No trains from Berkhamsted this Sunday because London Midland staff won't work Sundays?! Great! What about those of us who have to?

Yeah it's not quite that they won't work. Obviously they used to but London Midland stopped double pay at weekends. I know not everyone gets double pay at weekends but if that's what you sign up for when you start a job, that's what you should get. It's the operator's fault. As is most other things upto and including global warming.