Sad to see a threat of industrial action across
FGW▸ services from 8th to 11th July - discussed at
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=15598.msg178329 .
I asked a question about ranger and rover tickets and what happens when industial action takes place during their validity - thinking it was a selfish question - but it turns out to be a concern of a number of members. But I can't find an answer - regular tickets and seasons seem covered elsewhere, but what about rangers / rovers? So - separate thread under "fares".
If there's a general link anyone has - please post it. That would be great.Specifics ...
a) What if no trains are running across the whole area covered?
b) What if there's a very limited service in some of the area? (e.g. FGW not running;
SWT▸ and
XC▸ running on Freedom of South West)
c) What if there's quite a few services running but action prevvents planned destinations being reached?
d) What if (on an 8 of 15) alternative transport has to be used several days before the industiral action in order to allow a return trip to be achieved to plan during the action (i.e. headed out of area to a distant business trip, coming back on a strike day)
e) What if alternative plans are made that are based on the declared intent to take action which is then postponed / cancelled at the last minute?
In my specific case the ticket was purchased on train on 28th June having joined at an an unmanned station with no working ticket machine - and at that point I was unaware of the threat of industrial action which could significanly effect my plans.
