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Originally posted by zeitghostI recently noticed some weird extra traffic lights on the entry to roundabouts.
WTF? thought I, they don't seem to control the traffic on the roundabout at all.
Turns out they're for the bendybusabortion, so it gets priority.
Bus lanes with motorbike coppers waiting to pounce on anyone who tried to use them for a swift exit.
Traffic lights on roundabouts which were timed to hold everyone up. When folks complained about the cost of the lights the council claimed they were recycled. Get knotted the public said, these are brand shiny new.
One bus driver used to deliberately ram cars in the bus lane, and since it was legal to do he got away with it. He was eventually told to desist, for PR reasons.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI use trains when possible because even with delays, it's so much nicer to be able to use the time reading/working. Durham --> London 3 hours, Durham --> Edinburgh 2 hours are both quicker than driving too.
Big mistake trying to travel by rail on Sundays though, as Sunday was engineering day. All too often they'd cancel the train I wanted to take and dump us at Doncaster station to wait for the train from Aberdeen.
Which was usually packed.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostFor the commute I;m doing now the train is cheaper and quicker than driving. Although there have been some long delays in the last couple of weeks, mostly due to chavs nicking cables. It can be beyond the wit of man to make on the of the copper lines live with nice high ampage in it, can it?
Mind you East Coast had a classic yesterday.
"If there is an Engineer on the train could he please make himself known to the Guard."
Followed by:
"We apologise for the delay, this is due to a door not closing properly. We have called for an engineer and Peter is on his way."
Took 5 mins to get it fixed and an hour for the engineer to get there.
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For the commute I;m doing now the train is cheaper and quicker than driving. Although there have been some long delays in the last couple of weeks, mostly due to chavs nicking cables. It can be beyond the wit of man to make on the of the copper lines live with nice high ampage in it, can it?
Mind you East Coast had a classic yesterday.
"If there is an Engineer on the train could he please make himself known to the Guard."
Followed by:
"We apologise for the delay, this is due to a door not closing properly. We have called for an engineer and Peter is on his way."
Took 5 mins to get it fixed and an hour for the engineer to get there.
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Originally posted by zeitghostAnother classic 37 minute delay this morning.
No idea why.
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I realised last month how many delays I get as I have a pile of the compensation forms at home and they go in without thoughts whenever the delay is >30 mins, it's part of my routine now and the forms are filled in in autopilot mode. I can't remember the last time I got a monthly ticket renewal without having at least one voucher to put against it.
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Originally posted by Freamon View PostYeah it was fine before.
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostHaven't used a train for a long time and no plans to unless there's no other choice.
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Originally posted by Freamon View PostThe ToCs run the ticket offices though, not NR.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostPre-recorded apologies here!
Seriously though, how network rail and the train operators can consistently **** up the trains to the extent they do is just beyond belief.
This morning I almost lost it, every ticket window manned by a trainee and a trainer, massive queues and its rush hour. Simple common sense would be to either train them off peak time or to train one at a time so at least the customers aren't impacted by the that days extra level of incompetence.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostI'm saying nothing. But the bus driver apologised at the weekend for being one minute late.
Seriously though, how network rail and the train operators can consistently **** up the trains to the extent they do is just beyond belief.
This morning I almost lost it, every ticket window manned by a trainee and a trainer, massive queues and its rush hour. Simple common sense would be to either train them off peak time or to train one at a time so at least the customers aren't impacted by the that days extra level of incompetence.Last edited by Spacecadet; 6 October 2011, 21:05.
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