Rail strike for Glastonbury weekend?

[Wanderlei]

All About the Bass (by Meghan Trainor)

[marathonsteve]

[Wanderlei]

Just now, marathonsteve said:

😂 That was the year I went solo...got some dirty looks...

[Crazyfool01]

Is this thread not running out of steam yet ? 

[Butterz]

5 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Is this thread not running out of steam yet ? 

It has clearly gone off the rails.

[squirrelarmy]

5 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Is this thread not running out of steam yet ? 

It got derailed almost instantly 

[Wanderlei]

If you don't like it you can choooose a different thread to look at.

Fucked it up again, didn't I?

[stuie]

Even on a dedicated train thread monorail jokes are so shit.

[vintagelaureate]

1 hour ago, stuie said:

Even on a dedicated train thread monorail jokes are so shit.

I'm surprised Train got their own thread to be honest, outside of 'Drops of Jupiter', they were never really that big in the UK were they?

 

[blutarsky]

6 hours ago, zahidf said:

Could be a rail strike Glastonbury weekend....

https://www.timeout.com/news/the-biggest-rail-strike-in-uk-history-could-shut-down-the-country-later-this-year-042022?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=~london~natsoc~facebook~echobox#Echobox=1650462634

First strike. 2 more and you’re out. 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Train in Vain.

Apt. 

 

Edit: The Axe Murderer got there before me.

Edited April 20, 2022 by Supernintendo Chalmers

[irnkrtn]

3 hours ago, Wanderlei said:

If you don't like it you can choooose a different thread to look at.

Fucked it up again, didn't I?

Bigmouth Strikes Again

[John the Moth]

On 4/21/2022 at 9:13 AM, vintagelaureate said:

I'm surprised Train got their own thread to be honest, outside of 'Drops of Jupiter', they were never really that big in the UK were they?

Because they’re awful. “Play That Song” is a fucking abomination.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Somebody already posted this but it’s a real shame this particular Train got derailed on the way to Pilton:

 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[Fishman]

2 hours ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Somebody already posted this but it’s a real shame this particular Train got derailed on the way to Pilton:

 

Ha ... I'd been waiting for someone to pick up on that. It got me looking to see who else had done a version and had also played the festival.

These include Shakey (!); Motorhead; Imelda May; UK Subs and Screaming Lord Sutch.

It was also done by "the best act never to play the festival" (as quoted on Thingy twtter) Hanoi Rocks.

[kalifire]

Hate to bump this thread but since it was posted, the vote has happened, the strike action was overwhelmingly voted for, and the talk is now for dates to be arranged “from mid June”. 

Hopefully it will come to nowt but it’s definitely on the radar. 

[Crazyfool01]

3 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Hate to bump this thread but since it was posted, the vote has happened, the strike action was overwhelmingly voted for, and the talk is now for dates to be arranged “from mid June”. 

Hopefully it will come to nowt but it’s definitely on the radar. 

If it come to this it’s gonna impact everyone arriving at the festival not just those arriving by train … hope it doesn’t 😞 

[Alvoram]

15 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

If it come to this it’s gonna impact everyone arriving at the festival not just those arriving by train … hope it doesn’t 😞 

Rail replacements might be difficult too... I hear there's not many coaches free that weekend for some reason or another... 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Alvoram said:

Rail replacements might be difficult too... I hear there's not many coaches free that weekend for some reason or another... 

interesting to know the numbers that arrive at castle Cary 

[offmytrolley]

Ugh, hopefully the talks help and at least delay the strike by a few weeks, or is that wishful thinking…

We're travelling down from Manchester to Bristol on the Tuesday and then Bristol to Manchester on the next Tuesday, I'm not sure if that will help or not! 

Edit: 

 

Edited May 28, 2022 by offmytrolley
Forgot to pay train tax

[Ashl]

3 minutes ago, offmytrolley said:

Ugh, hopefully the talks help and at least delay the strike by a few weeks, or is that wishful thinking…

We're travelling down from Manchester to Bristol on the Tuesday and then Bristol to Manchester on the next Tuesday, I'm not sure if that will help or not! 

Edit: 

 

Hoping the usual delays will ensue due to some talks and push it past Glastonbury

[gazzared]

I mentioned in the other thread that the union has to give 14 days notice before any strike so we just need to make it to June 14th without any announcements so the earliest strikes would potentially be 28th june

[AlexOvd]

The strike would also affect metro of London or other cities or it's for mid/long distance trains? 

[kalifire]

5 minutes ago, gazzared said:

I mentioned in the other thread that the union has to give 14 days notice before any strike so we just need to make it to June 14th without any announcements so the earliest strikes would potentially be 28th june

Presumably they’ll ‘announce’ any strike dates ASAP as part of a negotiation tactic. 

[Toilet Duck]

Favourite train song! (Obviously hope there’s no strike!)…