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Should that read highest possible price given the amount First outbid Virgin for failed West Coast franchise. Then ministers in Dft said it was a good deal how wrong they were good job Virgin launched at legal challenge

In todays right time departure railway 15 minutes would be akin to a minor miricle, 2 minutes is usually best that can be hoped for which then brings its own risks, such as requesting passengers hurry to train standing at platform should passenger have a fall whos liable?

Would that be the same bond in case of recent West Coast franchise where business sense would be to walk away from franchise in later years, as cost of paying bond would be less than annual payment? Can company be legally be barred from bidding for other franchises after defaulting on another...

Not with passengers who see doors closing on local as mainliner runs in.

Not true in franchise system as parent company National Express are still in business whilst letting NXEC go to the wall by withdrawing company support from parent company. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Wonder why connection are not held like they were pre privitisation? As...

So rail franchises are a busted flush as they cannot genorate enough revenue to pay both DfT & shareholder. As for penalties when Network Rail are fined who foots the bill the tax payer likewise when TOC's receive subsidy who is really paying the penalties other than tax payer --- old post...

Financial Penalties?Like National Express did when they handed in the the keys to DfT for ECML franchise, which now strangely under nonimal state control is making direct payments to DfT of millions of £££s after running costs are deducted & only shareholder is the tax payer:idea:.

Read the link & find the ticket office/shop on Merseyrail is actually operated by Merseyrail staff which I dont have a problem with. What I am opposed to is the idea of tennant like BK McD or Costa selling tickets which then introduces a 2 tier wage stucture for sale of rail tickets on...

IMO & with a secondary modern education thats where the problem is-conception that you have been to uni to do the job bit like nursing when a vocation is needed not 3 years at uni then wonder why care seems to have gone. When you see management being drafted in from outside & wonder what they...

Could you expand on your theory how suitable staff remain in post, surely they were deem suitable at job interview & then passed probationary period. For example if you don't do any ticket checks then in theory no complaints are registered so you are doing job correctly. Takes the biscuit when...

Just for the record can I point out:- Personally I would love to be earning 40-70k but for the record staff do write there own reports on incidents. What drug do you have that will make management act on reports they receive from staff? & how can I get hold of it.:lol: --- old post above ---...

If you look at still taken from CCTV is girl actually leaning against train?she is seen standing upright not slumped against train. How many times do you see people waving through window to the person on the train? Then step back as train departs which guard in this case believed would happen.

Judge in summing up this case as created a precident that shout a warning to stand clear is not enough, as in James Street guard gave both a verbal warning & gestured with arm for person to stand away from train. If person is seen to be in endangering themselves then the emergency stop signal...

Did jury have access to RAIB report if not IMO I think there are grounds for an appeal.

No have you? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- RAIB could have concluded primary cause of incident was Train departed with passenger in unsafe position as in did in Brentwood incident which derectly lead to her falling under train it did not. Quite oftern you will see people...

I have not concluded that merely quoted from RAIB report that guards action were a causal factor in the incident. Young girl could just have fallen backwards on to platform but fate had it that she fell under the train instead. What RAIB an authoritive body had concluded in its report was...

Guard in James Street took additional measures for despatch for if he had followed official company dispatch process he would have not seen girl once local door was closed & would still have given driver the RA with same consequence. Maybe if your read report for a second time & look at other...

If subject to verbal abuse then rail staff can report it just like any other large company will state it will not tolerate its staff being subjected to any form of abuse.

Peronally I find the words witch haggered & old when used together rather defamatory are you saying it is OK then to be abusive about rail staff on this forum just for performing their duties correctly?

Same principle in law applies as female guard as been defamed on public forum. How would you feel if a female relative of yours had been described as below by Dstrat?merely for enforcing EC company policy regards bikes. So watch out if you are on east coast as you might need to dodge this...