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28 February 2018 Thameslink Timetable I
ation Steering Group mplemen Meet ng 9 
Implementa ion Steering Group nto 8 

   


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GTR informed by letter from DfT that Class 387/1 fleet to be e-


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GTR Identified serv l impact on
18 July 18 Revised bus allocation w/c 3 June 2018 GTR identified rea in place. GTR
vers roster was t t an r an o er rom ice hotspots and f imes issued Before 15 July 2018 Devel lan and means o oped a p


y 2 days to ask drivers NR f Sa  26 May was received, 
17 May 2018 GTR realised roster would not work with Driver Diagrams 
29 June 18 Identified service hotspots and mapped these. 

 
 
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October/ November 2014 Driver Resilience Programme commenced i ng back mapped th i nvite 
                            

 


ible to incl discuss the timetable and itional plans for May 2018 
diagrams ing i
26 March 2016 Thameslink Programme & Systems March - J
une 2016
GTR state that it undertook f May 18 timetable delivery egy to Thameslink Programme ablishment ecalculated f ed discussed de-r ng measures Passenger Services  -flagged risk Implementat SoS asked to note progress in principle o 4­
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f diagram opt ion. 12.07.18


, imp mprove report t trans t t t ons ­
es r o ons 
- i nc eement with TUs to pull in Board - feedback from Independent th TU's about Integration Steering Group development o i
 - SoS
Thameslink 2018 Route Readiness s or A Threat Assessment presen iski ion of the 2018 
plans strategy and instructed to for agreemen noted they had suffici di NR multiple times in order extended  excludes Update to the Thameslink i luded Class 700s for the f irst Board luded feedback from IAP 
he Thameslink Programme f or May 18 emerge and are issued to rade unions for scrutiny flagged as red r NR 
Chair of the I
RB expectati f 80-
place, as per normal process, and Implementation Steering Group Rev
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assumptions for drivers produced Minister asked to note key risks to
 
  
 
 
imetable to cover gaps on overt
     


drivers to new depots and links -
d cause disrupt ings were required i tment and rout i


SLEF for scrutiny. 

furthe a  exp a
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fied 2 - 3 
ce, impacting weekly roster production - they 
 
 
providing inf Ran a '
Golden Trai Group questioned how to achi initial briefings wi changes to the tra potential impli i

 
 
 for depots performance of the franchise) required GTR to recruit additiona customers due to people be at work and school. I
denti i hours gaps each day. Deve
 
acement buses and re unable to allocate drivers

           
produced & reviewed by the Driver cat ons a reliable 24tph train service l
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ion thread to mitigate Before 20 May 2018 Timetable feedback put 
21-22 May 2018 Service 'pretty good', few cancellations, high management presence at stations loped the his and i ches provided repl taxis as required and cont state they we from booked t mes creating mismat


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12 J
une 18
Held a '
Black Ha ' session with the GTR team and identified pri arranged f lacement buses at 


inued the stat t t drivers and trainees (around 200
'Book Assist' system. 

ity or rep or for weekend services e GTR state that timetabl so gave author stations. Al ity to issues for customers. 



stat is as ion staff
 
remapping discussions commenced between GTR & DfT 
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also flagged that the need for dri t o arrange tax require t ver timetable change, core infrastructure 
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o f resource has been greater than eassur


ining risk flagged as not received 2 weeks in advance of timetable introduct
 
 
on consultations also ion. 

expected but mitigation plans were being developed(e.g. by rest day working or transferral of work to
       

                                     

      
 
November 2016 - March 2017 GTR state that DfT and GTR
ns every 
23 May 2018 Disruption started to furthe i tra ver r a
24 May 2018    
3-16 June 2018 Took out ( lpha)
i GTR proposed  the i ntroduction o f Rail Minister's office responded to Industry Readiness Board -
GTR states that they wrote to depots GTR informed DfT that more Industry Readiness Board - driver GTR state that DfT requested for GTR wrote to DfT regarding rolling GTR state that the master dr
 
 
Team prepared for timetable change ­
 
 
20 May 2018 Station thread started for trains that were running on those days 
 
16 May 18 GTR letter advising passengers to plan ahead he May timetabl ilability f leted, all


e be phased over 4 
19 March submission - SoS and f unit/crew diagrams cancella ions are likely in first f lagged as amber risk, diagram additional overnight services to be deployment now the i mpact of the inalisation of ing some leniency i n not t te met t ew ava ros rs were  comp ng, this was done locally t request
 
he manager at Kings Cross and eveni September 2014 GTR state that it inherited driver shortfall - shortage of drivers at start of franchise k removed from timetable as mitigation delayed timetable offer f rom NR was t he roste s 2 weeks ti her key stations including London 


was identified as a barrier to Entry pos ng


r n wee s n ros o 


8 June-29 June 2018 Tickets we imetabling conditions in its he Network Rail planners moved to Milton Keynes 

routes. 

t t October 2013 PR13 Final Determination - Enhancement Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM) created. 

into Network Rail's performance delivery o Scotland and Southern The Shaw Report: The future shape and financing of Network Rail published ed Train Planning Programme performance delivery to Scotland Bowe Review into the planning of 


nitial Industry Plan
19 October 2010 
ORR finds Network Rail in breach 


of its licence in regards to ITPS and fines Network Rail £3m. 



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15 May 2015 Project Authorisa ions t t
24 March 2015 Project Au horisations NWEP Phase 2b NWEP Phase 2c
 
 
(
with 
 
 
Authorisation granted conditions) 
 
17 May 2018
t Aut ec
27 March 2015 
Proj horisaƟons ions f)
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Techni eceived 
 
 
Until end of July 2018 Northern, Blackpool Council and Blackpool Transport ran a replacement bus service Blackpool to Preston 
 
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on. 

                                             


Northern state that deadlines for Northern sent a letter to Transport Letter from Transport for the North Meeting between DfT officials, Northern Northern wrote to stakeholders advising DfT approved request from Northern to Transport for the North br
4 June 2018 Interim timetable i ntroduced for some routes. 

ith the 


imetable on 20th 


Northern state the Rest Day Working Agreement was re-instated. 

ime 
20 May-26 May 2018 Customer I
nformation System screens could not keep up with the changing flow of information. 



and to expect some '
localised disruption' 
May because of d srupt
 
 
imetable and recent service i formance and miti ion to ng that "
per gat pressure to be put on Northern for dri n the North West timetabl ld be very difficult.



ining i ining caused by NWEP P3 
deli is was announced t tra ver ra e wou very. 

the regions, which required diagrams 
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Ticket acceptance on Metro Northern listed restrictions on bound ticke s such as advanced purchases etc. Th on stations, on social media and on t t


Agreement. The request was rejected. 

lanned for May, minimise the impact on passengers improvements in the existing timetabl


prior to the May 2018 t Concerns focussed on planned t


an adequate service from May 2018 
that i s completion planned for 2 
Northern must replan who le i imetabl imetabl e e e to have been agreed by the unions. A 
 
 
will now be a ving l ater this year in in the existing timetable