More late lines to and from Brussels: SNCB to expand trains offer Tags:belgium 12 comments Finally! This will seriously improve my life. Now let´s hope it actually happens. Awesome, I’ve felt the s network is a good idea but poorly executed due to lack of frequency. I’d rather they be on time than late. /s Great! Now we can only hope they find enough personnel. Sounds great. If only they had the staff to actually realise this plan… > the section between Brussels and Ottignies (Flemish Brabant) Not a word about Flanders’ busiest station. Nice. En is het Gewestelijk ExpressNet al af? The 0:30 train from Brussels-South to Gent is always full, so there certainly is demand for late trains. > Starting from December this year, a total of 26 stations in Brussels will receive a better offer, Brussels has 26 stations? The problem with more trains, especially outside “business” hours is that you need personnel to do the work. Getting personnel is a problem nowadays. A career at the railway company is not really the goal of many a young person. Compensation is relatively low. Some customers challenge personnel for no reason and cause them undeserved stress. Equipment and material are far from bug-free or without issues. Money alone is not going to solve these problems. A mind shift is needed. Society needs to be more appreciative of the work these people, and other people in the public sector, do. yeah right, that will happen… They already have trouble replacing people that are leaving/retiring and several trains have been cancelled for weeks now due to lack of staff.. but yeah… promise even more trains… random fact: average sick leave in belgium is 6%, in certain NMBS places and jobs (mostly train staff) sick leave reaches 20 %.. let that sink in… Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
The 0:30 train from Brussels-South to Gent is always full, so there certainly is demand for late trains.
> Starting from December this year, a total of 26 stations in Brussels will receive a better offer, Brussels has 26 stations?
The problem with more trains, especially outside “business” hours is that you need personnel to do the work. Getting personnel is a problem nowadays. A career at the railway company is not really the goal of many a young person. Compensation is relatively low. Some customers challenge personnel for no reason and cause them undeserved stress. Equipment and material are far from bug-free or without issues. Money alone is not going to solve these problems. A mind shift is needed. Society needs to be more appreciative of the work these people, and other people in the public sector, do.
yeah right, that will happen… They already have trouble replacing people that are leaving/retiring and several trains have been cancelled for weeks now due to lack of staff.. but yeah… promise even more trains… random fact: average sick leave in belgium is 6%, in certain NMBS places and jobs (mostly train staff) sick leave reaches 20 %.. let that sink in…
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Finally! This will seriously improve my life. Now let´s hope it actually happens.
Awesome, I’ve felt the s network is a good idea but poorly executed due to lack of frequency.
I’d rather they be on time than late. /s
Great! Now we can only hope they find enough personnel.
Sounds great.
If only they had the staff to actually realise this plan…
> the section between Brussels and Ottignies (Flemish Brabant)
Not a word about Flanders’ busiest station.
Nice. En is het Gewestelijk ExpressNet al af?
The 0:30 train from Brussels-South to Gent is always full, so there certainly is demand for late trains.
> Starting from December this year, a total of 26 stations in Brussels will receive a better offer,
Brussels has 26 stations?
The problem with more trains, especially outside “business” hours is that you need personnel to do the work.
Getting personnel is a problem nowadays.
A career at the railway company is not really the goal of many a young person.
Compensation is relatively low.
Some customers challenge personnel for no reason and cause them undeserved stress. Equipment and material are far from bug-free or without issues.
Money alone is not going to solve these problems.
A mind shift is needed.
Society needs to be more appreciative of the work these people, and other people in the public sector, do.
yeah right, that will happen…
They already have trouble replacing people that are leaving/retiring and several trains have been cancelled for weeks now due to lack of staff..
but yeah… promise even more trains…
random fact: average sick leave in belgium is 6%, in certain NMBS places and jobs (mostly train staff) sick leave reaches 20 %.. let that sink in…