Telegrammed by Leo Pink
Let's hope that Lord Lenin Adonis is keeping his promise to monitor closely the performance of the remaining franchises operated by evil National Express.
Under cover of the snow chaos those back-sliders and recidivists at ludicrously named c2c are not only operating a full timetable but as at 12.00 the PPM for the day is a risible 97.67%, with three trains arriving outside the TOC's 4 minute target!
The sooner Elaine Holt takes over, the better...
UPDATE: This just in from Rudi over at Merseyrail...
Merseyrail trains are running normally (as they did yesterday) to the normal (not revised!) timetable with PPM for today at 94% at the moment.
And remember, our trains are 3rd rail and there is lots of snow on the ground; not usually a good combo...
There have been no buses at all on Merseyside since 1700 last night and a lot of roads are closed or impassable so we are virtually the only way of travelling into and out of the city.
All of our staff got to work first thing this morning, a lot of them on foot, and all stations are open.
Good effort!
UPDATE: This from a Mr Patrick...
Down here we have cars stuck in driveways and at the side of the road, airport closed and all local buses suspended but 4 trains per hour from my local station to the city centre with minimal delays!
Just goes to show what the real 21st century mode of transport is!
UPDATE: This just in from Captain Deltic (for it is he)...
What a strange coincidence, the two TOCs with the highest PPM scores also seem to cope best with the worst weather conditions since the last ice age - and on busy commuter routes.
Could this be a reflection on the quality of the management by any chance?
