(11 Jul 2022, 4:03 pm)Adrian wrote Pleased I opted to work from home today. Last 50 from Durham is cancelled tonight, as are the 17.40 and 18.22 8s from Stanley. So even if I got to Chester-le-Street on the 21/X21, I'd be standing around for either the 19.45 50 or the 19.49 8.Proper regulation or a sensible compensation scheme would soon sort out the problem.
So over 2 hours after leaving the office, I'd be on a bus to Washington. What a shambles.
I think I'll get an Uber to the station tomorrow afternoon, instead of relying on this shower.
It's time to put more scrutiny on these cancellations and start recompensing passengers impacted (some left without options, some with much longer journeys) in the same way the railway industry does.
No doubt it will drive up fares to cover the costs but it might incentivise them to work smarter