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It doesn't look at the moment like the Government are going to budge. They're using the same approach with the Nurses, a group that is likely to have rather more public support than rail workers, and even Labour have said the RCN's demand is unreasonable. So I'd predict further disruption...

We should be careful about continuing any DOO discussion in this thread about the NR dispute, or it’ll just get locked like all the others.

Has anyone seen what the RDG actually offered, rather than the RMT's summary of it ? If I were the RMT I'd certainly be looking to paint the offer in the worst light possible.

It wasn't clear at the time that these original comments were made, but the road has since been realigned under the rail bridge. Effectively they've stolen the space from a very wide pavement on the north side to make room for the new ticket office on the south side pavement. So it's a rare...

He also had a piece in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday where he said that seeing a resolution of this disupte is his "top priority". In there he didn't exactly say that the DfT had nothing to do with it, but did say ministers would/should not be involved in "detailed negotiations". But that...

Not that I really disagree with your point, but fwiw it is relatively flat between Bromley South and Shortlands (whereas North is up the hill).

It’s about 22.53 right now. Sorry…

Anyone able to post the NR statement so we can see the other side ?

I doubt it, with a makeshift cabinet who are on holiday anyway. No one will want to take any decisions before the new regime arrives, so the unions are just wasting their time and members money in striking now.

Where would the rail strike be ranked in a list of Government priorities, most of which they're already not handling very well. It must come a fair way behind Ukraine; knock on effects of Russia sanctions - food and energy shortages; The Economy; NI border question and Stormont situation...

There are some unusual Maidenhead to Swindon and back runs scheduled today, e.g. this one. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K03270/2022-04-27/detailed I was surprised to see a 769 go past…

I suppose it's recognition that there's no economic point in trying to disrupt commuters any more, just go after leisure travellers.

Pity it didn't die a few hundred yards earlier, then they could have used Ruscombe Jnc and reduced the use of the relief line to a mile or so.

I imagine it suits the Westminster government very well to have a potential PR disaster like this under the responsibility of the Scottish government.

Is there any info on 013a Didcot to Didcot this morning at 0800 ? It was a light loco, and looked unusual in the brief glimpse that I had. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R20747/2021-08-18/detailed

I was surprised to see the Paddington to Reading ECS go through Pangbourne this morning, it seems to be on a mini tour of Berkshire, going to down to Didcot, back to Reading West, Theale and then the depot. Did it need turning around ?

It seems to have run successfully. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:V24132/2021-07-24/detailed

With all the changes in franchising, DFT involvement etc, is there even any organisation that feels responsible for resolving the issue ? Any loss is presumably covered by the taxpayer, so who is motivated to actually fix it in the short term?

From the video, the DC motor noise is exactly like an old SR slam door unit. Quite nostalgic...

Telegraph report doesn't make much sense does it... HST carriages are not much use without the locos ! The 387 run down to Parkway seems to have gone well. Timing looks very close to what some 800 services achieve. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/25630/2021-05-13/detailed