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F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

Ok, my apologies for not being blisteringly clear that I was talking about commuting at commuting time on the commuting thread.
You think that every person in the country all travel into work at the same time of day do you? :facepalm:
 
You think that every person in the country all travel into work at the same time of day do you? :facepalm:
He said that nearly a month ago. Your facepalm is tardy.

(I can say these things without fear of Urban melting down, because my bungling friend has me on ignore. If only I could remember what it was I did to achieve this, I would share it with you all. I expect I was right about something :D)
 
Half of Waterloo closed for the month, the other half shut cos SWT are shit, they are losing their franchise and don't care any more. A clearer case for re-nationalisation it is harder to imagine.
As far as I understand, none of the problems at Waterloo - the points failures, the derailed train - have been SWT's fault. If anyone, it is the nationalised Network Rail which has been responsible. Not a very clear case really.
 
Which is why I think the trains will be running as scheduled. They can't afford the punitive fines should the works over run. Though it strikes me strange as the fines will be paid to the board, which is goverment owned, by Network Rail, which again is goverment owned, so it really is then I guess a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, just moving monies round different accounts.
 
I thought the fines in such situations were effectively paid to the train operators to compensate them for lost revenue etc.
 
You could be right teuchter, that would make more sense!

Either way,it'll be heapsa money, so I think trains will be back to normal tuesday, but maybe weekend closures to finish off any unfinished business
 
You could be right teuchter, that would make more sense!

Either way,it'll be heapsa money, so I think trains will be back to normal tuesday, but maybe weekend closures to finish off any unfinished business
Do you mean the Tuesday after bank holiday weekend?
They'll of course be motivated by the financial penalties to finish on time.
At the same time, if it's not finished, it's not finished. You can't run trains into half finished platforms.
 
First day back from holiday.

Not only are there no Waterloo trains (of course) but the Victoria train is late and, more seriously, half length. At Dorking, it is already standing room only. What will it be like by the time it gets to Victoria in an hour?

Welcome back kabbes to the commute.
 
Yesterday I tried the 12km cycle to work on a hired bike. Was surprised at how easy it was. Bit sore today but time to get a bike I think.
At your age your should be firmly in the middle of a mid-life crisis, so rather than getting a puny bicycle, I would suggest you get a motorbike. Aim for something really big & massively powerful - way more than you can realistically handle. :thumbs:
 
At your age your should be firmly in the middle of a mid-life crisis, so rather than getting a puny bicycle, I would suggest you get a motorbike. Aim for something really big & massively powerful - way more than you can realistically handle. :thumbs:
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First day back from holiday.

Not only are there no Waterloo trains (of course) but the Victoria train is late and, more seriously, half length. At Dorking, it is already standing room only. What will it be like by the time it gets to Victoria in an hour?

Welcome back kabbes to the commute.
And now my train home is cancelled.

Aren't our trains just grand?
 
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