Brighton Pride Sat, 5 Aug 2023 : No trains running, Strikes
 

Thameslink (GTR) and Southern Railways
could Not Do a Reduced Service
because that many gays packed into trains
is too dangerous.


So on Sensible Safety Grounds
no trains will be running to Brighton on August the 5th.


[“Safety is always a priority.
There are considerable extra
resources to safely manage the
area outside Brighton station, contributed to by Pride
. We also have multi agency representatives
working together throughout Pride weekend.
This well-established multi agency
approach monitors numbers of people
coming into the city as part of a much
wider ranging safety remit.]


They are very upset,
The Manager of Pride
said he did not expect this.


[Concerns have been raised about
the serious travel disruption to train services
due to the overtime ban by rail workers.
Commenting on GTR’s decision not to run any trains
into Brighton station
on Saturday 5 August, Paul Kemp,
managing director of Pride, said:
“We are deeply disappointed GTR has
announced no trains will run to Brighton
on the Saturday of Pride weekend cutting
off Brighton & Hove from the rest of the
UK rail network on such an important
weekend for our city.”]

https://www.brighton-pride.org/plan-...pride-weekend/

[Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle
has today launched a petition
saying Govia Thameslink Railway will
not run any trains south of
Three Bridges on the
Brighton Mainline on Saturday, 5 August.
He says GTR is claiming it can’t get
the extra drivers it needs to boost services
on the line because of an overtime ban
by Aslef union, which represents
train drivers – and so has instead just
cancelled them all.

The Southern Rail and Thameslink websites
currently say they will provide further information
about trains on that day at a later date.
GTR has been contacted for comment.]

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/...led-mp-claims/



Sign Of The Times

the strike doesn't start until 7th August

best to cancel it

That are saying the 5th

Google Search:
[Strike action by union ASLEF has led
to Govia Thameslink Railway having to
make a difficult decision, which means that
no trains will run in or out of Brighton station
on Saturday the 5th of August.]

[No trains to Brighton for August Pride event
Govia Thameslink Railway reveals that strike
action by ASLEF, means they cannot support trains to
and from Brighton Station on the 5th of August]

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/07...ide-event.html

Pride is meant to be in June. What's with the need to drag it out?

Gluttony.

They already have Pride and Lust, they're slowly going for all seven :joker:

They have had money problems
not getting enough backers
Also, they have to work with the Brighton Council.

They thought the 5th of August
would be a great start
but the Rail Unions changed all that.

I’ve been at London Bridge before trying to get to Brighton for pride. It’s a mess on a full service never mind a reduced service. Literally we all boarded the train and then we’re told the train couldn’t leave because it was too busy.
I don’t get be started on the chaos that is trying to come back at night

Victoria to Brighton
Skipping London Bridge.

And Kings Cross Thameslink
to Brighton

isnt everyday a pride day in Brighton?

It involves diverting buses
so it has to be done with
the now Labour Council
there.

SkyNewsHD is showing a Pride Event for Ukraine
in Liverpool.

Great News
Tomorrow as they start their Parade
Heavey Rain.

No Trains at all running to Brighton
on Saturday
Train Leaders said with the overtime ban
there is not enough staff to make it Safe

Storm Antoni arrives

Not in Scotland :hee:

No trans you say?

Not on Saturday
Union bosses Cancelled Every Train

As they have a Overtime ban
and said with the amount of Gays
it will not be safe.......................................

I bet it's due to piss down with rain all day.