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Old 18 December 2005, 06:59 PM
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So there are no train drivers employed to work Sundays in the West Midlands?

Utter incompetance and madness

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Old 18 December 2005, 07:04 PM
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Sums up the west mid's public transport IMO.

Ever tried getting a bus or train out of town after closing time? Fat chance!
Old 18 December 2005, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
Sums up the west mid's public transport IMO.

Ever tried getting a bus or train out of town after closing time? Fat chance!
Privatisation for you
Old 18 December 2005, 10:20 PM
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Exactly, as it was SO much better when under government control ... guffaw. Sorry, I tried to keep a straight face whilst writing that
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I LOVED the two quotes in the passage:
"Chiltern and Virgin services will not be affected"........hello? Ever heard of "change at Birmingham"? What about YOUR passengers that come off Central services? Or rather....don't?

"Allsevices in the east midlands will run apart from Birmingham to Stansted Airport via Leicesater and Cambridge"...........so anyone flying out of Stansted and needing to use Central can do waht, exactly?

Privatisation.............a joke from start to finish.
More money has been spent on continuously changing liveries than on some services.
And many Franchise holders sacked loads of their senior drivers to save maney, then realised there was no-one left to drive their trains

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Old 19 December 2005, 09:05 AM
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Don't you just love the "Integrated Transport Policy"?
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