what fked up country this is

nearly missed my flight last saturday because of this sh1t, and the staff were ever so helpful. fkers

i thought they drove themselves now

was amazed that they rely on overtime to run

what other business does that?

ridiculous

but as a monopoly they can do anything.

you would also think that they would make a rota one month in advance

this country is fast running out of money .

we will be having charity events soon to fund postman and bus drivers ...its already started with the schools :0

Coachbuster

these are semi-privatised companies that make huge profits, but don't pump anything back because they are a virtual monpoly. Nothing to do with lack of money, but a lack of legislation

canaryboy 08 Nov 11:58
was amazed that they rely on overtime to run
what other business does that?

Groupage warehousing.

when you"ve got t.w.a.t.s like the head of royal mail earning millions and not having a clue about how to run the firm what chance have we got

This country is fkin brilliant.

I think this Country is pants and only going to get worse :0
Sorry(I am English)

Thinly veiled "I'm a jetsetter" thread.

nah took a turbo prop

Thinly veiled "I'm a pill-popping jetsetter" thread.

The Tories will sort out the ralways when they get back in.
Hang on though, theyre the ones who fouled them up in the first place.

jetsetter (n)




Synonyms: socialite, one of the in-crowd, one of the beautiful people, one of the glitterati, trendsetter, person about town, member of café society, social climber

My experience of trains in this country, generally:

1. they run on time
2. they are reasonably quick
3. they are expensive if you turn up and buy a ticket
4. they are cheap if you book ahead

Trains need to be cheaper and more effiecient if we're going to get people out of their cars to be honest

5) unless you travel on the weekend

4 things i've noticed about far too many whinging pommes....

1. they moan about paying too much tax
2. they moan about public services
3. they moan and moan and moan
4. they moan.

Anyone under 80 yrs of age in this country has not been conscripted, has seen a rise in standard of living and medicine and working conditions etc etc. more disposable income, foreign holidays cheaper, all sorts of technological advances etc etc

still they carry on fkin moaning.

moaning whinging moaning poms. England's alright imo.

I would like to be able to get to the airport if I pay £12 for a 30 minute journey.

stop moaning.

the whole country is fked because magic flea didn't make it to the airport on time.

those old boys taking part in remembrance sunday must wander if it was all worth it.

are they going for a wander?

wonder

I agree with the Ozzie crim.

I'm English ffs

I agree anyway.

I'll agree if green willow agrees

Not to mention we hold the ashes and in the last olympics, the only countries to beat us were china, russia and usa. combined population of close to 2 billion people!!!

oh and heavyweight champion of the world.

this took an interesting turn

Last two F1 world champions. ONly country to have won both the rugby and football world cups.

Why don't they get the bus drivers currently ferrying everyone around to drive the trains.

Train driving=Turn knob on and off.
Bus driving.= actually responding to road conditions and driving

magic flea...i thought the post office was a goverment run business and had no private interests ?

the trains are subsidised on the whole too arent they ?

nearly all the great rock and roll bands are english.

The history of science and literature is littered with great englishmen and women.

what a country

speedypro 08 Nov 12:56
Train driving=Turn knob on and off.
Bus driving.= actually responding to road conditions and driving

Ill informed you are speedypro.
Train driving is not just about turning a knob on and off.
Train drivers have an extensive rule book that they must comply with.I assume you did know that there are rules and regulations concerning signals,points,indicators etc that they need to understand and obey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg**G63B3Y

Turning down overtime on the run up to crimbo, well i be fooked.

Ill informed you are speedypro.

A traindriver Yoda is :)

They don't have to steer and one was caught having a wanck recently. my perception was confirmed at that point.

Splicer, I think they got double time for Sundays and had plenty of staff booked up but then they changed the rates to ordinary day rate and as it was voluntary overtime everyone stayed home and left it to the managers.

well that is exactly the point. it is management's problem. if they changed the rates, they should have a plan B, not just cancel the services on which people rely

Think of the shambles during the olympics in three years time!! Maybe not. Don't bear thinking about! :(

The olympics will almost certainly be an unmitigated success all round.

you heard it here first.

I blame the foreigners for all this mess.. Vote BNP :)

Hmmm,because Nick Griffin is really going to change the Country ain't he?
Looked a plank on question time(ok the crowd were against him) but totally clueless.

The Olympics will be a roaring success.
It won't be a British Olympics though.
It will be a London World Blend Olympics.

i got a train from Gatwick to London Victoria station, £25 return, I thought that was a bit steep

about three hundred quid a month to get from biggleswade to london. if commuting 5 days a week, that is about 7.50 each journey, not bad. and the quick train takes less than 30 mins, right to king's cross .

bargain imo and v.reliable. packed with people though.

£300 a month just for commuting?

no wonder people would rather drive

Scooter is the way forward surely.Cheap as *****

i just walk to work every morning, no wonder am minted ;)

lol.Flash Kant ;)

300 is cheap imo. to drive to center of london and back 20 times a month is about 2000 miles? What is that in petrol? say 30mpg - approx 60 gallons which is about £250. plus the congestion charge - another £100/month, or is it more. plus wear and tear, road tax, insurance, MOT etc. oh and it would take at least 2hrs each way stuck in traffic. If you get the early trains you always get a seat, you might even be able to do some work on the train, eat your breakfast, read a book, do the crossword, look out the window at the understated bedfordshire and hertfordshire countryside.

trains are fkin brilliant imo.

I can see Biggleswade is 46 miles from the centre of London, and it costs you £300 a month to commute there and back 5 times a week.

Glasgow to Edinburgh is 47 miles, £8 return, would cost you £160 a month in train fares

£300 and £160 is a large difference, not to mention you're in the London area which has loads of people, train company must be making a killing down there

Easy to get a seat on the glasgow to edinburgh train first thing in the morning

what are you saying? are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?

I'm saying, I think £300 a month to commute on a train that goes 46 miles, is a lot of money and should be halved

then they wouldn't make so much profit though.

i think commuters must subsidise the rest of the services eg. day time when no one is on the train, students and old people with saver cards, and all those on the late night p.isss pot express trains on fri/sat cos none of them buy a ticket. But worth it when you take into account how much more money you earn in london.

It will be going up in January also X-(

As a matter of interest,how much do you think a train driver earns,including overtime,a year?
And what about signalmen - how much do you think they earn?

dunno gene hackman

posit4th....well i suppose if the job has a high salary then £300 is affordable

but I would say £300 a month is a lot of money for the average salary, and especially for people who are on minimum wage

Train Drivers are around 32k + and then the benefits I think.Hard job to get into now.

you have to take in account poorer people(am not a snob) when talking about fare prices

you wouldn't commute from biggy to london to work at mcdonalds though would you.

You're right SE.
45K+
Signalmen?

Just stick 5p in one of those permit to travel machines and pay the fair if collared ;)

you might be surprised pos4thstreet, people'll look for a job anywhere

Signal boxes all automated.
Signalmen are history.

train drivers earn 32k!? I didn't think they were anywhere near that...

quite shocked

Train drivers salary is only half the story, their commute is free and they always get a seat.

and they can bet on golf tournaments whilst driving.