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On 24/01/07, Matt Kane <ascorbic at gmail.com> wrote:
> But it's ok as the recorded announcement is extremely sorry for the
> severe delay.

I think that's a symptom of a larger problem, namely that the buck
never stops with anyone you have contact with. It's not the train
staff's fault that their rolling stock is (at newest) 15 years old and
pretty ropey, it's FGW Corporate's fault. It's not FGW's fault if
Network Rail (or their contractors) have been getting behind with
their maintenance. At least when it was British Rail, it was _one
corporate entity_.

The only people we can vent at are the train or platform staff. We
certainly can't vent at a recorded message (well, I often do, but I'm
probably nuts).

For anyone who's interested, there's a website:
http://www.moretrainlessstrain.org.uk/

And a Yahoo! Group!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moretrainlessstrain/

Interestingly, the local RMT branch have a website with lots of links
to the media coverage of the Dec timetable debacle:
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/

Tim