the railways

[cmonstanley]

more proof Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers' bill' | UK news | The Guardian Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers' bill' | UK news | The Guardian Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers' bill' | UK news | The Guardian Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers' bill' | UK news | The Guardian Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers' bill' | UK news | The Guardian Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older trains and bigger taxpayers' bill' | UK news | The Guardian the worlds most expensive trains.it is costing 4 billion pounds to subsidise private franchises it was only 1 billion in britsh rail not counting the money they got back.the figures of late trains during British rail THEY COUNTED 1 MINUTE AS BEING LATE today they count 10 minutes as being late .there is no argument..

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

it also is the most cost effective franchise ,it is 99% self sufficient ,it also has a million more train journeys.the tories are blinkered look at the state of northern rail.they are still using trains from the early nineties .the only solution is nationalisation.

The only solution is the nut house for nut jobs like you who still live in the dark ages

[cmonstanley]

so as a tory do you want what is best for the taxpayer the tories keep harping on about foreigners coming to Britain,what about stopping foreign governments owning British railway franchises ,bus services ,toll roads,nuclear power stations ,coal fired power stations ,water companies ,electric companies.just pure hypocritical .£640 million back to the taxpayer you and the tories are purely mental.there is no argument.we have the most expensive ,unreliable railways in Europe and you are saying it works just shows the tories are really the enemy from within.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

so as a tory do you want what is best for the taxpayer the tories keep harping on about foreigners coming to Britain,what about stopping foreign governments owning British railway franchises ,bus services ,toll roads,nuclear power stations ,coal fired power stations ,water companies ,electric companies.just pure hypocritical .£640 million back to the taxpayer you and the tories are purely mental.there is no argument.we have the most expensive ,unreliable railways in Europe and you are saying it works just shows the tories are really the enemy from within.

Pray tell me why your beloved Labour government let the railways get in this state in the first place, they had the chance to put it right if it wasn't fit for purpose, didn't hear ya shouting much back then, numpty

[MargaretR]

If you look at railway history - Dr Beeching savaged the railway system into a third of what it was under the direction of McMillan's tory government.

No doubt some 'pruning' was neccessary, but now the wisdom of doing it so savagely it is in doubt.

It looks like Dr Beeching was too hasty after all - Telegraph

"Ernest Marples, Harold Macmillan’s minister of transport, a businessman with rather too many fingers in an ever-meatier road construction pie,"

..also - Beeching had financial interests in a major road haulage company

PS just another illustration of a decision based on personal greed.

[cashman]

Beeching as i have said before many times was "BIG" in road haulage, so was a perfect choice to decimate our Railway System. FACT, Something i have never once seen our resident Tories comment on.

[cmonstanley]

read this carefully they even lied then cecil parkinson played a flanker Channel Tunnel: Road and Rail Links (Hansard, 2 May 1990) if beeching got stopped all our infrastructure would be in place.we would have saved billions.

[cashman]

As was pointed out to me today at the cricket match, Someone i forgot to mention in the "Rape" of our railway system besides Beeching was the bigger sleazebag Mr Ernest Marples, Financial Scandal, Corruption and Censorship: Part 3 | EcoLogics another un not one of our Tory lap dogs mention. Perhaps its a form of Alzheimers?

[cmonstanley]

parliament channel now a full night of beeching and the railways very interesting.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

parliament channel now a full night of beeching and the railways very interesting.

If your watching the parliament channel your even a sadder case than I thought

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

parliament channel - a full night - very interesting.

Oh deary me, there's something desperately wrong in your life if you can put those comments in the same sentence! You need to get out more, amongst real people, ask Jen (Sugarmouse) if she can get you a complimentary ticket as part of your rehabilitation programme "Help the jaded".

[cmonstanley]

people complain every things wrong but wont educate themselves to find out why

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

people complain every things wrong but wont educate themselves to find out why

No you don't and never have educated yourself, again sad really

[cmonstanley]

so the status quo is going quite well then.highest prices in Europe and subsidised just to give the shareholder a profit you are the purely mental one

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

so the status quo is going quite well then.highest prices in Europe and subsidised just to give the shareholder a profit you are the purely mental one

The green eyed yellow monster rears its head again Envy is a terrible thing C'Mon