londonmidland
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Over the past couple of months I’ve been noticing, as well as being caught out by, increasingly frequent cancellations of Avanti services. Most of them seem to be due to ‘a shortage of train drivers’.
The cancellations most commonly occur on the Manchester route, as well as some services starting and terminating at Preston. This is most common at the weekend it seems.
So does anyone know why there is a driver shortage? Is there a delay in training due to high sickness/drivers off due to sickness, or is there a disagreement on T&C’s/contracts?
The cancellations most commonly occur on the Manchester route, as well as some services starting and terminating at Preston. This is most common at the weekend it seems.
So does anyone know why there is a driver shortage? Is there a delay in training due to high sickness/drivers off due to sickness, or is there a disagreement on T&C’s/contracts?