But Mr Wolmar said he believed there was more to the recent problems, with a "perfect storm" of factors. "In the meantime, please check National Rail Enquiries before you set off on your journey as delays will continue today.". Mr Wolmar believes these contracts have resulted in less effort from managers to run a good service, and high sickness levels among staff who have gone over two years without a pay rise, are "really an expression of employee dissatisfaction". It is still rebuilding services as more drivers are trained up, and says it's focused on restoring a full timetable in December. 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. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? It is offering customers refunds or fee-free re-booking. They involved staff at Network Rail, which employs signalling workers across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as workers at 14 train companies. There is expected to be a major impact across the network, with only a fifth of services due to run between 07:30 and 18:30 GMT on Saturday. "TPE has been pre-cancelling anything between 250 - 450 trains per week since summer across its network due to crew unavailability. 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West Midlands Railway services are among those affected. 2023 BBC. James Dean, Network Rail's West Coast South route director, apologised to passengers impacted by the disruption. Newly released data from the Office of Road and Rail shows 3.8% of trains in Great Britain have been cancelled in the year up to 12 November - or one in every 26. 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. 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. "Paid sick leave at the national level is not even part of the conversation at this point," he said, adding that the rail contract otherwise is "very good for workers". ScotRail will only run a skeleton service on Saturday, with the rail operator warning of significant disruption to its services. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A spokesperson for LNER said services were being reduced as a result of an increase in the number of our staff self-isolating due to Covid. On the Tube alone, there are up to five million passenger journeys a day - at peak times, TfL said there were more than 543 Underground trains whizzing around the capital. This year I've had to spend 160 one day just to get here because it was a busy day for taxis so it was 160 here and back. The minister added he has asked the rail industry to conduct "a rapid and comprehensive review to resolve the issue". By Tom Espiner, Katy Austin and Noor Nanji, Mick Lynch (pictured left) said the threat of industrial action had "made the rail employers see sense", When dogs in Alaska wait for the bus Video, ScotRail will only run a skeleton service on Saturday. A spokesman added that the issue is affecting long-distance journeys between cities, which are being refunded, but that suburban and rural GWR services are still running as normal. By Hugh Schofield. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Sherry Leiwant, co-founder of A Better Balance, who has been working on paid sick leave campaigns since the early 2000s, called the decision not to extend the benefit in 2020 "the most disheartening thing that has happened in my work on this issue". Mr Lynch previously told the BBC that he expected workers to vote in favour, and warned that there could be strikes for another six months if no agreement is reached. "This rolling stock must not be allowed back into service until we are 100% certain these trains are safe. There will be fewer trains before the game, and none leaving Cardiff after it has finished. It added that the renewal of this part of the network should reduce the drainage and flooding problems that can lead to signalling and power failures, the root cause of many train cancellations. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? A CrossCountry spokesperson said: "Over the past week we have suffered a spike in short-term sickness, resulting in a number of late-notice cancellations for which we apologise. Zelensky says fatal crash was consequence of war, New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month, Arizona town with no water using rain to flush toilets. 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. Same in the opposite direction. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote. Judging by reservations, it expects Thursday to be the busiest day of the week. The company said cracks were detected on "more than one" Hitachi 800 train, so all 93 in its fleet are being inspected as a "precaution". Lorraine travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow by car with the aim of catching a train to Edinburgh, but says she missed a train suggested by staff while she was talking to them. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Third was TransPennine Express, with 5.8% of trains cancelled. Passengers have been advised to check train operators' websites before travelling. Flooding on the road to Nether Heyford from Upper Heyford Northamptonshire in April. "Strikes are a nightmare because Chester station essentially just shuts down. "This is of course an essential journey for me or I wouldn't have booked," she says. Rail services between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton have been hit by major disruption. 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. "People are just deflated because this has happened so many times.". Railway speed restrictions were brought in across most of England and Wales, with reports of buckled tracks and overheard wire systems failing on Monday. Staff in green blazers and high visibility jackets almost outnumber those trying to travel. Network Rail continues to advise passengers to check before they travel, and to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Saturday and Monday. If caught early, it could have been treated with medication, but as it was, Gabe learned he would have to have some of his tissues removed. Read about our approach to external linking. They won't include planned strike timetables, or the list of advance cancellations TransPennine Express releases on a daily basis. The US is one of only two countries in the 38-member Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development without a national law guaranteeing paid sick leave for its workers. At the capital's 15 busiest stations, just under a third of all services were either delayed or cancelled. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the train lines in Britain, warned passengers that journeys will take "much longer than normal" and could involve taking rail replacement buses, as work continues to repair the railway. Passengers at King's Cross station faced further disruption on Wednesday. He apologised for performance not being good enough, and insisted the operators do employ enough train drivers; something their union Aslef disputes. Passengers will be hoping this change ushers in more reliability. "Here Biden is supposed to be this super pro-labour president and Amtrak Joe and everything like that," he said, referring to a nickname given to the president for his fondness of riding the national passenger rail. It follows severe travel disruption on Tuesday, with most journeys scrapped through the Met Office's extreme heat zone, which covered much of central, northern, and south-east England. The RDG said the pandemic has had a long-term impact on services by reducing the number of drivers and other staff who could be trained as well as increasing staff absences. "We understand the frustration caused and we would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused to passengers and operators.". 16 January 2023, 06:06 GMT. She said the operator had a plan in place to make improvements, and was working with Network Rail to improve reliability. At Birmingham New Street, the busiest station outside London, less than half arrived on time with 52% of services disrupted. In addition to rising rates of Covid among staff, the operators website also advises that its driver training programme has been severely disrupted by the virus and social distancing constraints. DISRUPTION: Monday 05 DecemberSorry, we have a fair few cancellations tomorrow due to driver shortages. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In Scotland, ScotRail reported more than a hundred cancellations on Monday. 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. 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