London Northwestern Railway

[mikestone]

I wonder if the managers who have been trained up to cover the potential striking guards have been used prematurely and the guards have refused to work overtime and rest days?
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[Westy]

Although I dread the thought of Corbyn as pm I have to agree. Labour's policy of re-nationalisation seems the best option at the moment. And I'd include more than just the railways. As you say there's the NHS, but also utilities etc. It seems as though all services are deteriorating and/or becoming more expensive under the current government. The fact that much needed reviews never happen explains how the frankly imbecilic management are able to keep their jobs year after year, franchise after franchise.

We are going to have to do a lot of soul searching for this election, aren't we?

[Sh4318]

I'm already at the end of my tether with this terrible franchise, shortformed trains, lack of proper planning, several trains cancelled due to train crew unavailability, very slow responses on social media. I will be practicing what I preach and be complaining

[Bob]

Are any journeys on the Chase Line to Cannock 323 operated?

[mikestone]

21.20 and 21.58 from New St on Saturdays in the latest diagrams I have.

[Tony]

21.20 and 21.58 from New St on Saturdays in the latest diagrams I have.

So....none for the foreseable future!

[2206]

Caught the train from Stechford to Marston Green and back earlier this afternoon. Both times it was extermly (and probably dangerously) overcrowded. It was difficult to get on the train, once on the train was rammed and then it was difficult to get off the train again.
A very poor service I think.
Clearly they need to do something, to cope with the volume of passengers using this service. More trains or carriages.
Seems to be the same for every single peak time service, every time I have used this line.
The train I caught back was the 17:49 service from Marston Green to Liverpool Lime Street.

[Sh4318]

Caught the train from Stechford to Marston Green and back earlier this afternoon. Both times it was extermly (and probably dangerously) overcrowded. It was difficult to get on the train, once on the train was rammed and then it was difficult to get off the train again.
A very poor service I think.
Clearly they need to do something, to cope with the volume of passengers using this service. More trains or carriages.
Seems to be the same for every single peak time service, every time I have used this line.
The train I caught back was the 17:49 service from Marston Green to Liverpool Lime Street.

I guess it's fortunate that arrival of the Transpennine Express 350/4s are imminent

[Dom]

A big change in regards to the RMT WMT strike to come this weekend.

[mikestone]

In what way - apart from not attempting to run the Marston Vale and Abbey Flyer?
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Stafford-Nuneaton bus shown serving Rugeley this week - presume lack was an error in previous weeks?

[Kevin]

Been having a peruse of the new timetables today
So they've admitted there's an issue with all their services coming from London and vowed to address it... And no they've still made it overly complicated with through services everywhere... Haven't learned have they?

[Tony]

Been having a peruse of the new timetables today
So they've admitted there's an issue with all their services coming from London and vowed to address it... And no they've still made it overly complicated with through services everywhere... Haven't learned have they?

They have done the best they can. They cannot change the base timetable until next May. Not long enough to get the new paths of Network Rail. Changing the xx20 to Rugeley which is the most unreliable service in the whole timetable with the xx.26 to Walsall which is one of the most reliable will make a massive difference

[Trident 4194]

Shortage of train crew on most trains so lots of cancellations!! Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery

[Westy]

Didn't one of the predecessors have similar issues when they first started?

[Stu]

Shortage of train crew on most trains so lots of cancellations!! Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery

I went to catch the 17:47 WMR from Yardley Wood to Snow Hill last night, it arrived 3 mins late so I didn't miss it, which was lucky because the next one due at 18:07 was showing as Cancelled.

Didn't one of the predecessors have similar issues when they first started?

London Midland had similar issues as well (not just when they started).

Different name, same problems...