Privatisation has been so good for Briton's railways...

[TimberWolf]

If O'Leary was running railways then train to "London" would actually terminate at Reading ...

Or some flea infested backwater close to London (yeah okay, Reading) that you need find transport from.

[Zippy]

What's the equivalent of the mile high club for train travel?

The 'Bench Under'?

[Zippy]

If O'Leary was running railways then train to "London" would actually terminate at Reading ...

[OwlHoot]

Or some flea infested backwater close to London (yeah okay, Reading) that you need find transport from.

Slough

as in Slough of despond

This miry Slough is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scum and filth that attends conviction for sin doth continually run, and therefore is it called the Slough of Despond: for still as the sinner is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place; and this is the reason of the badness of this ground.

[HairyArsedBloke]

That would be just like Soviet short range (few hours) trains then

Might as well do this next -

With capacity utilisation like that, it is no wonder how the Bob's are out competing the west.

[TimberWolf]

With capacity utilisation like that, it is no wonder how the Bob's are out competing the west.

Yeah, I'd like to know who built their railways.

[minestrone]

It's not privatisation that failed the railways, it was the public work force they inherited.

My train is away 2 minutes early every morning, I used to pick up a complaints form every morning at the next station. "Train left early, late is excusable, early is incompetence"

Each time I got reply back, "we will raise this at the next monthly staff meeting", can you not just get them told to get their jobs done correctly.

[Zippy]

It's not privatisation that failed the railways, it was the public work force they inherited.

My train is away 2 minutes early every morning, I used to pick up a complaints form every morning at the next station. "Train left early, late is excusable, early is incompetence"

Each time I got reply back, "we will raise this at the next monthly staff meeting", can you not just get them told to get their jobs done correctly.

Or change the timetable