"I started doing some work in Cardiff a few months ago, so have been trying to get the direct train on at least eight occasions," he said. Passengers at King's Cross station faced further disruption on Wednesday. South Western Railway said it had only seen a small number of alterations this week, but was closely monitoring the impact of the new Omicron variant on staff availability. TfL said that major works were taking place on a 20-mile stretch between Euston and Watford Junction. But that expired at the end of the year and firms quickly trimmed the benefits. 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"I found that devastating," she said, adding that a national law now looks "impossible". The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators across the UK, said its members had reported that 8.7% of their staff were off sick due to all causes including Covid. Train strikes: What are the dates and which lines are affected? We recommend customers to CHECK BEFORE THEY TRAVEL.Full information https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 pic.twitter.com/t2DXXX7QGz. In 2022, for the whole city, there were nearly 25 million scheduled rail and Tube stops in total (not including the Elizabeth line). BBC News reporter Harry Low at London Paddington. London North Eastern railway confirmed that after earlier cancellations, services began to operate to and from London King's Cross from midday, but it said trains will be "extremely busy". pic.twitter.com/Ouiz9xJ39D. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Govia Thameslink, which operates the Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern franchises, said it may also have to cancel services at short notice due to high numbers of staff off sick with Covid and other seasonal illnesses. Read about our approach to external linking. Hitachi apologised and said some trains were now running again after checks. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or. 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More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is thought to be much higher. 09:49, 17 JAN 2023 BBC Breakfast star Nina Warhurst announces new 'official title' after change BBC Breakfast star Nina Warhurst has announced her new "official title" after a name change. High-speed trains withdrawn over crack fears, High-speed train delayed on first journey, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Mass strikes in France bid to halt pension age rise. It acknowledged that the national dispute involving three rail unions had caused severe disruption and on cancellations it said "the industry is working hard to cope with an unprecedented convergence of issues". "This rolling stock must not be allowed back into service until we are 100% certain these trains are safe. Newly released data from the Office of Road and Rail shows 3.8% of trains in Great Britain have been cancelled in the year up to 12 November - or one in every 26. ", Housework: The only work you never retire from, the only work you never get paid for", US lawmakers vote to block potential rail strike. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. It added that the renewal of this part of the network should reduce the drainage and flooding problems that can lead to signalling and power failures, the root cause of many train cancellations. During the Covid crisis, the government moved train companies onto emergency contracts. Some passengers arrived unaware that anything had gone wrong while others had allowed plenty of extra time in a bid to still make their journey by rail. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. Rail Minister Huw Merriman said he did not want to "rule anything in or out" when asked if the government would put more money on the table to help resolve the dispute. In 2022, 40% of scheduled rail and Underground services in London were either cancelled or delayed, analysis has revealed. There will be fewer trains before the game, and none leaving Cardiff after it has finished. "It's a scandal really that whole days' worth of trains are being cancelled, which is so disruptive to people's lives and livelihoods - not to mention pushing more people into cars with all the issues that then brings," he said. "Only twice has the train run normally. "A lot of train companies tend to not employ enough train drivers. Third was TransPennine Express, with 5.8% of trains cancelled. Passengers have been advised to check train operators' websites before travelling. Author and rail historian Christian Wolmar says despite a stronger "general feeling of rail malaise" in the north of England, with trains statistically worse performing, often the impact of disruption in the capital was greater. The picture at Leeds station was better, with 61% arriving on time. In January, CrossCountry blamed Covid infections for reduced services and cancellations, saying more than one in 10 staff were absent. BritBox original Magpie Murders has found a new home at the BBC, which will also make a sequel series Moonflower Murders. "At least four times this year I've spent more on getting here and back than I have actually earnt that day," Ms Blackburn said. "Our priority is our members, and we are working towards securing a deal on job security, a decent pay rise and good working conditions.". The RMT union, which represents transport workers, said that with infections rising, absences would have severe consequences for services, but the safety of staff and the public must come first. BBC News Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across the UK after cracks were found on some high-speed trains during routine checks. In a statement Tricia Williams, chief operating officer of Northern, apologised for disruption, putting it down to factors "including fully-trained driver availability and the on-going industrial relations issues with the trade unions". RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the threat of strike action "has made the rail employers see sense". This led to improvements in punctuality and reliability. The cancellations were due to the heat affecting the safety of steel railway tracks, which can buckle when too hot. 2023 BBC. Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris' subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government's plan to make people. It is offering customers refunds or fee-free re-booking. Network Rail said it's repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King's Cross. Tom and Lydia Ellis, who are from New Zealand but living in Bristol, will have to take a bus to get to the game. CrossCountry has been contacted for a response to the union's claims. Read about our approach to external linking. The operator is advising customers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday. It has warned the problem could affect services on Sunday too. ScotRail will only run a skeleton service on Saturday, with the rail operator warning of significant disruption to its services. It has removed all peak restrictions over Christmas, to try to spread out demand. But it says more drivers are, steadily, qualifying. This year I've had to spend 160 one day just to get here because it was a busy day for taxis so it was 160 here and back. Northern, which runs services across the North of England, is also warning that passenger services are being affected by the impacts of Covid and unavailability of train crew. Overall, 75 of the 100 best-performing busy stations in the UK are in the capital, and London Overground is one of the top three most punctual railway lines, rail tracker website On Time Trains found. Industrial action is currently due to take place across four 48-hour periods: 13 to 14 December, 16 to 17 December, 3 to 4 January and 6 to 7 January. "We have always wanted to secure a negotiated settlement and that is what we will continue to push for in this next phase of intensive talks. How has your train journey been affected? BBC Both EastEnders at 7.30pm and. "You're coming to work to make money and you can spend more than your day's wage to get home.". More than 90,000 tested positive for Covid in the UK on Monday, but the true number is thought to be much higher. CrossCountry services are also expected to be disrupted by strikes over pay, which are being organised by the RMT union and will affect 14 rail firms. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. And a London Underground strike planned for Thursday is still set to go ahead. The disruption to LNER trains means there will be limited to no service on the East Coast Main Line - between Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and London. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Aslef announced its members will walk out on Saturday, 13. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? BBC News. 2023 BBC. Rob James says his 84-year-old father only found out about the train cancellations once he'd arrived at London King's Cross to board a train to Inverness to visit him. Chris Heaton-Harris said the issue had been found on part of the chassis - the base frame - of some trains on Saturday morning following routine inspections. "I haven't seen him in two years and now this He's at one end of the country and I'm at the other. A spokesperson for LNER said services were being reduced as a result of an increase in the number of our staff self-isolating due to Covid. Stations in the north west of the city were generally the worst performing with some seeing only about half of services arrive as scheduled. Chess gets a risqu makeover. It comes after Tuesday's record-breaking temperatures above 40C, which caused damage to overhead electric lines and railway tracks. Emilia Fox returned. Your device may not support this visualisation. Another transport union, the TSSA, had already called off November action at Network Rail so that discussions could continue, and on Friday suspended planned rail strikes on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at different firms. 'One by one they have all been testing positive', ScotRail cancels 118 services as Covid spikes, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. TransPennine has also come under the spotlight for poor services, although it insists cancellation numbers have been reducing. Transport for London said it tried to minimise delays but circumstances were often outside of its control. Earlier this month I spoke to Steve Montgomery, the boss of First Rail; parent of both TransPennine Express and Avanti. It is advising passengers to travel as early as possible. Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across the UK after cracks were found on some high-speed trains during routine checks. London Waterloo had 388,000 planned rail and Tube stops on services to and from the station in 2022; in 2021 it was 395,00 and in 2019 that number was 477,000. It says this means less flexibility. We are always looking at ways to minimise these incidents whenever we can. Read about our approach to external linking. Northern, which runs services across the North of England, is also warning that passenger services are being affected by the impacts of Covid and unavailability of train crew. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Rob, who lives in John O' Groats, says: "My dad is at King's Cross and doesn't know what to do. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, six of the trains were taken out of service by GWR, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He added that calling off the latest ones has given negotiations between unions and employers a "better chance of success". When he finally scheduled an appointment, the doctor told him he had a gut infection. Read about our approach to external linking. The outcome has outraged thousands of workers who had hoped for more support from a political party and a president who had campaigned on the promise of passing national sick leave and supporting unions. He added that there had been "the promise of an offer" on pay from the rail operating companies. #LNERUpdate Our line is now reopened.Services are beginning to operate, however due to disruption there will be a reduced service to and from #LondonKingsCross today. Great Western Railway, Hull Trains,. However it urged customers to check for late-notice changes, saying as cases continue to rise, some short notice alterations may be required throughout the festive period. He added there were about 1,000 carriages to deal with, so it would be "quite a considerable job". Disruption on East Coast Main Line continues, but trains are now running again between London and Scotland. "However, lockdowns and the Covid-19 crisis made training very difficult, if not impossible. At Birmingham New . Railway speed restrictions were brought in across most of England and Wales, with reports of buckled tracks and overheard wire systems failing on Monday. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Author and railway analyst Christian Wolmar said the railways were in the "worst state" he had seen in 25 years of writing about them. But it said it expected the disruption will continue to have "a significant impact" on services between Newcastle and York for the rest of the day. Neil may be late for his job interview, students Savannah and Angela are struggling to return to Exeter to resume their university studies, while another man is set to miss his vaccine appointment as a result of the disruption to services. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. Rail strike is cancelled - at the cost of paid sick leave 3 December 2022 Getty Images Rail workers are disappointed after their push for paid sick leave failed By Natalie Sherman Business. But on strike days taxi prices are higher. She doesn't drive and on strike days there were no trains running. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. "At a moment when we were celebrating all these front-line workers, who were keeping the economy going at the risk of their own health, that we couldn't include paid sick days as a requirement in our Covid relief package - it was just shocking.". Read about our approach to external linking. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, Maximum two drinks a week, Canada guidance advises, US town with no water using rain to flush toilets, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Heathrow beefs up security over cannabis arrests. "On a semi-regular basis I'm getting home at nine o'clock at night," she added. 2023 BBC. The walkout was averted only after President Joe Biden and Congress intervened, forcing rail workers to accept the terms of a new contract. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. She is one of many facing disruption, with train cancellations at the highest level since records began in 2015. Only 11 of its routes will remain open. Read about our approach to external linking. ORR recently said Network Rail, which oversees tracks, power lines and signals, needed to do more to deliver better performance. Similar disruption was seen at London Euston, where trains to and from Scotland have been cancelled. Flooding on the road to Nether Heyford from Upper Heyford Northamptonshire in April. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. However, when contacted by the BBC, rail employers and the government said their position had not changed. But Mr Wolmar said he believed there was more to the recent problems, with a "perfect storm" of factors. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Another operator, West Midlands Trains, has also blamed the pandemic for a delay in training new drivers. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "Delay repay is about 6. When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, Iran man who beheaded wife jailed for eight years, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser, Santos denies taking money from dying dog GoFundMe, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe. A spokesman added that the issue is affecting long-distance journeys between cities, which are being refunded, but that suburban and rural GWR services are still running as normal. Dozens of Class 800s are stacked up waiting to be checked at Hitachi's Swansea depot, Hitachi 800 trains entered service in 2017. Mr Wolmar believes these contracts have resulted in less effort from managers to run a good service, and high sickness levels among staff who have gone over two years without a pay rise, are "really an expression of employee dissatisfaction". Passengers will be hoping this change ushers in more reliability. Erica, a single mum of three, said she left a job she loved in 2020 - working as a paediatric nurse in an emergency room in Tennessee - to work for a rival hospital that offered paid sick leave, in addition to other time off. West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales are affected. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. It said it was working as "quickly and safely as possible" to investigate the issue with the remainder of the fleets. Read about our approach to external linking. LNER passengers affected by cancellations can use their tickets on the following operators' services instead: LNER said affected customers' tickets will be valid up to and including Sunday 16 May, though a new reservation would need to be made. "In the meantime, please check National Rail Enquiries before you set off on your journey as delays will continue today.". Avanti said on Friday it would not reinstate services on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read about our approach to external linking. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said suspending the strike action was "a positive development for passengers up and down the country". "It's important to point out that the affected trains are relatively new, in which case the manufacturers should foot the bill for any repairs, not passengers or taxpayers.". What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? It said staff were also taking time off after receiving booster jabs. 16 January 2023, 06:06 GMT. BBC's EastEnders and Waterloo Road have been cancelled tonight, Tuesday January 17, as the channel is forced to reschedule due to airing a football match. Read about our approach to external linking. "People are just deflated because this has happened so many times.". What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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"Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. Katy Austin, the BBC's Transport Correspondent, at King's Cross station on Wednesday morning, said a notice up on departure boards stated there would be no trains from there until midday. Train companies are preparing to introduce a new timetable on 11 December - although RMT strikes are planned in its first week. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Added to this, reliance on drivers agreeing to work on days off - which has been common in the industry for decades - has left some operators exposed during a period of strained industrial relations. But the operator added that it expected services to be "extremely busy" and could not guarantee that social distancing guidelines would be adhered to. He said: "London is the most rail-dependent city in the country and, while it has seen the most rail improvements in last 10 years, residents suffer disproportionately when things go wrong.". Read about our approach to external linking. In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. "It's a slap in the face," said Gabe, a registered Democrat who voted for Mr Biden in 2020 and is part of Railroad Workers United, an informal group that raised concerns over the issue. This is mainly affecting our Nottingham - Cardiff route but some other services are also affected.Please check your journey via https://t.co/RQG2pY1l0U. Read about our approach to external linking. At the capital's 15 busiest stations, just under a third of all services were either delayed or cancelled. 2023 BBC. National Rail Enquiries warned disruption was expected until the end of the day. Network Rail warned that services. But the Aslef union has claimed that CrossCountry does not employ enough train drivers to allow for services to run as normal when staff are off sick. It'll pay a quarter of your train ticket so it doesn't cover anything.". 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