{"id":90,"date":"2012-10-29T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjbealehrconsult-co-uk.php5.hostingweb.co.uk\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2012-10-29T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T09:20:00","slug":"my-train-has-been-cancelled-again-what-the-train-companies-can-learn-from-workforce-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjbealehrconsult.co.uk\/blog\/my-train-has-been-cancelled-again-what-the-train-companies-can-learn-from-workforce-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"My Train Has Been Cancelled Again! 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