Dawnstar Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 @LinMM In which case may I ask when your birthday week is?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 I was watching the BBC news just now and the train drivers and their families are getting worried about having enough money for Christmas, I hope this will spur them on to resolving the situation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 It’s the week with November 30th in it lol!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Oh dear, I have the 30th November Mayerling booked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Oh I assumed that might have been the 23rd as you didn’t want there to be a strike that week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 That's also a Mayerling. I'm seeing, er, quite a few Mayerlings! 23rd is the one I'd be most upset to miss, as it may well be my only chance to see Morera as Mary Vetsera, but I'd prefer not to have to miss any of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneL Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Just to report that I got lucky yesterday with trains to and from London running perfectly on time, despite being so soon after the strike was called off. I thoroughly enjoyed the La Boheme matinee at the ROH without the nagging worry about the underground/ bus + long drive home in the dark and the rain which I had been anticipating! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Which rail company were you travelling with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneL Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 6 hours ago, LinMM said: Which rail company were you travelling with? Southeastern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Makes sense. They were actually running a decent service yesterday - for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I see there’s now pretty much a national rail strike on Saturday 26 November: Train drivers will strike again over pay https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63585602 Fortunately for me it manages to miss a couple of Mayerling trips and disappointing that little progress seems to have been made in talks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 It's like Covid, just when you think it's over......... Can't see the 3 train operators that I travel with yet on the list but it might mess up my Mayerling on the 25th late night travel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 RMT union are balloting again next week so unlikely any of those train lines like Thameslink or Southern will strike before December now. But they could decide to mess up peoples Christmas arrangements of course!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Well, South Western trains are affected so that might scupper my Raymonda matinee in Bristol. I seem fated not to see it as I had to cancel my January Raymondas as our dog was ill. The final coach back to Chelt is 5.30 and the performance starts at 2pm. I haven't been to the Hippodrome and don't know how far it is from the coach station. Does anyone know how long Raymonda lasts and if I'll need to leave early to get back to the coach station? I am going to the Thurs matinee so I should manage to see it if I decide to abandon Saturdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, jmhopton said: Well, South Western trains are affected so that might scupper my Raymonda matinee in Bristol. I seem fated not to see it as I had to cancel my January Raymondas as our dog was ill. The final coach back to Chelt is 5.30 and the performance starts at 2pm. I haven't been to the Hippodrome and don't know how far it is from the coach station. Does anyone know how long Raymonda lasts and if I'll need to leave early to get back to the coach station? I am going to the Thurs matinee so I should manage to see it if I decide to abandon Saturdays. I'm a reasonably fast walker and it's about a 10 minute walk for me. The performance is advertised as being 2 hours 40 minutes, so unless that's a long way out (and if it is you should feel justified in sloping out early) most people should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Thanks Lizbie1. I might risk it. Fingers crossed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, jmhopton said: Well, South Western trains are affected so that might scupper my Raymonda matinee in Bristol. I seem fated not to see it as I had to cancel my January Raymondas as our dog was ill. The final coach back to Chelt is 5.30 and the performance starts at 2pm. I haven't been to the Hippodrome and don't know how far it is from the coach station. Does anyone know how long Raymonda lasts and if I'll need to leave early to get back to the coach station? I am going to the Thurs matinee so I should manage to see it if I decide to abandon Saturdays. Don't think South Western are affected (they are my "local" train company so thankfully haven't been affected by the train drivers' strikes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Yep, agree it's about a 10-minute walk from the theatre. It's the station which is a bit of a pain to get back to. I had been considering the Saturday matinee, but won't now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Waiting with bated breath to see if the unions will cancel the strike at the last minute again, too late to actually run a proper train service, but early enough for them to get paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MJW said: Don't think South Western are affected (they are my "local" train company so thankfully haven't been affected by the train drivers' strikes) Sorry, I meant Great Western Railways, not South Western. Didn't check the name, always a mistake, especially as they're not my usual company which is the dreaded Avanti who of course are also involved, so I can't go from Preston even if I wanted to. Here are the Companies involved. As they're all train drivers it will probably be more effective than the last Avanti strike which only included train managers. The 12 companies facing the fresh strike are Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, London North Eastern Railway, London Overground, Northern Trains, Southeastern, Transpennine Express, and West Midlands Trains. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 In case anyone has missed it there's a strike at the signal centre at Didcot which will affect Great Western services on Saturday 19th and Monday 21st November...so limited services and none for me to get home from Mayerling on the Monday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 @Rob SAre you going to try an alternative mode of transport or stay overnight or not go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: @Rob SAre you going to try an alternative mode of transport or stay overnight or not go? Because it only affects GWR I'm going to use my rail staff travel pass to go on an overnight train(s) to somewhere and back...I can't miss Yuhui as Princess Stephanie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Sleeper train to Scotland?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 I think I'd have to pay for a berth although it would be educational, but I might just go to Brighton and back 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josette Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, Rob S said: Because it only affects GWR I'm going to use my rail staff travel pass to go on an overnight train(s) to somewhere and back...I can't miss Yuhui as Princess Stephanie I saw Yuhui's Stephanie last Saturday and she was wonderful, giving a different characterization from the other Stephanies that I have seen- less scared, aware of her royal stature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Rob S said: I think I'd have to pay for a berth although it would be educational, but I might just go to Brighton and back 😄 I wouldn't bet on it, I'm trying to work out how to get home next week, this Saturday thankfully is okay but Monday to Thursday looks horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 39 minutes ago, Josette said: I saw Yuhui's Stephanie last Saturday and she was wonderful, giving a different characterization from the other Stephanies that I have seen- less scared, aware of her royal stature. Yes she was different...like the way she took Bratfisch's hat in the brothel 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Beryl H said: I wouldn't bet on it, I'm trying to work out how to get home next week, this Saturday thankfully is okay but Monday to Thursday looks horrible! Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I'm thankfully at home at the moment but trying to work out how to get to London and back next week 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Oh sorry Beryl H I think I’ve muddled you up with someone else perhaps there’s another Beryl? Only I thought you were in Brighton so you must have wondered what I was going on about Thameslink trains for the other week 🙄 Brighton is definitely not affected by any strikes before the end of November. However weekend travel is often disrupted at this time of year by engineering works. I was at the station on Saturday just to buy a ticket and I saw the queues for the replacement rail buses so was very glad wasn’t going up to London right then! Edited November 15, 2022 by LinMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 The RMT union has announced rail strikes on 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th December and on January 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th. There will also be an overtime ban across the railways from 18th December until 2nd January. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Bang go my birthday celebrations, then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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