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The Department of Transport Should be Re-located to Whitby.

yorksrob

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It must be frustrating working for the DoT. You come up with all these grand ideas such as abolishing off-peak fares and denying working age people railcard discounts, yet you're hampered from enjoying all of these innovations by being based in a city with world class transportation.

I propose to rectify this situation by re-locating the entire DfT to Whitby, with no transport expenses or allowances provided. That way DfT employees can enjoy the fruits of their labour.

The scenery is good, the pubs are excellent and there are more fish and chip shops than you can throw a stick at.

I'm sure there'll be an old hotel available that could be tastefully converted into office space.

You know it makes sense.
 
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I'm sure there'll be an old hotel available that could be tastefully converted into office space.
Hotel? Office? I suggest maybe a cupboard? That way DfT (rail) would be the right size*, leaving professional railway managers to, er, manage railways.


* A former manager would occasionally say he needed a small team to volunteer for a task he had - ‘Preferably an odd number of people. And 3 would be too many.’
 

yorksrob

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Hotel? Office? I suggest maybe a cupboard? That way DfT (rail) would be the right size*, leaving professional railway managers to, er, manage railways.


* A former manager would occasionally say he needed a small team to volunteer for a task he had - ‘Preferably an odd number of people. And 3 would be too many.’

Too many cooks spoil the broth !
 

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I propose to rectify this situation by re-locating the entire DfT to Whitby, with no transport expenses or allowances provided. That way DfT employees can enjoy the fruits of their labour.
The only department that would be appropriately located in Whitby is the Department of Bloodsucking, with Dracula as Secretary of State.
 

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Maybe the Treasury could go to Middlesbrough? Been in the news a lot lately so I'm sure it must be nice. They could savour the fruits of their lavish investments over the years, and I'm sure Mayor Houchen and his cronies would love to have them right on his doorstep.
 

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I'd be fine with this although for very different reasons to the OP. One quick comparison between the Esk Valley line and the Moor Road and future possibilities, along with seeing more competent northern car drivers, and we'd soon see country wide building of beautiful new high speed roads.
 

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I'd be fine with this although for very different reasons to the OP. One quick comparison between the Esk Valley line and the Moor Road and future possibilities, along with seeing more competent northern car drivers, and we'd soon see country wide building of beautiful new high speed roads.

What roads have you been driving down :lol:
 

Bald Rick

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It must be frustrating working for the DoT. You come up with all these grand ideas such as abolishing off-peak fares and denying working age people railcard discounts, yet you're hampered from enjoying all of these innovations by being based in a city with world class transportation.

I propose to rectify this situation by re-locating the entire DfT to Whitby, with no transport expenses or allowances provided. That way DfT employees can enjoy the fruits of their labour.

The scenery is good, the pubs are excellent and there are more fish and chip shops than you can throw a stick at.

I'm sure there'll be an old hotel available that could be tastefully converted into office space.

You know it makes sense.

Have a satellite office in Middlesbrough and Scarborough, and require them to travel by train.

They already have a satellite office in Leeds, and I know several people who work there who commute to Leeds by rail (on Northern).
 

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