Tea?

[172traindriver]

I can't remember if it 20 or 21 the contract is up..
CalMac are reputed to be looking at putting a bid in..(rumour has it, encouraged)
We had a massively popular over 50s offer, about four times a year, they'd throw out an off-peak £10 ticket anywhere in Scotland which helped fill trains during the weekdays, Abellio stopped and introduced a free first year over 55 ticket, second year if you renewed you got a £1 anywhere off peak...and a free beverage and cake if on a trolley train but now no decent freebies, it bombed in the third year....lack of any decent offers to cover the cost ( you do get a % off off peak travel), folk were looking for the previous successful system....

The whole lot is a bit of a mess but I certainly dont have the answers to the problems. Things like that are well above a nobody such as me.

 

[classic33]

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Don't complain when the Pacers(1980 - 1985) start arriving.

 

[172traindriver]

Don't complain when the Pacers(1980 - 1985) start arriving.

Thought they were getting rid of

 

[classic33]

The whole lot is a bit of a mess but I certainly dont have the answers to the problems. Things like that are well above a nobody such as me.

You're probably seeing them every day though. The "wise one's" who decide don't.

I was told you can't fit 10, let alone 18, in the door area. So I sent Arriva the pictures as proof.

 

[classic33]

Thought they were getting rid of

Some are headed Northwards, Scotland. Others have had their lives extended to 2025, earliest.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

The whole lot is a bit of a mess but I certainly dont have the answers to the problems. Things like that are well above a nobody such as me.

It's basically another privatisation ploy...
1. put out to tender
2. award contract to private company(who probably donates to party in power)
3. once in operation, the old structure has gone never to be put back in place...in this case, British Rail..

They will do the same with the councils next...
we have PFI in places in schools up here..
you spend £10 million, you are guaranteed £50 million back over 20 years...

NHS is next (and going on behind closed doors with massive contracts already handed out to yon toothy conman bassa's companies)


rants over..
drink needed...

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Don't complain when the Pacers(1980 - 1985) start arriving.

I'm a Lakers fan
I've not been on a train in ages..
I remember steam trains
In fact, I need to check if my bus pass is still valid

 

[classic33]

It's basically another privatisation ploy...
1. put out to tender
2. award contract to private company(who probably donates to party in power)
3. once in operation, the old structure has gone never to be put back in place...in this case, British Rail..

They will do the same with the councils next...
we have PFI in places in schools up here..
you spend £10 million, you are guaranteed £50 million back over 20 years...

NHS is next (and going on behind closed doors with massive contracts already handed out to yon toothy conman bassa's companies)


rants over..
drink needed...

Large, strong one?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Large, strong one?

I could fill a bucket with what I have

 

[172traindriver]

I could fill a bucket with what I have

Tempted to?

 

[classic33]

Tempted to?

Why not?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Tempted to?

Just a cider..
I'm cycling tomorrow

 

[classic33]

Just a cider..
I'm cycling tomorrow

Do some recycling, take the empties back.

 

[172traindriver]

Just a cider..
I'm cycling tomorrow

No forecast for ice?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Do some recycling, take the empties back.

Smashing idea..
We recycle glass..
remember taking empty screwtops back to the pub for moolah..
we used to save ginger bottles we found at work and cash them in every three/four months..
off to work the world...