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Will she ever learn?
Following on from my other post about her using our railway system.
Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? So I was not surprised when I saw this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-44910639 Although why this is in the BBC's Norfolk section is beyond me as neither York or Darlington are near Norfolk. -- Adam |
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On Sunday, 22 July 2018 13:48:47 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
Following on from my other post about her using our railway system. Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? They aren't, and a lot of effort goes into the Travel Assistance system, but it obviously doesn't always work. Although why this is in the BBC's Norfolk section is beyond me as neither York or Darlington are near Norfolk. She's from Norwich. Owain |
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Its fragmentation of the railways that is the cause of problems with
disabled use of them. Non standard procedures and trains and the lack of communication across companies. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! wrote in message ... On Sunday, 22 July 2018 13:48:47 UTC+1, ARW wrote: Following on from my other post about her using our railway system. Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? They aren't, and a lot of effort goes into the Travel Assistance system, but it obviously doesn't always work. Although why this is in the BBC's Norfolk section is beyond me as neither York or Darlington are near Norfolk. She's from Norwich. Owain |
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In message , at 10:02:24 on Mon, 23 Jul
2018, Brian Gaff remarked: Its fragmentation of the railways that is the cause of problems with disabled use of them. In the case of East Coast, the problem is the old trains they inherited (built in the 70's/80's). The new fleet is in the wings. One of the main reasons they are being withdrawn is the lack of provision for wheelchair users. Non standard procedures I'd expect most train companies to have very similar mobility scooter rules. and trains and the lack of communication across companies. In both of the cases this lady was involved in, just one company was implicated. -- Roland Perry |
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On 23/07/2018 10:02, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its fragmentation of the railways that is the cause of problems with disabled use of them. It was far worse when BR rolling stock was mostly slam-door. Disabled and buggies had to go in the grotty guards van. |
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On 23/07/2018 22:14, Andrew wrote:
On 23/07/2018 10:02, Brian Gaff wrote: Its fragmentation of the railways that is the cause of problems with disabled use of them. It was far worse when BR rolling stock was mostly slam-door. Disabled and buggies had to go in the grotty guards van. In BR days on our local line, many passengers had to stand in the luggage cage in the guards compartment every day - usually so packed that they were in danger of passing out. Even then, the class 108 and 101 DMUs, while old, noisy and rough running were far more reliable and comfortable than the class 142s that replaced them. SteveW |
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On Monday, 23 July 2018 22:14:43 UTC+1, Andrew wrote:
It was far worse when BR rolling stock was mostly slam-door. Disabled and buggies had to go in the grotty guards van. The rest of the train was usually rather grotty too. Owain |
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why this is in the BBC's Norfolk section is beyond me "Ms Davis, of Norwich" |
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On 22/07/2018 14:22, Andy Burns wrote:
ARW wrote: why this is in the BBC's Norfolk section is beyond me "Ms Davis, of Norwich" On a train no where near Norwich. -- Adam |
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Andy Burns wrote ARW wrote why this is in the BBC's Norfolk section is beyond me "Ms Davis, of Norwich" On a train no where near Norwich. Still likely to be of interest to those in Norwich who read about the original stupidity tho. |
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:21:33 +1000, cantankerous senile geezer Rot Speed
blabbered, again: "Ms Davis, of Norwich" On a train no where near Norwich. Still likely to be of interest to those in Norwich who read about the original stupidity tho. Will YOU ever learn, you lonely forsaken endlessly prattling senile Ozzietard? Everyone here doubts it! BG -- Sqwertz to Rot Speed: "This is just a hunch, but I'm betting you're kinda an argumentative asshole. MID: |
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ARW wrote: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. -- *No hand signals. Driver on Viagra* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Monday, 23 July 2018 14:29:22 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Far more likely to arrive at all, given the road and rail fatality statistics. Owain |
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On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Not if you use Southern or Thameslink since May 20th |
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In message , at 22:15:41 on Mon, 23 Jul
2018, Andrew remarked: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Not if you use Southern or Thameslink since May 20th I think you'll find that although there was a lot of chaos initially, the subsequent 'another new timetable' introduced on 15th July is working reasonably well. -- Roland Perry |
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Andrew wrote: On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , ARW wrote: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Not if you use Southern or Thameslink since May 20th Doesn't make a great deal of difference in my case. As I'm not aiming to catch the 07.30 etc from a country station. -- *The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 24/07/2018 10:45, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Andrew wrote: On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , ARW wrote: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Not if you use Southern or Thameslink since May 20th Doesn't make a great deal of difference in my case. As I'm not aiming to catch the 07.30 etc from a country station. There's a world of difference between a 15 minute service from Tooting to Waterloo and a rural (and even not-so-rural) service that starts and sometimes finishes a long way from LOndon. You also have massively subsidised tube, bus and Overground rail alternatives. |
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Andrew wrote: Doesn't make a great deal of difference in my case. As I'm not aiming to catch the 07.30 etc from a country station. There's a world of difference between a 15 minute service from Tooting to Waterloo There certainly is, as such a thing doesn't exist. and a rural (and even not-so-rural) service that starts and sometimes finishes a long way from LOndon. You also have massively subsidised tube, bus and Overground rail alternatives. Think you'll find the subsidy per passenger mile rather less than on many rural lines. -- *Taxation WITH representation ain't much fun, either. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Andrew" wrote in message news You also have massively subsidised tube, bus and Overground rail alternatives. Massive subsidies ? quote Transport for London (TfL) had been told in 2013 it would eventually have to be self-sufficient with its operating costs. Today it was told by when. There will be no more general grants from the government for day-to-day running of services from 2018 - earlier than TfL thought. What it means is by 2018 London will be the only city in Europe where there is no day-to-day transport subsidy. /quote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34923879 quote Gwyn Topham Wed 25 Nov 2015 Transport has been dealt the deepest cut to its day-to-day spending of any government department, with the subsidy for London services to be removed entirely. /quote https://www.theguardian.com/politics...est-budget-cut The only reason there are "subsidies" in London at all is because these are recouped from taxes on employers and their employees for whom Public Transport is a necessity, and from tourists who spend their money around the Capital. All removing the subsidy will do is shift the burden onto employers and employees by fair rises and similarly make London less attractive to tourists. Given the state of rush hour tubes and buses its fairly obvious no one would want to use them were there any possible alternative. It's not their being "subsidised" up to now at least that made them attractive. And so removing the subsidy won't achieve anything - there's no "nudge" potential in this, all its doing is rearranging the deckchairs for purely ideological reasons. michael adams .... |
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On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Totally disagree. I might manage up to 30 train journeys a year. At least 20% of them are late. No matter where I drive, if the journey greater than 20 minutes I always expect to beat Google maps ETA by a least 5 minutes. -- Adam |
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ARW wrote: Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Totally disagree. I might manage up to 30 train journeys a year. At least 20% of them are late. No matter where I drive, if the journey greater than 20 minutes I always expect to beat Google maps ETA by a least 5 minutes. You must be very lucky. I had the journey time to Basingstoke doubled the other day due to an accident. Didn't come as a surprise either. -- *It doesn't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 24/07/2018 19:39, ARW wrote:
On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: No matter where I drive, if the journey greater than 20 minutes I always expect to beat Google maps ETA by a least 5 minutes. I assume you don't have to use the M25 too often -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 25/07/18 07:56, alan_m wrote:
On 24/07/2018 19:39, ARW wrote: On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: No matter where I drive, if the journey greater than 20 minutes I always expect to beat Google maps ETA by a least 5 minutes. I assume you don't have to use the M25 too often Or there are no speed cams -- I would rather have questions that cannot be answered... ....than to have answers that cannot be questioned Richard Feynman |
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alan_m wrote: On 24/07/2018 19:39, ARW wrote: On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: No matter where I drive, if the journey greater than 20 minutes I always expect to beat Google maps ETA by a least 5 minutes. I assume you don't have to use the M25 too often I'd guess the difference is the pretty comprehensive PT system in the SE - and much denser traffic. Which would tip the balance of journey reliability. Leaving out the blip caused by those unrealistic new timetables on some routes. The 'something must be done' syndrome. -- *OK, who stopped payment on my reality check? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:39:35 +0100, ARW
wrote: On 23/07/2018 14:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , ARW wrote: Will she ever learn that the trains and staff that run them in this country are ****? Because it's not true. I use trains on a regular (but not daily basis, so also a variety of routes) and they're generally fine. Far more likely to arrive at your destination at the said time than going by road. Totally disagree. I might manage up to 30 train journeys a year. At least 20% of them are late. No matter where I drive, if the journey greater than 20 minutes I always expect to beat Google maps ETA by a least 5 minutes. You must be indeed fortunate, there are parts of the UK where a journey by car is predictable, but I dont use many of these routes. As for the train service, trains in Britain are like the food, you only have to go abroad to see why we have built up the reputation we wallow in. AB |
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