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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    I reiterate, its the TOCs AND the system that need to change.
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    As indicated in my post that you’ve replied to, it isn’t just that the company needs replacing, it’s the over-arching system too. There...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    Coming back to this point, XC have absolutely excelled even their own abysmal standards this weekend. I'd like to know how a large...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Bad traffic enforcement.
    Interesting that you believe your speedo to be fairly accurate and you're still happy to publicly state that you set it to an illegal...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    You've hit exactly on my point. The answer is NOT to suppress demand, because that's the negative approach. What I'm wishing for is a...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    Yes, but it was written out of despair. As I've demonstrated upthread, I've encountered many occasions when rail staff have not shown...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    Well a good trip back yesterday with XC - at least our train ran as scheduled and on time all the way from Southampton to Wolverhampton...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    Absolutely. I completely agree with you and I've never doubted that there are many very helpful and dedicated staff (and managers) in...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    No offence intended, it was a question, not a judgement about you. It just sounded like you thought that people having enthusiasm for...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    Well I had quite a variety of jobs over my working life, and I can honestly say I was pretty enthusiastic about every single one of...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    Thanks 8-). Yes, we're expecting to go via Guildford, that was forecast several weeks ago. At the same time, we booked Wolverhampton to...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    The sad conclusion I'm drawing here, is that almost no-one on the supply side of the rail industry, is particularly interested in...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    That's a sure way to alienate customers. Provide perfectly functional carriages running exactly where and when people want to use them...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    I didn't think it was worth writing back since their responses clearly had little bearing on reality. However, just out of interest...
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    Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.
    The no brainer bit was aimed partly at Government, who you might think would be pleased to find a way to make a reduction in pressure on...

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