Class 170 diagrams bear the brunt of CrossCountry cancellations on 9 March, as staff say things will only get worse
A lot of CrossCountry services are expected to be cancelled on 9 March, due to driver shortage – something that will only get worse from May, when the new timetable is introduced. CrossCountry sources have told me that the operator is advertising for resilience controllers to try and deal with it, as it’s near impossible to find enough crews at weekends as it is and the new timetable is likely to “push things to breaking point”. A number of class 170 diagrams are already known to be cancelled from May due to hem being “unable to be resourced”. Cancelations for 9 March are below.
NOT-CDF
SOUTHBOUND :-
0955 NOT-CDF
Cancelled New St - Cardiff
1216 NOT-CDF
Cancelled throughout
1316 NOT-CDF
Cancelled New St - Cardiff
1616 NOT-CDF
Cancelled throughout
1716 NOT-CDF
Cancelled New St - Cardiff
2119 NOT-BHM
Cancelled throughout
NORTHBOUND:-
1245 CDF-NOT
Cancelled New St - Nottingham
1345 CDF-NOT
Cancelled Cardiff-New St
1545 CDF-NOT
Cancelled Cardiff-New St
1645 CDF-NOT
Cancelled Cardiff-New St
1745 CDF-NOT
Cancelled New St-Nottingham
1945 CDF-LEI
Cancelled Cardiff-New St
2045CDF-BHM
Cancelled throughout
EAST MIDLANDS AREA:
1020 LEI-BHM
Cancelled throughout
1152 BHM-LEI
Cancelled throughout
1320 LEI-BHM
Cancelled throughout
VOYAGERS :
0815 SOU-MAN
Cancelled throughout
1015 RDG-MAN
Cancelled throughout
1300 BRI-MAN
Cancelled Bristol TM - Man Picc
1425 MAN-RDG
Cancelled throughout
1440 BOU-MAN
Cancelled New St - Man Picc
1503 MAN-BRI
Cancelled New St - Bristol TM
1615 RDG-MAN
Cancelled New St - Man Picc
1625 MAN-RDG
Cancelled Man Picc-New St
1715 RDG-MAN
Cancelled New St - Man Picc
1815 RDG-MAN
Cancelled Reading-New St
1925 MAN-RDG
Cancelled New St-Reading
2108 MAN-BHM
Cancelled throughout
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