It's good to see some old railway traditions continue to survive in the Age of Change.
Like surreptitiously demolishing stations to prevent their future use.
Nicely done NR!
Monday, 5 January 2009
Primrose Hole
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Knock it down,
Network Rail
So what?
Good news for Buffhoon and Co.
According to today's Standard the toothless Transport Select Committee is thinking about holding an inquiry into recent fares increases.
What a wonderful opportunity for the Government to show its continued contempt for Parliament.
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Fares,
Transport Select Committee
Nuspeak
Telegrammed by Eboracum (50A)
Railway Eye's free cut-out-n-keep industry definitions for use in 2009:
Barrier - Device for ensuring you definitely miss the train
Bonus - Large sum of money given to director regardless of competence
Bus - Inevitable alternative transport – see Network Rail engineering schedule for details
Christmas - Biblical holiday when the railway sleeps
Dinner - Sandwich and bag of crisps if you are lucky
Director - Fat bloke in suit with lots of money
Driver - Grumpy bloke who sits in the front of the train and ignores passengers
Fare - Thing that increases faster than rabbits on Viagra – See ‘Bonus’ and ‘Director’
Franchise - Something that disappears faster than Ali Bongo’s rabbit
GNER - (Eastern England trad.) Mythical halcyon concept from past history
Guard - Same as 'Driver' but sits at the back
Seating - Technique for balancing a laptop in you left hand and typing with your right whilst standing in gangway end spilling your coffee
Service - Surly and patronising treatment grudgingly thrust in the direction of passenger by staff member wondering if they will still have a job this time next week
Passenger - Person sitting in car in traffic jam
Timetable - Document detailing the time before which the train will not depart
More please...
UPDATE: Two from The Major...
Possession - (NR internal) Nine tenths of the law
Seat - (Obsolete) Place of comfort at which passengers received service
More please...
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Definitions,
Eboracum (50A)
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