Originally posted by minestrone
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Previously on "Privatisation has been so good for Briton's railways..."
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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.Last edited by minestrone; 19 September 2010, 19:32.
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostWith capacity utilisation like that, it is no wonder how the Bob's are out competing the west.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThat would be just like Soviet short range (few hours) trains then
Might as well do this next -
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
Or some flea infested backwater close to London (yeah okay, Reading) that you need find transport from.
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.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIf O'Leary was running railways then train to "London" would actually terminate at Reading ...
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostTo be fair, buses don't have toilets, and bus journeys can often take an hour.
Trains can be delayed, or stuck on tracks in the middle of nowhere, and they wont let you out if you're not at a station and its not safe.
This will happen to Southern,... there will be a cow on the tracks or something, the train will be stranded for 2 hours, and a few dozen people will wet themselves. I really dont think they've thought this one through properly.
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If O'Leary was running railways then train to "London" would actually terminate at Reading ...
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More's the pity O'Leary isn't running the railways. The conditions could hardly be worse (outside of rip-off class), but the price could do with his touch.
Code:And go from this: Cheap Expensive Comfortable Uncomfortable X To this: Cheap Expensive Comfortable Uncomfortable X
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That would be just like Soviet short range (few hours) trains then
Might as well do this next -
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostAn O'Leary moment - except this one doesn't seem to be a joke. I really hope they refurbish their trains to include easily washable floors and upholstery
To be fair, buses don't have toilets, and bus journeys can often take an hour.
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostAn O'Leary moment - except this one doesn't seem to be a joke. I really hope they refurbish their trains to include easily washable floors and upholstery
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An O'Leary moment - except this one doesn't seem to be a joke. I really hope they refurbish their trains to include easily washable floors and upholstery
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