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Southern Rail STRIKE details
- Thread starter Ernest
- Start date
alfredmizen
Banned
- Mar 11, 2015
- 6,342
I'm sure I read that the southern recruitment drive for drivers is a bit of a red herring and they are not looking for drivers at all .
Because they are STUPID IDIOTS. Probably negotiated a nice big pay rise at the time to get it through.
Anyway commute this week has been pretty decent to be honest. Though don't see the point of OBS in 4 trips not had a ticket checked. Did in every leg on Hull Trains & Virgin though. OBS probably too busy saving lives?
Be interesting to see how quickly, or more likely, if the pre-action timetable is reinstated. Trains have been disappearing from schedules at an alarming rate.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I think there's a shortage of instructors to train the newbies.
West Hoathly Seagull
Honorary Ruffian
They're coming out with the old staff shortage thing again this evening. My train, the 2229 from Clapham Junction to East Grinstead, turned up at 2243. At least Clapham Junction has a warm waiting room. In other words, nothing to do with the unions.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Itll take a couple of days for the network to readjust.
chuckles at the RMT tho. Still striking and not really regarded as important. sorry I mean impotent.
The drivers are the prize I dont see anyone calling the RMT in. they must be sooooo pissed off.
chuckles at the RMT tho. Still striking and not really regarded as important. sorry I mean impotent.
The drivers are the prize I dont see anyone calling the RMT in. they must be sooooo pissed off.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,186
Seems to me that GTR are now quite happy to let the RMT strike rumble on indefinitely as it provides them with perfect cover to mask their appalling performance as a company.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
Southern rail 'full service' to resume
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38663331
http://www.southernrailway.com/sout.../?hootPostID=a61f55e92c5cc87dbcfadd3017d2ea79
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38663331
http://www.southernrailway.com/sout.../?hootPostID=a61f55e92c5cc87dbcfadd3017d2ea79
Arthur
Well-known member
Edit: you beat me to it.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Believe it when I see it. Presumably this is also on the condition that the current talks don't fail?
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
I assume so too. If ASLEF walk out, then Southern have jumped the gun somewhat.
Interesting for the first time on a RMT strike day on Monday that train services will be running for the first time on an RMT strike day, such as between Hastings & Eastbourne.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,310
From the BBC link
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Exactly because the RMT strike is a minor irritant in the grand scheme of things and us commuters are used to that.
So is this all over now that 80% is DOO and there are no accidents yet.
Has to be good news for the suffering public. Even if it isn't totally achievable at least there will be more trains and services re-instated.
Hopefully they can sort out the rest in the talks
Has to be good news for the suffering public. Even if it isn't totally achievable at least there will be more trains and services re-instated.
Hopefully they can sort out the rest in the talks
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
Part 2 of my OBS course...sorry, another time though?