http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7741162.stm
Just when fuel is going down..these boneheads make train travel more expensive...
Just when fuel is going down..these boneheads make train travel more expensive...
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McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
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First Crapital Connect is, I believe, Britain's most overcrowded service. And up 9%? Hmmm... the fares went up only a few months back, and the service ain't any better for it. If I were a malcontent, I'd suspect f-ckery at play. -
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Is it my imagination, or has the new National Express intercity service led to far more slowed-down-to-walking-pace moments during EVERY journey from King's Cross to ... anywhere?Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
First class.
I used them for a year when they were Thameslink. Never again. Singularly the most unpleasant commute I've ever done. Still, at least it only affects the oiks from the likes of Luton, St Albans and Croydon.Comment
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Of course..their idea of "on time" is within 10 minutes - give or take 10 minutes. They exclude events such as when a switch breaks..so one has
no clue what the overall, system-wide, performance really is. Except that its crap.
In Japan drivers are shot if the train is 1 minute late!McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Ah, but in Japan they accept it as being for their own good.Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
Try doing that here...Comment
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In Britain the shareholder is always right / comes first.Comment
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Too much health and safety red tape...and then there's the unions..Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostMcCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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