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I'm glad someone has finally raised the issue of privatisation, a topic that has never truly been discussed before at any point in the history of these forums. Further to the alarming questions promptly raised by the OP, I would like to add my own concerns, which have similarly never been...

Three? Blimey, even more than I'd hoped! So that'd take Victoria to a very regal 9 platforms, lovely! :D The boom in through services is also excellent; it'll really liven the place up, and FTPE will give it a bit of sparkle that Northern sadly lack (assuming, of course, FTPE are even still...

But that's well boring! Please can we have a brand new shiny HS2 terminus? Pleeease? We'll be really good, London, promise! :wink: I'd dearly love to a neo-Mayfield get top honours, but I'm resigned to it being a lost cause. I also love the idea of Victoria as a north-of-Manchester HS...

Realistically, what are the chances of Virgin losing the WCML? Even if First made a better bid, I wouldn't be surprised to see the DfT choose Virgin entirely on the basis of them being a safe pair of hands and a relatively hassle-free operator. Personally though, and speaking purely from the...

Well, if you think spending lots of money is the sign of a triumph, no wonder you're happy with privatisation. :wink: British Rail had its problems, and some people perhaps do think too highly of it, but you can't tell me that privatisation has been any better - if you were to push subsidies...

What a load of nonsense. I hope I've missed a huge dollop of sarcasm in there!

Yeah, I only got back into the flat at 2200 yesterday and was absolutely exhausted. A fair point, though - I'll bear it in mind for future reference. I'm just going to put "approximately 1 hour" like you suggest - if they check things and see it was 55 minutes, then that's fine by me.

Hey guys, first time poster here, but I've been lurking for a fair few months now. I've got a question to ask. Yesterday (Sunday the 13th of February 2011) I made a journey from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads on a CrossCountry HST (I've never seen an XC HST before, I thought they...