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« 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.
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2018, 18:14:58 »

 Lips sealed
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« Reply #2 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 ...
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2018, 22:15:26 »

Oh dear, and this coming on a day when GWR (Great Western Railway) passengers are being encouraged to use Chiltern services due to Paddington being closed.

Maybe high levels of staff sickness aren’t just affecting XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)).
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2018, 22:35:22 »

Sunday might be a volunteer issue, but that doesn't quite explain the situation today.
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2018, 23:47:55 »

Chiltern have struggled for weeend coverage for many months now.
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« Reply #6 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.
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« Reply #7 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.  Roll Eyes Angry Shocked
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« Reply #8 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  Wink Wink
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« Reply #9 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.  Roll Eyes Angry Shocked


…….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!  Grin
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« Reply #10 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.  Roll Eyes Angry Shocked


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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