"It just shocked me that they wanted us to use our paid time off and we would be off 10 or 14 days," said the 38-year-old, who is a community advocate for A Better Balance, an advocacy group, referring to the extended quarantines that were common at the start of the pandemic. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. #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. "Theoretically maybe a situation like this could spark some conversation but I think it's unlikely.". And a London Underground strike planned for Thursday is still set to go ahead. Transport for London said it tried to minimise delays but circumstances were often outside of its control. Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Staff in green blazers and high visibility jackets almost outnumber those trying to travel. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. We know that it's all hours and we're on call, but you used to have the ability take time off," he said. 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. 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.". By Hugh Schofield. Same in the opposite direction. 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. 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The 52-year-old documentary-maker shared pictures showing how his stubble has changed. "Only twice has the train run normally. ORR recently said Network Rail, which oversees tracks, power lines and signals, needed to do more to deliver better performance. There will be fewer trains before the game, and none leaving Cardiff after it has finished. He added that there had been "the promise of an offer" on pay from the rail operating companies. 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. 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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". "TPE has been pre-cancelling anything between 250 - 450 trains per week since summer across its network due to crew unavailability. GTR also noted issues at other train companies could have a knock-on effect. 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. 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. Now, most train operators are paid on a performance-related fixed fee basis, and it is the government, that bears the financial risk - and holds the purse strings. She said she took taxis to and from work which cost her more than 160. 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. He told BBC business correspondent Katy Austin that while body shell cracking would not "cause the trains to crash or disintegrate or anything like that", he said it is a "serious point" that requires action because if metal fatiguing is allowed to continue, the "cracks will spread, and the body shell strength will be weakened". Network Rail said: "On Sunday 15 January buses will replace ALL trains from Manchester Piccadilly . "People are just deflated because this has happened so many times.". 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. 2023 BBC. Another passenger described the Nottingham to Cardiff service as "shocking". When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, 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. 1 billion (November estimate) 1.2 billion. Follow BBC London on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. Passengers await further information at St Pancras station. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Lorraine McConnon was due to take a train from Aberdeen to London King's Cross this morning. The BBC approached Network Rail for comment. "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. They disputed claims by workers that managers are increasingly rejecting such requests, as staffing levels have fallen. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. 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. 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. Hitachi said: "Safety is our number one priority and as a precaution, the decision was taken to halt the entry into service of our intercity fleets pending inspection. 22:28, 9 JAN 2023 Dr Nikki Alexander and the team are back BBC Silent Witness fans have announced they have 'given up' on the show after being left confused by the storyline. In total, 520,853 services were scheduled across Great Britain between 16 October and 12 November, 15% lower than the same time in 2019. Train drivers at nine rail companies have announced a new strike in August as a dispute causing travel chaos across the country deepens. "Now they're just squeezing us so hard, like blood out of a turnip. The suspension has been announced 11 days before a fresh RMT strike ballot is due to close on 15 November. Despite efforts to revive the issue, many Republicans were opposed to the principle of government-given "business mandates", and talks petered out. He doesn't have a ticket to go back to Bournemouth now as his return ticket's not valid for a few weeks. 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. 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%. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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. 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. Network Rail warned that services would remain "extremely limited", with trains on Monday also likely to be affected. Are you affected by issues covered in this story? 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. Earlier this month I spoke to Steve Montgomery, the boss of First Rail; parent of both TransPennine Express and Avanti. Hitachi apologised and said some trains were now running again after checks. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mr Montgomery's explanation was that Covid directly caused a backlog of driver training, which can take up to 18 months, and staff sickness levels are high. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. They involved staff at Network Rail, which employs signalling workers across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as workers at 14 train companies. Some were trying to use tickets that were originally for Monday or Tuesday, only to find that they couldn't travel as expected today either. The 48-hour strike is the first of two . What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? (The other, South Korea, is now trialling a paid sick leave programme.). It said the main reason was drivers suddenly stopped volunteering to work on their rest days. 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. West Midlands Railway services are among those affected. 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. LNER is one of the train companies forced to cancel services, When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, ScotRail reported more than a hundred cancellations, 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. 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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