The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. The operator is advising customers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday. He added there were about 1,000 carriages to deal with, so it would be "quite a considerable job". Avanti is aiming to restore a full timetable in mid December - without relying on overtime. Damage to overhead wires means trains are being cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. Speaking on Thursday, chairman Steve Montgomery said the RDG was "working up to" making an offer once it had made an agreement with unions on workplace reforms. Tim Shoveller, Network Rail's chief negotiator, said the company is looking forward to "getting back round the table with all our trades unions early next week to see if the progress made this week can be built on, and a resolution found". The project budget increased to 3.25m, partly because more ambitious plans were drawn up, but also because of a delay over materials blamed on Brexit. 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. It had planned to take strike action at five train firms including Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains. Your device may not support this visualisation. In recent weeks, demands for paid sick leave from rail workers like Gabe pushed the US to the brink of its first national rail strike in 30 years. The RMT union said it would now enter "a period of intensive negotiations" with Network Rail and train operators. Last month, six of the trains were taken out of service by GWR after hairline cracks were found in the suspension system during routine maintenance. It is offering customers refunds or fee-free re-booking. She said she took taxis to and from work which cost her more than 160. At Birmingham New . His father was planning to stay with him because Rob's brother needed to self-isolate at their father's house in Bournemouth after arriving in the UK from Thailand. 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. It said it was working as "quickly and safely as possible" to investigate the issue with the remainder of the fleets. "Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Meanwhile, the future of how the railway is run is now uncertain, after the creation of a new umbrella body called "Great British Railways", was delayed. 2023 BBC. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. In the past week 5.2% of trains were cancelled, versus an average of 2.9%, according to the Rail Delivery Group. Passengers warned over Christmas rail disruption, UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Power shift in Vietnam as president quits. Queens Park, Kensal Green, Stonebridge Park and Harlesden stations had the highest number of cancellations in the whole of London, with 12%. Repair work is ongoing across the UK's rail network, and Network Rail said it has launched a new taskforce to investigate how the railway can become more resilient in the wake of the heatwave. "It shouldn't be because you live in a state that's more pro-business than another state that you lose paid sick leave.". Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. Avanti West Coast, which operates trains between London and Birmingham, Manchester, North Wales and Scotland, had the highest proportion of cancellations, at 8%. London Bridge has seen the number of its on-time trains decrease by 10% since 2020, London Victoria by 6%, Waterloo has stayed the same while Liverpool Street has seen an improvement, of 3%. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express trains of the Hitachi 800 model were taken out of service for safety inspections. Though the increase may sound small, train operators only have limited contingencies for absences before they have to start cancelling services. 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'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. The cancellations were due to the heat affecting the safety of steel railway tracks, which can buckle when too hot. "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. Are you a passenger who was due to travel on one of the affected trains? "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.". And hope I'm not going to be stranded," she said. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. Similar disruption was seen at London Euston, where trains to and from Scotland have been cancelled. This has resulted in trainees taking longer to qualify. West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Transport for Wales are affected. Train speed limits over heatwave track safety fears, Train passengers warned not to travel in heatwave, UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Power shift in Vietnam as president quits. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. But she regularly gets stuck in Warrington when trains are delayed or cancelled and has to get a taxi home. And a London Underground strike planned for Thursday is still set to go ahead. Though 16 states have passed laws requiring paid sick leave over the last decade, one in five workers across the country still does not have access to the benefit, with low-wage workers most at risk. These aren't the only operators with staff problems. Trains that did run were mostly limited to speeds of 90mph, down from 100mph or 125mph, while some had to travel as slow as 20mph. 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. In addition to rising rates of Covid among staff, the operators website also advises that its driver training programme has been severely disrupted by the virus and social distancing constraints. BBC Both EastEnders at 7.30pm and. The railway minister warned disruption was likely for a "prolonged period". The persistent disruption in recent months has prompted outcry from commuters, leisure travellers, politicians and business groups, particularly in the North of England. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. But it says more drivers are, steadily, qualifying. Hitachi apologised and said some trains were now running again after checks. Train strikes: What are the dates and which lines are affected? The BBC approached Network Rail for comment. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Railway speed restrictions were brought in across most of England and Wales, with reports of buckled tracks and overheard wire systems failing on Monday. The company said cracks were detected on "more than one" Hitachi 800 train, so all 93 in its fleet are being inspected as a "precaution". The picture at Leeds station was better, with 61% arriving on time. 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. She hopes to catch a ScotRail train but fears it could now take "up to four changes" before she gets to Gatwick. Harlesden resident Jamal Elliot said: "The Bakerloo line was barely working at all over Christmas which made it very difficult to get around for me. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Train companies are preparing to introduce a new timetable on 11 December - although RMT strikes are planned in its first week. West Midlands Railway has also said fewer trains are running. Read about our approach to external linking. "And that opinion comes not just from me as a railway watcher but from a lot of the senior railway people I talk to.". Read about our approach to external linking. "You don't realise how much you rely on something until you don't have it.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 2023 BBC. Geoff Hobbs, Transport for London's director of public transport planning, said: "At times things can go wrong and services may need to be cancelled or delayed. You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. It has warned the problem could affect services on Sunday too. 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. Passenger numbers are currently only around 80% of pre-Covid levels - although they have been higher at some points recently. 2023 BBC. 2023 BBC. It's hard to know whether the low passenger numbers are down to the restrictions on indoor gatherings - or potential passengers heeding warnings to stay away. Gabe, who has worked for the railroad since 2004, said the companies could afford the benefit, noting that they have earned record profits in recent years. Only 11 of its routes will remain open. It is advising passengers to travel as early as possible. If caught early, it could have been treated with medication, but as it was, Gabe learned he would have to have some of his tissues removed. At the UK busiest station, Waterloo, 76% of trains arrived on time; Victoria had 72% arrive on time, London Bridge had 62%, Liverpool Street had 86% and Clapham Junction 60%. 12:36 Lauren Cole-Lomas All the trains cancelled from Woking between 12:30pm and 1:30pm 12:34 to Portsmouth Harbour - Cancelled 12:44 to London Waterloo - Cancelled 12:46 to Exeter St. Author and railway analyst Christian Wolmar said the railways were in the "worst state" he had seen in 25 years of writing about them. We are always looking at ways to minimise these incidents whenever we can. Read about our approach to external linking. It offered a pay rise, an additional personal day and a few other benefits - but no paid sick leave. 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. 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The minister added he has asked the rail industry to conduct "a rapid and comprehensive review to resolve the issue". Services on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London and Edinburgh, were disrupted after a fire on the track near Sandy in Bedfordshire. DISRUPTION: Monday 05 DecemberSorry, we have a fair few cancellations tomorrow due to driver shortages. 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. But he said no president, no matter how labour friendly, would be willing to risk an economically damaging strike over sick pay. He added: "Specialist teams worked all night but have been unable to fix the cables in time for the start of service this morning. 21:17, 14 JAN 2023 Full list of new series on ITV, BBC and Channel 4 this week (Image: Shared Content Unit) Telly lovers are in for a treat this week as a number of popular programmes return with. Same in the opposite direction. Mr Shoveller said on Monday there will be "limited ability" to change the strike timetable. Read about our approach to external linking. But on strike days taxi prices are higher. When Gabe Christenson started feeling run down a few years ago, he didn't go to the doctor. Two of every five London trains disrupted in 2022. ", Housework: The only work you never retire from, the only work you never get paid for", US lawmakers vote to block potential rail strike. Mr Lynch previously told the BBC that he expected workers to vote in favour, and warned that there could be strikes for another six months if no agreement is reached. 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. The cancellation of the strikes has come "too late" for thousands of rugby fans travelling to Cardiff for the Wales v New Zealand autumn international, Network Rail Wales said. 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. ScotRail will only run a skeleton service on Saturday, with the rail operator warning of significant disruption to its services. According to Gabe, his company's attendance policy meant marks against a worker for any time away, "so I was putting off going", he said. 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"At least four times this year. The RDG said the pandemic has had a long-term impact on services by reducing the number of drivers and other staff who could be trained as well as increasing staff absences. 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. Trains are being cancelled and rail services disrupted after the UK recorded its hottest day on record. That figure stood at 7.6% a month ago. "It's made getting getting into central London a nightmare and you end up having to squeeze on to a packed bus if you can find space. "This is particularly affecting Nottingham-Cardiff services, and has compounded cancellations experienced in previous weeks which were the result of needing to release drivers for training in advance of Birmingham New Street's re-signalling scheme. ORR recently said Network Rail, which oversees tracks, power lines and signals, needed to do more to deliver better performance. ': ' , 2002 The affected routes are between London Kings Cross and Leeds, and London Kings Cross and Lincoln. In 2020, Congress passed a temporary law requiring most companies to offer two weeks of paid sick leave to staff forced to quarantine due to Covid-19. This is the latest strike in the long-running row over pay and. The government said it must "drastically improve". They disputed claims by workers that managers are increasingly rejecting such requests, as staffing levels have fallen. CrossCountry said its services between Nottingham (pictured) and Cardiff had been particularly affected, Several trains in a row have been cancelled on a number of days, Aslef said a lot of train companies did not employ enough drivers. GWR passengers can use their tickets on the following services: Roger Ford, industry and technology editor at the magazine Modern Railways, said the problem is "with the weld cracking underneath [the train's] body shell" which he explained led to about 180 trains being taken out of service on Saturday morning for inspection. When trains are running, Ms Blackburn said they are often crowded and strikes have added extra stress and expense. 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. The issue has emerged repeatedly in labour disputes in recent years, as workers, empowered by a strong job market and contending with coronavirus and an unusually severe flu and virus season, demand more from employers. We recommend customers to CHECK BEFORE THEY TRAVEL.Full information https://t.co/v4rnt7NLU8 pic.twitter.com/t2DXXX7QGz. It follows severe travel disruption on Tuesday, with most journeys scrapped through the Met Office's extreme heat zone, which covered much of central, northern, and south-east England. Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the train lines in Britain, warned passengers that journeys will take "much longer than normal" and could involve taking rail replacement buses, as work continues to repair the railway. LNER, which runs services on the East Coast main line, is operating an amended timetable in the week before Christmas because of the number of absent drivers and train managers. CrossCountry has apologised for its cancellations over. Like roughly 30 million other Americans, the 45-year-old railroad worker doesn't have any paid sick leave and he didn't want to get punished for taking time off. During the Covid crisis, the government moved train companies onto emergency contracts. In 2022, 40% of scheduled rail and Underground services in London were either . However, when contacted by the BBC, rail employers and the government said their position had not changed. 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. Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across the UK after cracks were found on some high-speed trains during routine checks. 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. 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", She added: "Over this year I've had to have hotels because I've not been able to get home on the last train because it's been cancelled and lots of taxis. Sick leave is a major sticking point not just for rail union members. "He's trying to keep away from people and so is a bit loathe to seek help from staff in person. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. 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. There will be fewer trains before the game, and none leaving Cardiff after it has finished. Avanti West Coast is another operator experiencing staff shortages and warning of short-notice cancellations. 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. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? By Hugh Schofield. 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. At the capital's 15 busiest stations, just under a third of all services were either delayed or cancelled. Hull Trains said its services would resume as normal following "thorough checks by Hitachi" on its fleet of Class 800 series trains. "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. Avanti West Coast is another operator experiencing staff shortages and warning of short-notice cancellations. These were on services departing from London's some 300 stations - nine million of which were delayed or cancelled altogether, according to figures released by the Office for Road and Rail. BBC News A train drivers' union has blamed an operating company for repeated rail cancellations, saying it does not employ enough staff. ", "Financially it's a lot," she said. Angie Doll, chief operating officer of GTR, said performance over the past year had been affected by the impact of Covid, short-term sickness, severe weather and increasing trespass incidents. 2023 BBC. 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He said trains would be returned to service as "quickly as possible", but warned that Great Western Railway services in particular were likely to face continued disruption. Property damage. She says the situation is "being handled in the worst way" and that she "got less than 30 minutes' notice by email" of the cancellations, by which time she was already at the train station. James Dean, Network Rail's West Coast South route director, apologised to passengers impacted by the disruption. 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. Usage has steadily crept up since the pandemic - but station performance is slowly slipping. The strikes, planned for 5, 7 and 9 November, had been called in a dispute over pay and conditions. "It's added between an hour and two hours on my journey as you end up changing twice on the way.". 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.". Network Rail said it's repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King's Cross. 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. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? The walkout was averted only after President Joe Biden and Congress intervened, forcing rail workers to accept the terms of a new contract. Train drivers at nine rail companies have announced a new strike in August as a dispute causing travel chaos across the country deepens. 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