Cancellations are likely on the Ipswich/Rosewood line and the Cleveland line tomorrow

Sounds like extra long weekend

And no, you can’t work from home

– corporate, probs

It’s always the Ipswich line…. fml

Imagine if it was an April Fool’s

So one of my trains doesn’t run for a while month, and now this?

How am I supposed to afford a month’s worth of ubers?

At this point probably would be better off financially not working.

I usually support strikes but nah this is fucked.

Cover up the go card machines and open all the gates, and go to work in plain clothes, like how the buses do.

The Government is lying about who is at fault for this “strike action”, the RTBU has notified for a ban on “directing Coal and Mineral Trains” on the SEQ Network for 24 hours.

The Government has effectively directed QR to lock out Controllers who engage with that very specific ban, which because nearly all the controllers are RTBU members, that means they will be locking out all their controller workforce who manages SEQ.

In essence the Union wanted to do an action that would affect 22 coal trains only, and now thanks to the Government’s response to that very minor ban that would not have affected the passenger network, the entire network will essentially need to be shut down tomorrow and the public is going to suffer.

Guess I should have brought my laptop home.. feck

You just saved me from getting up at 5 am tomorrow and waiting for a train that never comes.

Cheers!

It’s a rare double own goal when they’ve shut down the Story Bridge with their harebrained e-mobility proposals.

Brisbane train lines to be disrupted during union action on Wednesday
Julius Dennis, March 31, 2026
At least two Brisbane train lines will be disrupted on Wednesday after a partial work ban planned by controllers was escalated by the government, according to the rail workers union.
Queensland Rail said there would be cancellations on the Ipswich/Rosewood and Cleveland lines due to protected industrial action being taken by union members.
But Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Queensland secretary Peter Allen said roughly 200 controllers had only intended to refuse to work on coal and mineral trains.
“Unfortunately, the Queensland government has responded with a heavy-handed and disproportionate action, looking to turn a minor ban on mineral trains into a full-time stoppage. What the government is doing looks less like bargaining and more like punishment,” he said.
“Any impact on passengers is purely self-inflicted and entirely the choice of the Queensland government.”
Queensland Rail (QR) and the union were in last-minute talks at the Fair Work Commission on Tuesday, but an agreement could not be made.
It’s understood the controllers were told they would not be paid if they did not complete every aspect of their jobs.
The state-owned company and the union are at loggerheads, with a QR spokesperson saying they had made a fair offer during EBA negotiations and urging workers to come back to the bargaining table, while Allen said they had no choice but to take protected action.
“Our members did not want a full stoppage, they are only taking action on the running of mineral and coal trains after repeated attempts to negotiate in good faith were unsuccessful,” he said.
“This decision to take action against our members is a deliberate attempt to intimidate workers who are exercising their lawful right to take protected industrial action. We won’t be bullied.”
QR said disruptions could be announced at short notice, and customers should follow their social media for updates.

Currently on a train to work a night shift so will now be stranded tomorrow morning with cancelling all Cleveland services. Absolutely fucked, only option is a $120 uber, real cunt of a situation in such short notice