This from Interfleet...
International rail consultancy Interfleet Technology has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, following the retirement of incumbent MD David Rollin after almost 20 years at the helm.
New MD Richard George will take up the position at the end of February 2013, fresh from his recent role as Director of Transport at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOGOC), where he was responsible for the delivery of the hugely successful transport logistics.
In best Spandau Ballet voice... Gold!
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Bakerballs: On punctuality...
This from Julian and Sandy...
Compare this from our Norm in the Daily Mail...
Mr Baker, who is fed up with the train companies’ sleight of hand told the Daily Mail afterwards: ‘It is totally dishonest to say trains are punctual when for short distance and journeys they can arrive within 4 minutes and 59 seconds and for long-distance they can be within 9 minutes and 59 seconds and still count as being officially on time. Taxpayers and passengers deserve better than this.
‘That is why we are putting pressure on the rail industry to publish proper real-time performance figures.'
Taking his cue from two popular BBC Radio4 comedy series, Mr Baker said: ‘Punctuality should be measured by ‘Just a Minute’, not ‘I’m sorry I haven’t a Clue.’
With this from his own department:
"PPM is and will remain the government’s and industry’s key measure of rail punctuality and reliability"
So who is the dishonest one, eh Norm?
Compare this from our Norm in the Daily Mail...
Mr Baker, who is fed up with the train companies’ sleight of hand told the Daily Mail afterwards: ‘It is totally dishonest to say trains are punctual when for short distance and journeys they can arrive within 4 minutes and 59 seconds and for long-distance they can be within 9 minutes and 59 seconds and still count as being officially on time. Taxpayers and passengers deserve better than this.
‘That is why we are putting pressure on the rail industry to publish proper real-time performance figures.'
Taking his cue from two popular BBC Radio4 comedy series, Mr Baker said: ‘Punctuality should be measured by ‘Just a Minute’, not ‘I’m sorry I haven’t a Clue.’
With this from his own department:
"PPM is and will remain the government’s and industry’s key measure of rail punctuality and reliability"
So who is the dishonest one, eh Norm?
