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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Ah but what would have been the case if they ignored Dr Beeching and left the railways alone? We would not be wasting public money on a HS2 link 40 years later. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
I wonder here Sirius if the problem was not so much about carrying out Beeching's recommendations as it was down to the mistake of pulling up the closed lines then selling off the land. There's many areas today where they would like to re-run the trains but the land to run them on has since gone. Also, much of the increase in train commuting is down to traffic congestion on our roads plus lack of availability of cost effective car parking. So one could construed, that from my point of view, increase in train commuting is down to it being an accident rather than an act of design. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
No not mistakes, just pure stupidity and short sightedness. As the recent Olympics proved, Britain's athletes can do well but just where are the school playing fields? Just how many have been sold off for housing developments because some puke of a councillor had interests in the development companies? Now that chicken is coming home to roost with the obesity issues amongst the young. Just where can they train or play sports? Too many old fogeys are saying NIMBY! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
A classic example being the London to Exeter West Country route, which has doubled its daily services by converting many miles back to twin track. Which just confirms the sheer stupidity and short sightedness of local and national governments. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
No not mistakes, just pure stupidity and short sightedness. As the recent Olympics proved, Britain's athletes can do well but just where are the school playing fields? Just to prove the point..... Don Valley Stadium to be demolished I bet though that their council tax will increase year on year to cover the wage increases and expense fiddling of those councillors! Wonder if the land will be reused for housing and if so, which councillor has interests in the development company? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
"Ladies and Gentlemen. We are sorry for the lack of service this morning. There will be no trains operating on this line until further notice. We will restore service as soon as possible. The reason for this is that some sections of track have subsided causing the rails to buckle. Oh by the way Ladies and Gentlemen, as we no longer have booking offices, please note that the ticket machines only hold so much change, so it would be appreciated that you use the correct amount" Nice one TfL, leave the staff open to robberies when emptying the machines. Wasn't that the main reason to put the booking offices inside in the first place? |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
750 jobs cut? I didn't even realise they had this amount of staff on the stations.....never seem to see them when I've used the tube. Therefore I don't suppose we'll notice much difference when they have gone, just makes you wonder then, "Where have these staff been hiding all these times"? The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
2 per booking office. Anywhere from 3 to 6 in the bigger stations. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
Saw one in the booking office last month at Harrow & Wealdstone Station.... The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
outlying stations only have the one. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
outlying stations only have the one. This is a mainline overground and Underground station with five platforms, perhaps they multi-man them during peak times only. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Yes, sorry forgot to mention that. Practically all stations that have booking offices are double manned during peak hours. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
The expenses scandal seems to be hurting...... Whatever next? Sell off the commons itself? Now if they just look into other overcharging companies The Nick & Sirius Show pre-empted BoE |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
By 2020 we should be out of the muck, but no sooner though. Got deflation coming soon, now that's gonna' be fun. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Interesting.... Defence deal 'dead in the water' ""The project had been "driven through" by Chief of Defence Materiel Bernard Gray "with very little support in MoD and the services", the peer said. "Should not he now, in the circumstances, given that it has collapsed, consider his own position and consider resigning?"" Must have been a very big envelope. Wot, and lose his 'money for old rope?' No chance! Absolutely love it! Cry Havoc and let slip the dogs of war |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Is that a fact?Must have been a very big envelope. It seems to me that there is a lot of misreporting, and mischief making going on everywhere.Including the BBC, now there is an amazing thing for you. BTW, no comment on your glorious leader being an idle git? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Missing coppers Brilliant comment! "With all the cuts to the police force, is anyone really surprised that actual policing is going down the toilet? Every single year we hear that the police have cut X number of jobs in order to save millions per year, due to government insistence on 'better value for money'. This doesn't take into account that policing can't be a business and that policing is not something you can run by accountant." Better value for money? How about a fixed rate of pay for snivel serpents and MP's then, that will save millions alone! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
compensation "They claimed parading alongside taller male recruits caused them to over-stride and develop spinal and pelvic injuries, the Mail on Sunday reported." Very surprised you had the termerity to post that seeing as you totally disregard the Waily Fail. Slow news day for your buddies in Blair Brown Cameron then? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Tube office closures Standing room only "Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin also proposed stripping out first class carriages from busy routes to make more room for standard ticket holders." Bet that's gonna upset the wannabe 1%er's..... ...oh wait a minute, they have their own Gulfstreams :) Ah the poor Lib-Dems hate working too hard so gets all MP's an extra weeks holiday next year.... We're only here for the holidays |
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