'Capacity crisis looms for Britain's railways'

[Scary]

Another example of why privatising public monopolies doesn't work.

[The_Equalizer]

Can't we just reverse good ol' Dr Beeching's efforts? Each morning I have a nice fifteen minute journey to work on what must be the last of the slam-door stock in the UK. It even makes a nice clickety-clack noise like trains should do.

[Spacecadet]

What happened to Prescott's 10 year plan to sort out the railways?

You mean the plan for no more Tory mis-managed railways?
It's going very well, we now have Labour mis-managed railways

[AtW]

You mean the plan for no more Tory mis-managed railways?
It's going very well, we now have Labour mis-managed railways

I did not live in this county prior to 1996, and at the time I did not pay much attention to politics, but from what I can see the historical score is this:

1) Tories fecked up railways by not investing into them
2) Liebor continued to feckup railways and in process wasting massive amounts of taxpayer cash

I don't like either, but I think all things equal I'd take option #1.

[ASB]

Surely Virgin decision to switch to smaller Pendolinos in order to try and ensure capcity was fully utilised off peak din't exactly help. Some of them are being extended which will further increase capacity and presumably have Virgin winging more about peak time utilisation.

[AtW]

Surely Virgin decision to switch to smaller Pendolinos in order to try and ensure capcity was fully utilised off peak din't exactly help.

When I go to London I tend to take first off peak train out (they increase peak window that now starts at 3pm ffs) - it is packed, so I tend to reserve my seat in advanced.

As I walk past long train I see first EMPTY 3-4 first class carriages. FFS - they are EMPTY why have 4 of them in what is effectively peak time?

[Mich the Tester]

As I walk past long train I see first EMPTY 3-4 first class carriages. FFS - they are EMPTY why have 4 of them in what is effectively peak time?

To give me and my mate Sir Nick Winterton some peace and create an odour barrier so we don't have to smell the working classes.

[AtW]

the working classes.

I am not sure working classes can afford Pendolino travel.

[Mich the Tester]

I am not sure working classes can afford Pendolino travel.

Please go and check so you can reassure me.

[AtW]

Please go and check so you can reassure me.

I think hounorable gentleman confused me with his battler...