So what's going to be the message after these strikes? "Come back to the railway, we definitely won't be shut for an entire season with two weeks notice this time and ruin your plans again".Yes, obviously it's my prerogative, but do you understand why some might find the way you describe workers somewhat patronising?
Sure, but working patterns are already changing. Growth in the railway is likely to be primarily from leisure, and there's no reason why the railway can't facilitate that and continue to grow passenger numbers, much as it did in the past with commuters.
Combine that with the inevitable service cuts as the DfT tries to claw back money, 13% (RPI +2 isn't it?) ticket price rises next year and I think it's going to be hard to win those leisure customers back if the railway doesn't run all summer.