Well it was reported incorrectly then. They don't have enough staff to run the normal service so they were never going to have enough to run extra services.
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- Thread starter Notters
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Well it was reported incorrectly then. They don't have enough staff to run the normal service so they were never going to have enough to run extra services.
Seconded. Spoke to southern chap, late sickness of drivers and staff.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
Waiting half hour for a train I can live with, putting up with winging whining Villa fans was something else, although some big mouth brummie bird trying to ring a cab from the Lewes bound train queue and thinking this would resolve her problem was comedy gold (for the first 10 minutes)
So where were the staff?
Didn't have enough because they didn't show up for work.
Thankyou Soulman.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
How many trains were cancelled during the day?
Are you that stupid that you believe what gtr tell you.
Withdean and I
Well-known member
- Aug 6, 2003
- 1,369
We left at the final whistle and got into the queue for a train to Lewes. Checked trains app to see when next train was due and it showed the next 5 or 6 trains cancelled. That entailed a 45 minute wait for the next train and our position in the queue meant we probably wouldn't have got on that. I was with my 73 year old father who couldn't wait around standing in a freezing queue like that for that length of time. No one was told anything and people were getting properly fed up.
In the end we managed to phone someone we know in Lewes who kindly drove to pick us up.
It really is enough to put people off doing this again and lots of others were saying the same.
In the end we managed to phone someone we know in Lewes who kindly drove to pick us up.
It really is enough to put people off doing this again and lots of others were saying the same.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
At the moment I trust them as much as I trust the rmt.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Why didn't Southern announce this earlier today so fans knew what to expect?
Expect masses of empty seats at the next evening game.
Rmt aslef can't lie they get taken to court faster than you can say bullshit
Don't know as I've been working all day, I found out the trains were running late when I arrived at Newhaven station to travel to the match.
Presumably earlier they didn't know the full extent of #SniffleSeason on their workforce.
Yoda
English & European
Yet you have a driver, who has seen the rota all week being near enough empty for tonight, and don't believe him?
(Note: Drivers aren't part of RMT)
GTR?
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
- 5,952
What does it matter? Four trains were cancelled. Service was a shambles. 3 trains went past and picked up zero passengers. Whether it was because the bloke who presses a button didn't turn up or did turn up but couldn't be arsed to press it is immaterial. We all froze our bollocks off for an hour and Southen are wankers.
Just one more time - the shifts were already uncovered as of a few days ago because there is a shortage of both drivers and guards. There really wasn't some mass sickness event today.
Would have been nice to know.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Southern Rail's parent company.