section of the railway line between Reading and London Paddington is closed whilst Network Rail carry out a safety inspection. GWR▸ can still run trains safely, as other tracks are available for use, but this will lead to some congestion and slower running as trains make their way through.
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Train hits tractor and trailer on level crossing, Leominster, 22 May 2025
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on: June 07, 2025, 07:54:32
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And you can't disagree with what that farmer is saying When I worked in a box, we had a panel with a button for each crossing, anytime someone called from a crossing the button illuminated so we knew exactly what crossing they were be calling from. I don't know if that's still the case though. Workload is a big issue. One signaller can only manage a certain amount of these crossings. If you've got 20 crossings in your area and a queue of calls waiting to be answered mistakes are going to be made. Signallers are only human, we are all prone to making mistakes, there needs to be a fail safe method of working. Can't they just install automatic gates on all crossings, as seems to be the suggestion? |
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