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« Reply #45 on: March 31, 2010, 20:00:20 » |
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Good on Network Rail (that's something I thought I'd never say!). Looks like they've copied British Airways. If their legal challenge is sucessful here's hoping a new ballot will be for 'action short of a strike' - as I believe a large majority voted for in the first ballot.
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« Reply #46 on: March 31, 2010, 20:05:19 » |
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For once a serious question from me - do we know whats happened with the legal challenge etc?
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"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #47 on: March 31, 2010, 20:13:56 » |
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For once a serious question from me - do we know whats happened with the legal challenge etc? From the post by The SprinterMeister [After representations were made to our business by the RMT▸ 's legal team, Network Rail has agreed to adjourn our application for an injunction at the High Court to prevent a national rail strike until 10am tomorrow (Thursday 1 April). It would seem there is still some talk going on, although time is tight as Friday is a Public Holiday this will limit NR» 's opportunity to pursue the application to tomorrow |
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« Reply #48 on: March 31, 2010, 20:38:30 » |
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OK so Crosscountry make no mention of the Cardiff-Notts train so im guessing thats not going to run. Therefore can I use my advance ticket on the Cardiff-Bristol and Brisol-Brum train in order to get there baring in mind the Cardiff-Bristol is FGW▸ not Crosscountry?
When i phoned to ask they said timetables havent been put in place yet and to ring back tomorrow.
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« Reply #49 on: March 31, 2010, 20:41:19 » |
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Well thanks to the very helpful managers armed with their paperwork at Paddington this evening I was able to find out that there won't be an early enough service for me to get to Paddington on 7th April.
However, I can still get my train from Paddington to Newton Abbot using my existing PAD» -NTA» ticket, although it will terminate at Exeter St David's and then I can either get a bus straight from Exeter Bus station to Bovey Tracey (where I'm going) or I can get the connecting train at St David's which runs on the Riviera Line to Newton Abbot (anyone know what class of train usually runs this line?)
FYI▸ Plusbus tickets are also going to be valid throughout the strike.
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« Reply #50 on: March 31, 2010, 20:43:24 » |
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Well thanks to the very helpful managers armed with their paperwork at Paddington this evening I was able to find out that there won't be an early enough service for me to get to Paddington on 7th April.
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« Reply #51 on: March 31, 2010, 20:53:36 » |
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The Hourly Exm-Nta services will be formed for 4 car 14x units, the semi-fast Oxford-Padd's will be 6 car Turbo's and i'll look up the rest tomorrow.
going on the post that the sprinter meister posted, surely if that info about the balot is true then the RMT▸ deserve a public malling!
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« Reply #52 on: March 31, 2010, 21:06:50 » |
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Well thanks to the very helpful managers armed with their paperwork at Paddington this evening I was able to find out that there won't be an early enough service for me to get to Paddington on 7th April.
Where were they hiding? I didn't see them at all.. Hopefully they'll also be there tomorrow.. They were in their usual spot on the concourse next to Plaform 12. |
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« Reply #53 on: March 31, 2010, 21:30:04 » |
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They were in their usual spot on the concourse next to Plaform 12.
Strange as that is where I ended up en route to platform 13.. Maybe they'd gone home by half past six.. although there were an awful lot of people panicing about getting to platform 13 in a hurry, maybe they got mown down in the rush   |
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« Reply #54 on: March 31, 2010, 21:45:17 » |
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The Hourly Exm-Nta services will be formed for 4 car 14x units, the semi-fast Oxford-Padd's will be 6 car Turbo's and i'll look up the rest tomorrow.
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« Reply #55 on: March 31, 2010, 22:18:08 » |
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It baffles me (the same with BA» ), that Unions cry "Anti-union" laws when they are taken to court, when they clearly cannot be bothered to get things right in the first place.  |
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« Reply #56 on: March 31, 2010, 22:21:56 » |
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It baffles me (the same with BA» ), that Unions cry "Anti-union" laws when they are taken to court, when they clearly cannot be bothered to get things right in the first place. I'm hoping this is overturned because I have four days of face to face courses next week. Will the RMT▸ give me the ^3000 I will lose if they don't go ahead I guess not Unions are scum If you are worth ypur wage stand up for it and get it on merit. If not, get a life |
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
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"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #57 on: March 31, 2010, 22:25:10 » |
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Not all unions are scum! RMT▸ are fast losing members at the moment particularly with FGW▸ , they've lost sight of their members so they have to look like the hard man every now and then by calling a strike for the fun of it!
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« Reply #58 on: March 31, 2010, 22:25:42 » |
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If I'm right the signalmen are only striking between 06.00-10.00 and 18.00-22.00 on each day, so why aren't there any trains at all west of Newton Abbot for four days?
If this is right, I think FGW▸ should try a bit harder to run something in the middle of the day, or am I missing something?
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« Reply #59 on: April 01, 2010, 00:06:06 » |
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