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Rail passengers to face strike disruption

Published date: 25 February 2011 |
Published by: Rebecca Cole

 

RAIL services in and around Wrexham and Flintshire will be affected as Arriva Trains Wales staff go on strike.

The company is advising passengers that none of its trains will be operating on Sunday or Monday due to strike action planned by members of the ASLEF trade union.

The union, which represents train drivers and operators, is in dispute with ATW over pay.

A spokesman for ATW said: "This is a very regrettable situation which will affect Wrexham, Flintshire and all parts of North Wales which rely on Arriva for its rail services, even on the local lines.

"It's very unfortunate that the strike action will affect the commute on Monday morning and our main concern is for those who will be returning to work after the half term break.

"But we have made every effort to notify as many people as possible in advance."

As a result, late services tomorrow and early journeys on Tuesday may also be affected.

Passengers are advised to make alternative arrangements for these dates as Arriva Trains Wales will not be providing alternative road transport.

First Great Western, Cross County and Virgin Trains services will not be affected.

For more information visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.

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  1. Posted by: Roland Cleth at 14:27 on 25 February 2011 Report

    Nice to see the train drivers are doing their bit in these financially strapped times...

  2. Posted by: liberty1 at 14:58 on 25 February 2011 Report

    We will soon see more industrial action around the UK , everything going up in price and not by 1 or 2 pence , meanwhile the bankers who caused the mess carry on living the high life , sadly there are still many forelock tuggers who believe the Tory mantra " were all in this together" , my a**e.

  3. Posted by: Roland Cleth at 16:40 on 25 February 2011 Report

    Quite possibly, Libby. Ridiculously naïve of Cameron to think the Unions would do thier bit. If only someone had got a grip on the Banks at the time rather than just letting them do what they wanted without regulation. Someone like the government, perhaps.

  4. Posted by: tommy at 17:17 on 25 February 2011 Report

    If Cameron thinks that he and his miliionaires club can get away with destroying the lives of ten of millions of british people just to ensure that his own breed of social elite and banking terrorists survive,then he has a rude wake up call in the pipeline.The students broke away from the NUS,likewise the majority of brits will break away from the unions and form their own mass movements.Unions are not to be trusted and are just another wing of the U.K.PLC establishment.

  5. Posted by: liberty1 at 21:43 on 25 February 2011 Report

    Thatcher deregulated the banks and the sons of Thatcher have now let them off the leash , nice to see Camermoron and Gleggy in control , hope the people stuck in the Middle East get out ok , maybe the French will help them , they cant rely on the bunch of t***ers we have in Gov at the moment, isnt that right RC? and yes Camermoron is naive, coming from a privileged background what do you expect when dealing with the real world?

  6. Posted by: InMyOpinion at 13:36 on 26 February 2011 Report

    You know Roland, regardless of everyone knowing the truth even the last government have admitted that there handling of the banks was pretty naff, the failure to regulate any part of the banks after 13 years, has addled some brains beyond resonable recovery, that it can only mutter witterings of dementure, its like blaming beecham for todays troubled railways.very sad.

  7. Posted by: Roland Cleth at 20:51 on 26 February 2011 Report

    Libby, are you saying the pre-Cameron govt. was Thatcher's? In all fairness, I can understand why you'd want to block out the previous dozen years, but I think you'll find there was a Labour govt. "in power" who obviously thought Thatcher's deregulation was a good idea and took it a couple of stages further.

  8. Posted by: liberty1 at 20:22 on 27 February 2011 Report

    RC , thank you for agreeing that Thatcher is at the root of todays probs , IMO , do grow up , if you wish to reply then do so to me and not a 3rd party , ps, see the China economy is still growing and growing.

  9. Posted by: InMyOpinion at 05:29 on 28 February 2011 Report

    lib, ok for once I will, see this: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/malcolmmoore/100077827/the-chinese-high-street-has-more-muscle/ so the ecconomy in china is good, but they cannot compete.. its the same story all over china, but hey you know better with your international contacts.no more to say to you.... bye.

  10. Posted by: InMyOpinion at 05:48 on 28 February 2011 Report

    And regardless what some may think although china may have a strong ecconomy at the moment, it has been faltering for months, food prices in china have saured while unemployment has rocketed. its strong ecconomy is somewhat false, and because it has grown to fast it has in fact overheated, the price of most home goods ie: food, clothing, fuel are beyond most ordinary chinese.

  11. Posted by: Roland Cleth at 08:45 on 28 February 2011 Report

    libby, I think the real problem was a Labour Government who tried to emulate Thatcher's policies in an attempt to make themselves palatable tothe business community, but without having a clue as to what they were actually doing.

  12. Posted by: Roland Cleth at 08:47 on 28 February 2011 Report

    libby, I think the real problem was a Labour Government who tried to emulate Thatcher's policies in an attempt to make themselves palatable tothe business community, but without having a clue as to what they were actually doing.

  13. Posted by: iPOST at 14:31 on 28 February 2011 Report

    Posted by: InMyOpinion at 05:29 on 28 February 2011 Report Did you read the link you posted? It represnets the opinion of a Torygraph blogger, and is talking about the price of Denim, and that fact that “Because the Chinese currency is stronger,....They used to pay around 80 yuan (£8) for a high-end pair of jeans, now they can only afford 30 yuan to 40 yuan. No one can make any money at that price.”

  14. Posted by: iPOST at 14:33 on 28 February 2011 Report

    FURTHERMORE: Zhan Xueju, the boss of the local Denim Association, "We call sell jeans for 1,000 yuan (£95) in China, and that gives us a higher margin”.

  15. Posted by: InMyOpinion at 16:11 on 28 February 2011 Report

    But because the chinese ecconomy is strong does not mean they are not on the brink of a serious recession in china, prices are rising so much that the chinese government has had to make serious ajustments, its new forcast of growth is 7% but some ecconomists claim they may not reach the mark, and that because of the trouble in the middle east its doubtfull they will reach it.

  16. Posted by: InMyOpinion at 16:22 on 28 February 2011 Report

    The price of cotton rules the price they can produce at, but so does the price of oil, and the trouble in the middle east is hurting china very badly, yes its got a big ecconomy, but its a big country with unemployment growing daily due to the high prices of cotton and more seriously oil. people are actualy dying of starvation in china due to food prices being out of there reach. nobody wants to see china crash, but unless they get it right the bubble will burst.

  17. Posted by: iPOST at 17:04 on 28 February 2011 Report

    InMyOpinion at 16:22 - SOURCE FOR THIS INFORMATION PLEASE? "new forcast of growth is 7% but some ecconomists claim they may not reach the mark, and that because of the trouble in the middle east its doubtfull they will reach it."

  18. Posted by: InMyOpinion at 17:55 on 28 February 2011 Report

    ITV business news 6.am this morning, and also said on this news item was some thought it might drop to 4% if they aimed lower, the aggresive stance being the better option than aiming for 5% or 6%, if it fails then it could cause some serious problems not just for china, on the bright side china is well placed to resist most costs eccept oil, that for them is a killer, because of shipping costs etc. goods are becoming to expensive to produce at low cost.

  19. Posted by: Willywill at 19:14 on 28 February 2011 Report

    Train Drivers refusing £39 grand to drive their train? I would gladly swop jobs. Whilst on the dole for 11 months, i did try to apply but they were full(not surprisingly with that salary). Train drivers in London may earn more, but then their housing is perhaps 50% more expensive than Arriva area.

  20. Posted by: iPost at 22:34 on 28 February 2011 Report

    InMyOpinion at 17:55 on 28 February 2011 "Report ITV business news 6.am" Which you are taking completely out of context. That report was about the need for China to reduce its GDP to 7% over the next 5 year period.

  21. Posted by: iPost at 22:37 on 28 February 2011 Report

    Slowing growth and internalising demand may be a key part of growing into an economy more resiliant to inflation, plus they must be at saturation peak in a lot of their markets. Hence the internalisation of their market focus.

  22. Posted by: iPost at 22:41 on 28 February 2011 Report

    Jonathan Watts tweeted a great video yesterday that covered the internal income divisions in China.

  23. Posted by: liberty1 at 16:19 on 03 March 2011 Report

    RC , what have the Cons done to regulate their friends the bankers?

 

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