Durham Station Works
Durham Station Works
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp
"Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February."
Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?
(05 Jan 2023, 4:31 pm)BusLoverMum https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp
"Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February."
Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?
(05 Jan 2023, 4:31 pm)BusLoverMum https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp
"Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February."
Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?
(05 Jan 2023, 4:54 pm)Andreos1 Weren't the platforms done fairly recently? Sure there was a load of work done on them for the IEP'sIt's been smartened up a lot but it's a while since I've been inside so not sure what they're doing to the platforms here. Looks like the main deal is going to be track replacement and signalling.
(05 Jan 2023, 4:54 pm)Andreos1 Weren't the platforms done fairly recently? Sure there was a load of work done on them for the IEP'sIt's been smartened up a lot but it's a while since I've been inside so not sure what they're doing to the platforms here. Looks like the main deal is going to be track replacement and signalling.
(05 Jan 2023, 4:31 pm)BusLoverMum https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp
"Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February."
Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?
(05 Jan 2023, 4:31 pm)BusLoverMum https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64162359.amp
"Railway Station will shut to passengers on 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 January and 4, 5, 11 and 12 February."
Anyone know who will be running the rail replacement services on those weekends?
(05 Jan 2023, 6:30 pm)Malarkey Usually they are operated by Local Independents who operate within the affected areas, I'd imagine these will be confirmed in the forthcoming week once the Industrial Action has passed.
(05 Jan 2023, 6:30 pm)Malarkey Usually they are operated by Local Independents who operate within the affected areas, I'd imagine these will be confirmed in the forthcoming week once the Industrial Action has passed.
First Travel Solutions (Lumo/TPE), Arriva Road Transport Services (CrossCountry/Northern) and Stagecoach Solutions (LNER) will get operators from anywhere in the country to assist. Arriva usually end up having to source vehicles from a lot further away.
(05 Jan 2023, 9:42 pm)omnicity4659 First Travel Solutions (Lumo/TPE), Arriva Road Transport Services (CrossCountry/Northern) and Stagecoach Solutions (LNER) will get operators from anywhere in the country to assist. Arriva usually end up having to source vehicles from a lot further away.
(05 Jan 2023, 9:42 pm)omnicity4659 First Travel Solutions (Lumo/TPE), Arriva Road Transport Services (CrossCountry/Northern) and Stagecoach Solutions (LNER) will get operators from anywhere in the country to assist. Arriva usually end up having to source vehicles from a lot further away.
(05 Jan 2023, 10:20 pm)Jimmi That's assuming they can actually source anybody! There was one weekend in autumn 2022 where Rail Replacements on multiple Northern services were cancelled at the last minute including parts of the North East owing to lack of willing operators with the weekend prior at least half in the NE were provided by Mario Coach Travel based in Burnley.
(05 Jan 2023, 10:20 pm)Jimmi That's assuming they can actually source anybody! There was one weekend in autumn 2022 where Rail Replacements on multiple Northern services were cancelled at the last minute including parts of the North East owing to lack of willing operators with the weekend prior at least half in the NE were provided by Mario Coach Travel based in Burnley.
(05 Jan 2023, 5:14 pm)BusLoverMum It's been smartened up a lot but it's a while since I've been inside so not sure what they're doing to the platforms here. Looks like the main deal is going to be track replacement and signalling.
(05 Jan 2023, 5:14 pm)BusLoverMum It's been smartened up a lot but it's a while since I've been inside so not sure what they're doing to the platforms here. Looks like the main deal is going to be track replacement and signalling.
