Once again the trains 'are up the pole'. Can't blame KM for that though?
No but we can blame her for the undermining of the comms team, which means that the most recent announcement on the 'rail travel' section of the club's website is that there will be no trains to Bristol on Boxing day.
Trains look problematic for this Saturday too, an hour's journey and two changes from Waterloo East to Charlton. Starting at London Bridge makes little difference.
This is a good lesson in why you shouldn't privatize transit and infrastructure that should be conducted (pun intended) in the public interest and not for profit.
This is a good lesson in why you shouldn't privatize transit and infrastructure that should be conducted (pun intended) in the public interest and not for profit.
So if the railways hadn't been privatised they wouldn't need to be shut now for engineering works? Sounds good, but how does it work in practice - particularly for something like these Thaneslink works at London bridge?
This is a good lesson in why you shouldn't privatize transit and infrastructure that should be conducted (pun intended) in the public interest and not for profit.
So if the railways hadn't been privatised they wouldn't need to be shut now for engineering works? Sounds good, but how does it work in practice - particularly for something like these Thaneslink works at London bridge?
If you look it up, it appears that British Rail Engineering staff were trained so that the ongoing works could take place whilst the network was operational.
It is cheaper to shut down the lines and get in staff without the same level of safety training in and, strangely, that's what happened following the break up of BR.
Once again the trains 'are up the pole'. Can't blame KM for that though?
No but we can blame her for the undermining of the comms team, which means that the most recent announcement on the 'rail travel' section of the club's website is that there will be no trains to Bristol on Boxing day.
If you look it up, it appears that British Rail Engineering staff were trained so that the ongoing works could take place whilst the network was operational.
BR.
I think privatisation was a bad idea. But this is simply not tru
If you look it up, it appears that British Rail Engineering staff were trained so that the ongoing works could take place whilst the network was operational.
BR.
I think privatisation was a bad idea. But this is simply not tru
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There's no way the Thameslink work at London Bridge or Crossrail work at Abbey Wood could be done without massive disruption and closures, these are enormous rebuilding exercises
There's no way the Thameslink work at London Bridge or Crossrail work at Abbey Wood could be done without massive disruption and closures, these are enormous rebuilding exercises
Rubbish. We all know that public sector infrastructure projects have a tremendous record of being delivered on-time, under-cost and with as little disruption to the general public as possible.
This is a good lesson in why you shouldn't privatize transit and infrastructure that should be conducted (pun intended) in the public interest and not for profit.
So if the railways hadn't been privatised they wouldn't need to be shut now for engineering works? Sounds good, but how does it work in practice - particularly for something like these Thaneslink works at London bridge?
If you look it up, it appears that British Rail Engineering staff were trained so that the ongoing works could take place whilst the network was operational.
It is cheaper to shut down the lines and get in staff without the same level of safety training in and, strangely, that's what happened following the break up of BR.
Yeah, good old British Rail. Wooden carriages that turned into matchwood when they crashed, smoke filled carriages, people crammed into the guards van, no barriers - just a bloke "collecting" (ahem!) the fares at the station, drunk drivers, wooden boards displaying where the train was going............ those were the days!
Stuck between tonbridge and high brooms right now. Been stood still for coming up to 45 minutes. Absolute nuts. Driver has no idea why we've been held, Twitter is saying signal problems and the line is shut. Still stuck on a bloody train!! Could've walked home to my house from here in this time
At home. Honestly one of the worst train experiences of my life. Simply because in the amount of time we stood still I could've walked home from where we were, had dinner, and walked back.
Trains look problematic for this Saturday too, an hour's journey and two changes from Waterloo East to Charlton. Starting at London Bridge makes little difference.
A reminder that the trains are (even more) screwed up today than normally on Saturday
The only direct trains from London are from Victoria (at 04 and 34)
Good luck to the Derby fans trying to get to the ground
Trains look problematic for this Saturday too, an hour's journey and two changes from Waterloo East to Charlton. Starting at London Bridge makes little difference.
A reminder that the trains are (even more) screwed up today than normally on Saturday
The only direct trains from London are from Victoria (at 04 and 34)
Good luck to the Derby fans trying to get to the ground
It will be easier for them. St Pancras to Victoria on the Victoria line.
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It is cheaper to shut down the lines and get in staff without the same level of safety training in and, strangely, that's what happened following the break up of BR.
The only direct trains from London are from Victoria (at 04 and 34)
Good luck to the Derby fans trying to get to the ground