Island Line trains have been running a revised timetable today (Monday) due to a staff member being taken ill.
This evening Island Line has tweeted to say there will be a reduced service on the line until the end of the day.
The following scheduled services have been cancelled:
16:38 Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head due 17:02
17:07 Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin due 17:30
17:38 Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head due 18:02
18:07 Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin due 18:30
18:38 Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head due 19:02
19:07 Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin due 19:30
19:38 Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head due 20:02
20:07 Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin due 20:30
20:38 Shanklin to Ryde St Johns Road due 20:54
22:38 Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head due 23:00
23:19 Ryde Pier Head to St Johns Road Ryde due 23:25
is this a hobby line? Surely we have not got to the stage where one person becomes ill and the whole line closes?
Does it say the whole line is closed? No, it clearly states that it’s running a reduced service
This line has been understaffed since privatisation (curtesy of John Major’s Conservative government) there used to be a manager that was trained to take the place of staff shortage (including driving trains) but that manager has retired sometime back.
Are they short staffed? Or is it a driver that’s ill ? Because if not I don’t see why there’s any need for a reduced timetable
Can someone not cover the sick guys shift , or is that too dificult
overtime is voluntary – cannot force someone to come in on their time off – if no one available that is that.