(17 Aug 2023, 11:53 am)Chris 1 wrote It continues:
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...d-27537092
I'm sure someone pointed out the patterns of strike action and poor industrial relations wherever NF had been.
I'm not surprised to read this myself.
Interesting to note the comments about back-office staff. Maybe the company will be able to rely on them to get vehicles moving. Again.
(17 Aug 2023, 12:05 pm)Ambassador wrote Good for them
The service has been an utter shambles south of the Tyne since Chester closed. Early mornings and later evenings are particularly bad and it's all down to underinvestment and mismanagement during Covid coming back to bite them
I'm not sure it was ever perfect prior to it closing.
However, moving ops elsewhere was hardly likely to improve the situation. Particularly in the short-term with the network basically the same as it was.
Another missed opportunity to look at the network perhaps?