The engines/gearing seemed great for the route.
But can't help thinking there's an issue somewhere at the back end, as the was some really bad rattling going on.
The interior seemed quite spartan too. I wondered if they would have gone for a bit of an upgrade on the seating and layouts, bearing in mind the nature of the route.
You've got those flows going from Boro to Redcar. Redcar to Brotton/Loftus etc.
But there's still quite a few who go beyond those points and are on for quite a bit longer.
(01 Sep 2025, 4:28 am)tyresmoke wrote Unfortunately it just shows what a mess Whitby are in staff wise… I know for a fact they can’t even run the usual daytime timetable never mind throwing extras in. The staff that are left are trying their best to run some form of service but unfortunately every day there are X4s and X93s being pulled to ensure the contracts run.
The service reductions at Stockton in November are designed to help them with their crisis, Whitby will be solved by moving to their winter operations but no doubt the same issue will surface again in March.
As for overtime, as some of you know I have moved to Australia and working for an operator over here it’s very much the same. The only way we can run the Mon-Fri schedule is with overtime (today I’m doing one shift 7am-3pm then jumping straight onto second half of another one 3pm-7pm). This happens every day!
The entire weekend output is staffed on overtime too… huge risk - but the wages out here make it worthwhile.
Sorry missed this at the time.
It wouldn't have been a case of throwing in extras.
It would have utilised existing staff/vehicles and doing so in a more efficient manner.
Delays were huge, yet they just carried on as normal. Or cancelled services, because drivers were hitting their limits.
Then, you had those runs which were pulled - so contracts were fulfilled.