Rail services across the country are being cancelled in the run-up to Christmas as rising numbers of staff fall ill with Covid. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Neighbouring European economies have already raised the retirement age to 65 or above to reflect longer life expectancy. National Rail said mutual ticket acceptance was in place with operators, allowing both West Midlands Railway and Transport for Wales passengers to use services between Wellington and Birmingham New Street. He added there were about 1,000 carriages to deal with, so it would be "quite a considerable job". The union said it was suspending Read about our approach to external linking. Read about our approach to external linking. Network Rail said it's repairing the line after a fire on the route between Peterborough and London King's Cross. Dozens of Class 800s are stacked up waiting to be checked at Hitachi's Swansea depot, Hitachi 800 trains entered service in 2017. Read about our approach to external linking. Great Western Railway (GWR) had said it was working hard to reinstate services but improvements to Monday's timetable were "unlikely" given "the late notice". Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Do 'disaster trolls' believe their conspiracies? It comes after Tuesday's record-breaking temperatures above 40C, which caused damage to overhead electric lines and railway tracks. He said trains would be returned to service as "quickly as possible", but warned that Great Western Railway services in particular were likely to face continued disruption. Hitachi apologised and said some trains were now running again after checks. Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Scotrail and West Midlands Railway have all reported cancellations. How this college gymnastics team is making history, The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother, How pollution is causing a male fertility crisis. However, it confirmed that full services would run on Wednesday and Thursday. West Midlands Railway said it would like to thank passengers between Shrewsbury and Birmingham for their patience. BBC News Rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations across the UK after cracks were found on some high-speed trains during routine checks. Read about our approach to external linking. Passengers at King's Cross station faced further disruption on Wednesday. Do 'disaster trolls' believe their conspiracies? This means, from 03:30 until approx. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Father mourns murdered daughters at West Bank funeral, Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire in Yemen, Relief as Pope delivers Easter Mass after illness, 'They offered me a spot in a Wagner cemetery', The rising star who scuppered Macron's pension vote, Searching for the owner of a wallet lost at sea, The surprising benefits of fingers that wrinkle in water. It is offering customers refunds or fee-free re-booking. His father was planning to stay with him because Rob's brother needed to self-isolate at their father's house in Bournemouth after arriving in the UK from Thailand. New rail minister Huw Merriman said on Thursday that the government wanted to "work positively and constructively" to find a solution to the ongoing rail disputes. Audio, 14 minutesThe Essay. A majority of train and metro services have been cancelled, and schools will be closed. The RMT union, which represents transport workers, said that with infections rising, absences would have severe consequences for services, but the safety of staff and the public must come first. due to several parts of the Tube network closing. Last month Labour's shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said the service had "never been worse". West Midlands Railway has a reduced Birmingham New Street service starting and ending at Wellington. Sixteen services are being cancelled each day. "It's important to point out that the affected trains are relatively new, in which case the manufacturers should foot the bill for any repairs, not passengers or taxpayers.". Delays are expected throughout Wednesday, after traffic lights for trains between Shrewsbury and Telford were knocked out. It blamed the "combined impact of prolonged higher-than-usual sickness levels, the significant driver training programme to facilitate the delivery of the Transpennine route upgrade and an aligned lack of a driver overtime agreement", "[This has] led to the need to remove services from the timetable on a day-by-day basis through pre-planned cancellations.". Mr Calder said "over-optimism on the part of the airlines" was to blame for the delays, and warned air travel could be problematic throughout the holidays. Transpennine has previously said it only resorted to pre-planned cancellations "when resources are not available to cover advertised services in order to maximise advance notice of service changes for customers". Planned rail strikes in March and April have been called off. It has removed all peak restrictions over Christmas, to try to spread out demand. Audio, 14 minutes. Trains are being cancelled and rail services disrupted after the UK recorded its hottest day on record. How this college gymnastics team is making history, The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother, How pollution is causing a male fertility crisis. Read about our approach to external linking. How this college gymnastics team is making history, The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother, How pollution is causing a male fertility crisis. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Services on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London and Edinburgh, were disrupted after a fire on the track near Sandy in Bedfordshire. Angry passengers took to Twitter to express how the disruption had affected them, with one trying to claim a refund after being stranded in Birmingham and another expressing how it had affected plans for her husband's birthday. No trains will run in or out of Euston, which is likely to disrupt fans going to the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley. "For a passenger this could mean that a train they expected to catch when they went to bed can disappear from the timetable by the time they leave for the station unaware that the train has been cancelled.". 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. A warning over disruption has been issued to passengers, after the theft of signalling cables. Both Easyjet and Ryanair said cancellations and delays to flights were possible on Tuesday and Wednesday, due to French Air Traffic Control staff walking out. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. Labour and some Conservative MPs have called for Transpennine's contract, which expires on 28 May, to be withdrawn. This means that there are no trains running between Shrewsbury and Wellington stations.". We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. CrossCountry is also warning of train crew shortages and disruption. Of the 14 train companies that were due to be affected by the walkouts, only two - C2C and Greater Anglia - will run a normal service. We are pleased to be contributing the passenger voice in industry discussions about how to address the regulator's concerns. It is advising passengers to travel as early as possible. Read about our approach to external linking. They are handing out water and offering guidance to those whose plans have gone up in smoke. But it said it expected the disruption will continue to have "a significant impact" on services between Newcastle and York for the rest of the day. Read about our approach to external linking. End of twitter post by London North Eastern Railway. She hopes to catch a ScotRail train but fears it could now take "up to four changes" before she gets to Gatwick. Though the increase may sound small, train operators only have limited contingencies for absences before they have to start cancelling services. 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. Trains between Shrewsbury and Birmingham are disrupted on Monday, Rail replacement buses are running between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

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South Western Railway said it had been too late to reinstate a full service on Monday and its trains are expected to run only between 07:00 GMT and 19:00 GMT. Railway speed restrictions were brought in across most of England and Wales, with reports of buckled tracks and overheard wire systems failing on Monday. How this college gymnastics team is making history, The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother, How pollution is causing a male fertility crisis. This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Another passenger reported a crowd of people gathering at a station on the line, and added the replacement buses seemed to be going in one direction. A rail line has been closed while engineers undertake an urgent inspection of a river bridge. Most industries including travel will be hit by the walkouts. Staff in green blazers and high visibility jackets almost outnumber those trying to travel. Read about our approach to external linking. Great Western Railway said it was seeing increasing absence rates, and some disruption of its services. He said: "If you get a welding torch up against the [electronics] it can fry [them] so the first thing you have to do is take all the electronics out, disconnect all the electrical equipment, that takes a day or two, then you do the repair, then you have to put it all back again.". 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. The railway minister warned disruption was likely for a "prolonged period". However it urged customers to check for late-notice changes, saying as cases continue to rise, some short notice alterations may be required throughout the festive period. West Midlands Railway thanked passengers for their patience, Cabling that controls traffic lights for trains had been badly damaged by fire, Network Rail said, Joshua Moreton said there was no clarity on if there were replacement bus services until it was too late. The Essay. It said there could be short-notice cancellations. nuna revv stroller compatibility accounts krafton com claim best tasting menus toronto bbc news trains cancelled. Network Rail urged passengers to check before they started their journeys and only to travel if absolutely necessary. Read about our approach to external linking. National Rail has apologised for disruption, saying: "We are working to try and reopen the signal box, and the route to and from Shrewsbury, later this evening. 2023 BBC. More than two dozen services leaving from London King's Cross and Euston stations were axed or delayed on Wednesday morning. All high-speed Great Western Railway services between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Penzance have been cancelled and customers are advised not to attempt to travel today. LNER passengers affected by cancellations can use their tickets on the following operators' services instead: LNER said affected customers' tickets will be valid up to and including Sunday 16 May, though a new reservation would need to be made. The rail firm said it expected the line to "remain closed until late April". He told BBC business correspondent Katy Austin that while body shell cracking would not "cause the trains to crash or disintegrate or anything like that", he said it is a "serious point" that requires action because if metal fatiguing is allowed to continue, the "cracks will spread, and the body shell strength will be weakened". 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The cancellations were due to the heat affecting the safety of steel railway tracks, which can buckle when too hot.

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