crippsy_99 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7440412.stm "Rail maintenance workers will strike on the weekend of 14-15 June over jobs and conditions, the RMT has said. The union said more than 12,000 Network Rail staff in England, Scotland and Wales would walk out for 30 hours from midday on the Saturday. " Just a warning for anyone who was planning to go home sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopymowse Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7440412.stm "Rail maintenance workers will strike on the weekend of 14-15 June over jobs and conditions, the RMT has said. The union said more than 12,000 Network Rail staff in England, Scotland and Wales would walk out for 30 hours from midday on the Saturday. " Yikes! Don't they know there's a con on? I'm kidding. I really hope I get home alright, not stranded in Northampton. The hotel won't keep me past the con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1J0 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 This will not impact services unless problems arise that would prevent a train safely travelling on the rails. The staff from Network Rail do not operate the trains, but just fix/maintain the tracks. Having worked for the old British Rail I know that train maintenance staff, not part of the striking Network Rail staff, will more than likely be called in to cover. This has happened in the past, and will probably do so that weekend mentioned. So, fingers crossed that the correct type of leaves fall on the track..otherwise you is knackered.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadOne Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Damn - a strike. So I might be back late to the job which is disappearing soon where there is no effective complaint that they could make if I can't be there on time? [You've got to look on the positive side. But if the strike was starting Friday early afternoon, I'd be ****ed off!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyT Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 This will not impact services unless problems arise that would prevent a train safely travelling on the rails. The staff from Network Rail do not operate the trains, but just fix/maintain the tracks. Having worked for the old British Rail I know that train maintenance staff, not part of the striking Network Rail staff, will more than likely be called in to cover. This has happened in the past, and will probably do so that weekend mentioned. So, fingers crossed that the correct type of leaves fall on the track..otherwise you is knackered.. It might even make train services better over the weekend - let's face it, if the maintenance staff are all on strike, they won't be closing off great sections of the track for them to do engineering work, will they? (OK, it probably doesn't work that way but I'm trying to think positive...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 strikes /matinece/ ailien invasions....... you have to love public transport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadOne Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 strikes /matinece/ ailien invasions....... you have to love public transport! Yeah, I've heard some crap excuses for the trains but when they cancelled due to that Dalek... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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