The Merry Prankster
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Why do you think he wants to provide an improved service? My guess is he wants to provide a cheaper/more profitable service and is prepared to sacrifice quality and possibly safety to achieve that.
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- Thread starter Ernest
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Why do you think he wants to provide an improved service? My guess is he wants to provide a cheaper/more profitable service and is prepared to sacrifice quality and possibly safety to achieve that.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Yes this seems about right. After all he only has SHAREHOLDERS to answer to.
Will come down to when this term is over they will hope for more company's bidding for next franchise without the overheads if they do the dirty now.
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Yep. pretty much sums it up. They have hoovered up guaranteed cash from the government and are now intent on spending as little as possible on passengers and the service they are obliged to provide (although the constant rewriting of the remedial plan seems to make this purely optional these days).
Typical of all the privately financed public services, guaranteed money for the leeches, no incentive to perform and the tax payer picks up the tab when it all goes wrong.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Decent sized segment on lunchtime South East BBC TV news programme about the planned protest at Brighton station tonight, and the background to it. Timing looks perfect (6.30pm) for them to include a bit of live coverage of the protest on tonight's programme.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1455...n_Southern_Railway_cancellations/?ref=mr&lp=2
'Prime Minster caught up in Southern Railway cancellations
PRIME Minister David Cameron has experienced for himself firsthand the chaos of cancellations on Southern Railway.
The Conservative party leader arrived at London’s Victoria Station to travel to Haywards Heath to take part in a meeting for the Remain campaign yesterday.
However after several cancellations, Mr Cameron was forced to travel to Haywards Heath by road.
Mr Cameron arrived very late for the event and was said to be “pretty angry”.
Mid Sussex MP Sir Nicholas Soames spoke with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin in the lobby of the House of Commons last night to alert him of the Prime Minister’s situation.
Sussex MPs have been invited to the Department for Transport to speak with officials about the on-going issue of staff sickness on the Southern network on Wednesday afternoon.
According to figures published on social media, there were 511 full or part cancellations on Southern and Gatwick Express routes yesterday.
Tonight a protest against Southern is being planned at Brighton station at 6.30pm.'
Uter
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Excellent London Reconnections article "The Last Stand of the Old Guard" for anyone interested in some background info:
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2016/last-stand-old-guard/
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2016/last-stand-old-guard/
Uter
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worthingseagull123
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- May 5, 2012
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In the history of this country, has any company failed to deliver as much as Southern?
There is nothing positive to say about them
There is nothing positive to say about them
Uter
Well-known member
To me it seems like a balanced article and makes some perfectly valid points.
Horton's halftime iceberg
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Demonstration planned tonight at Brighton Station 18.30
Claims that Southern has banned guards from working overtime in punishment for striking is being widely shared today – but Southern Rail categorically denies the claims.
But amid the accusations and counter-accusations flying around, one thing is certain – commuters are bearing the brunt of the problems.
Details of Go-Ahead’s company accounts which showed that its chief executive David Brown was paid £2.16million from July 2014 and June 2015, mostly in bonuses. The previous year he was paid £1.96million, and the year before £942,000.
The accounts also show that shareholders were paid £36.7million in dividends in 2014/15 and £34.7million in 2013/14.
https://twitter.com/southernrailout
Claims that Southern has banned guards from working overtime in punishment for striking is being widely shared today – but Southern Rail categorically denies the claims.
But amid the accusations and counter-accusations flying around, one thing is certain – commuters are bearing the brunt of the problems.
Details of Go-Ahead’s company accounts which showed that its chief executive David Brown was paid £2.16million from July 2014 and June 2015, mostly in bonuses. The previous year he was paid £1.96million, and the year before £942,000.
The accounts also show that shareholders were paid £36.7million in dividends in 2014/15 and £34.7million in 2013/14.
https://twitter.com/southernrailout
Tell me what you think is balanced in that article and what is your experience to make them valid points.
Gtr are going to have to spend a few more £b to get to the stage where anything in that article might work on the southern coast.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
New Strike action just called by the conductors for next Tuesday
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14556437.Fresh_strike_action_called_by_Southern_Railway_conductors/
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14556437.Fresh_strike_action_called_by_Southern_Railway_conductors/
I wonder if he'll be at the protest this evening?
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1455...n_Southern_Railway_cancellations/?ref=mr&lp=2
ScotRail guards going to strike over DOO
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...e-strike-against-driverless-trains?CMP=twt_gu
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...e-strike-against-driverless-trains?CMP=twt_gu
Protest at Brighton Station not covered was it? Clare Perry interviewed who described the Union's "work to rule" as the major issue facing poor old Southern, who were doing their best. I kid you not.
Been told talks that acas arranged between gtr and rmt have broken down. Rmt prepared to compromise by doing mainline doo but not the east and west coast ( which are not ready) gtr will not budge their way or no way.