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johnofgwent

#53
November 14, 2019, 12:34:08 PM
I guess I'm mixing up two cases then, I distinctly remember SR doing something in the courts, and being all over the news but it must have been a while back. Sorry.



And yes, I do understand about prices for "spur of the moment" journeys,
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Churchill

#52
November 14, 2019, 07:25:47 AM
Quote from: johnofgwent post_id=5742 time=1573683349 user_id=63
Well, our two together Railcard got us from Newport to Paddington and out to Heathrow Terminal 5 and back for about fifty quid each on an 'open' return, and at the end of the month the same Railcard is going to get me and the missus to Piccadilly Circus and back in a day for about twenty three quid each ....



But you are right about the lack of space for heavy luggage



Hasn't the train company won a court case


Don't known about the company winning a Court case not read about one, the Post Office won their case the other day to rule this strike vote was not carried out within the rules , so no Post Strike this side of Christmas.



Unless you book well in advance when I have contemplated using a train for a long journey, it was cheaper to fly to Spain for a long weekend than travel 250 miles up to the North of England, and getting two heavy bags to the station at both ends never mind not being able to get them on the train
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Churchill

#51
November 14, 2019, 07:19:15 AM
Quote from: Streetwalker post_id=5764 time=1573711988 user_id=53
With the  overcrowding on southern rail trains into London a goods wagon would be a welcome alternative to standing with a builders armpit in your face


 :D



And people eating boiled eggs for breakfast
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Streetwalker

#50
November 14, 2019, 06:13:08 AM
Quote from: cromwell post_id=5678 time=1573664858 user_id=48
Yes no passengers in goods wagons,that's correct because we aren't nazi Germany  :roll:

With the  overcrowding on southern rail trains into London a goods wagon would be a welcome alternative to standing with a builders armpit in your face

johnofgwent

#49
November 13, 2019, 10:15:49 PM
Quote from: Churchill post_id=4553 time=1573133392 user_id=69
I have not travelled on a train in the UK for years due to the fact the fares are too high and inconvenient for me especially if carrying heavy luggage as one gets older, but I do know people that do use them to commute into London and the service is bad enough and unreliable as it is.



Wife and I were away last weekend to visit family to travel by train would have cost over £200 by the time I could get to Euston I can be in Birmingham driving myself, I am thinking more of those who would lose money not being able to get work and back, or whose holiday plans have been ruined over an argument about a guard on a train.



I am sure some do not want to go on strike, and some may even fear the consequences if the don't


Well, our two together Railcard got us from Newport to Paddington and out to Heathrow Terminal 5 and back for about fifty quid each on an 'open' return, and at the end of the month the same Railcard is going to get me and the missus to Piccadilly Circus and back in a day for about twenty three quid each ....



But you are right about the lack of space for heavy luggage



Hasn't the train company won a court case
<t>In matters of taxation, Lord Clyde\'s summing up in the 1929 case Inland Revenue v Ayrshire Pullman Services is worth a glance.</t>

patman post

#48
November 13, 2019, 07:30:56 PM
Quote from: cromwell post_id=5669 time=1573662509 user_id=48
Goods trains in the UK haven't had guards for thirty years or more,the only exceptions being  where nuclear material is carried or small branches where crossings were manually operated.

Do keep up Pat  :-P

Just shows how behind the times are the unions' arguments for train guards being essential...
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Churchill

#47
November 13, 2019, 06:41:43 PM
You really have got it bad
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papasmurf

#46
November 13, 2019, 05:42:12 PM
Quote from: cromwell post_id=5678 time=1573664858 user_id=48
 we aren't nazi Germany  :roll:


Yet.
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cromwell

#45
November 13, 2019, 05:07:38 PM
Quote from: papasmurf post_id=5674 time=1573663563 user_id=89
Also there are no passengers to get trapped.


Yes no passengers in goods wagons,that's correct because we aren't nazi Germany  :roll:
Energy....secure and affordable,not that hard is it?

papasmurf

#44
November 13, 2019, 04:46:03 PM
Quote from: cromwell post_id=5669 time=1573662509 user_id=48
Goods trains in the UK haven't had guards for thirty years or more,the only exceptions being  where nuclear material is carried or small branches where crossings were manually operated.

Do keep up Pat  :-P


Also there are no passengers to get trapped.
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Churchill

#43
November 13, 2019, 04:41:13 PM
:lol:
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cromwell

#42
November 13, 2019, 04:28:29 PM
Quote from: "patman post" post_id=5643 time=1573652473 user_id=70
The TOC statements I've seen state the idea is not to remove personnel from passenger trains, but gain efficiency by upgrading the responsibilities of train managers.

Some freight trains in other countries have already dispensed with a separate guard...

Goods trains in the UK haven't had guards for thirty years or more,the only exceptions being  where nuclear material is carried or small branches where crossings were manually operated.

Do keep up Pat  :-P
Energy....secure and affordable,not that hard is it?

Churchill

#41
November 13, 2019, 04:15:19 PM
Oh so you did my mistake, but what has that got to do with Penzance Railway Station that is the once with the long station you introduced into the thread why no idea.



Even my home town station almost end of the line cannot handle a rural diesel train with more than four or five carriages as the platform is too short has CCTV, and no staff more often than not
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papasmurf

#40
November 13, 2019, 04:06:02 PM
Quote from: Churchill post_id=5662 time=1573659713 user_id=69
I didn't say any station was derelict why would I ? I figment of your imagination ? or perhaps not you cropped most of my post


You didn't and neither did I. I stated they look so derelict.
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Churchill

#39
November 13, 2019, 03:41:53 PM
I didn't say any station was derelict why would I ? I figment of your imagination ? or perhaps not you cropped most of my post
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