| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates 12:57 - Jan 15 with 1671 views | Hitchin_ITFC |
This will affect Avanti West Coast services for the Preston match on Saturday 3rd Feb.
Dates/routes affected are:
Tuesday 30 January: Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Thameslink, South Western Railway and SWR Island Line
Wednesday 31 January: Northern Trains, Transpennine Express
Friday 2 February: Greater Anglia, C2C, LNER
Saturday 3 February: West Midlands Trains, Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Railway
Monday 5 February: Great Western, Cross Country, Chiltern |  | | |  |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:20 - Jan 15 with 1599 views | DJR |
Thanks for that. |  | | |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:22 - Jan 15 with 1592 views | ITFC_Forever |
Was thinking of doing Swansea on the train, hopefully 17th Feb will be unaffected. |  |
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:39 - Jan 15 with 1532 views | SitfcB |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:22 - Jan 15 by ITFC_Forever |
Was thinking of doing Swansea on the train, hopefully 17th Feb will be unaffected. |
1hr 10min bus replacement between Ipswich and London though.
Put me off that did. |  |
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| They can’t be expected to live on…. on 13:42 - Jan 15 with 1518 views | Bloots |
….£65k a year, for a 4 day week can they!!??!
Even with the overtime they probably don’t take home much more than £75k a year!
They must struggle to make ends meet. |  |
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:42 - Jan 15 with 1512 views | ITFC_Forever |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:39 - Jan 15 by SitfcB |
1hr 10min bus replacement between Ipswich and London though.
Put me off that did. |
Yeah, that's not helpful to be fair. | |
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 14:33 - Jan 15 with 1434 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Any idea if this will affect the Leeds to Preston line? |  |
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 15:12 - Jan 15 with 1357 views | TractorCam |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 13:39 - Jan 15 by SitfcB |
1hr 10min bus replacement between Ipswich and London though.
Put me off that did. |
Won't take that long, probably more like 45 minutes. |  |
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| They can’t be expected to live on…. on 17:13 - Jan 15 with 1267 views | bluebudgie |
| They can’t be expected to live on…. on 13:42 - Jan 15 by Bloots |
….£65k a year, for a 4 day week can they!!??!
Even with the overtime they probably don’t take home much more than £75k a year!
They must struggle to make ends meet. |
Blue Badger and his mates on here will still be supporting them! |  | | |
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 17:15 - Jan 15 with 1262 views | Hitchin_ITFC |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 14:33 - Jan 15 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Any idea if this will affect the Leeds to Preston line? |
Leeds to Preston line should be running ok on 3rd Feb. | | | |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 17:25 - Jan 15 with 1238 views | JamestownPrince |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 14:33 - Jan 15 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Any idea if this will affect the Leeds to Preston line? |
No. its run by Northern BUT its a 1 hour 45 journey hourly so you need to be on the 1157 at the latest... and incase its cancelled ideally the one before | | | |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 18:34 - Jan 15 with 1183 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 17:25 - Jan 15 by JamestownPrince |
No. its run by Northern BUT its a 1 hour 45 journey hourly so you need to be on the 1157 at the latest... and incase its cancelled ideally the one before |
Thanks for that. Took your advice about the earlier train and it cost twice as much but oh well.
That's one slow train for 70 miles. | |
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| They can’t be expected to live on…. on 18:37 - Jan 15 with 1168 views | DJR |
| They can’t be expected to live on…. on 13:42 - Jan 15 by Bloots |
….£65k a year, for a 4 day week can they!!??!
Even with the overtime they probably don’t take home much more than £75k a year!
They must struggle to make ends meet. |
Yes, far better for the money to go the the operating companies in dividends. | | | |
| No, it should be reinvested into.... on 18:42 - Jan 15 with 1131 views | Bloots |
| They can’t be expected to live on…. on 18:37 - Jan 15 by DJR |
Yes, far better for the money to go the the operating companies in dividends. |
....the business, rolling stock, infrastructure, etc.
But ultimately we don't live in a communist state, so the train drivers may have to survive on their meagre earnings for a bit longer.
My heart bleeds for them. | |
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| No, it should be reinvested into.... on 18:57 - Jan 15 with 1086 views | Swansea_Blue |
| No, it should be reinvested into.... on 18:42 - Jan 15 by Bloots |
....the business, rolling stock, infrastructure, etc.
But ultimately we don't live in a communist state, so the train drivers may have to survive on their meagre earnings for a bit longer.
My heart bleeds for them. |
I can well understand they’re pissed off with year on year real terms pay cuts. I’m not happy with my year on year cut either, but I wouldn’t mind people in other industries striking to try to improve their own pay. The irony is that the government intervening to fix their pay and your opposition to the workers’ attempts to increase their pay is something you’d expect to see in a “communist state”. |  |
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 19:08 - Jan 15 with 1046 views | jasondozzell |
Ta for the info.
Does this mean it's likely there will be no trains at all or just a reduced service? Currently not showing any fares for 3rd Feb. |  | | |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 19:50 - Jan 15 with 1006 views | DJR |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 19:08 - Jan 15 by jasondozzell |
Ta for the info.
Does this mean it's likely there will be no trains at all or just a reduced service? Currently not showing any fares for 3rd Feb. |
When it happened a month ago, there were no trains on Avanti or South Eastern (who I think are pretty militant), but I can't vouch for other operators. [Post edited 15 Jan 19:50]
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| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 21:24 - Jan 15 with 931 views | jasondozzell |
| ASLEF (train drivers) strike - Saturday 3rd Feb plus some other dates on 19:50 - Jan 15 by DJR |
When it happened a month ago, there were no trains on Avanti or South Eastern (who I think are pretty militant), but I can't vouch for other operators. [Post edited 15 Jan 19:50]
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Thanks. Might have to be the coach then! | | | |
| No, it should be reinvested into.... on 15:48 - Jan 16 with 735 views | DJR |
This from the article is worth highlighting when considering the rail operators' parsimony regarding the pay of train drivers, who haven't had a pay increase since 2019.
Avanti West Coast managers joked about receiving “free money” from government and performance-related payments being “too good to be true” in an internal presentation at the notoriously unreliable train operator, it has emerged.
One slide, entitled “Roll up, roll-up get your free money here!” described how the Treasury and Department for Transport supported the firm with taxpayers’ money, provided third-party suppliers and inspections, and then paid Avanti fees on top. | | | |
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