FYI
More train strikes, same old issue, today on Southern, Merseyrail and Northern.
Overtime ban on Virgin West Coast causing several cancellations, their ongoing issue.
Check before traveling. Workarounds available but inconvenient and crowded.
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
Thanks, Nigel. Workarounds definitely a crowd issue.
(When I was in London a few weeks ago, there was a lot of construction at Waterloo, which made rerouting a bit of a challenge.)
Posted by
OP
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
35531 posts
Yup, pretty sure, SteveB.
I work in and out of Euston regularly and have a chance to see Virgin up close and talk with the staff.
There has been an overtime ban for some weeks now. It won't show on the disruption page because it isn't organised and advertised disruption; trains are cancelled ad hoc when they don't have a (full) crew.
In the normal scheme of things VT (WC) don't cancel many trains. Many of the current crop of missing trains are down to that....
And yes, in the absence of overtime and rest-day working the railway as a whole would grind to a halt. It is amazing how the good will keeps things running, and the absence of it puts plenty of sand in the works.