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This is very interesting...
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Unfortunately it's all we've got and I have to say that I know the press have bigged up the problems in the NHS but I've always had exceptional quality at the NHS.NHS BUST, SCHOOLS BUST, CARE SERVICES BUST
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A cynic might say that if TSSA and their predecessors had not been on strike for higher pay most of the time, then perhaps the privatisation wouldn't have been necessary in the first place
But all transport was shit years ago,,buses were freezing and slow,,,BR had no investment and terrible management. Who in their right mind would have built steam locomotives in the 50s when diesel and electric were being used elsewhere,,the clever managers of BR. BUSBY,,I remember the days of British Rail and travelled all over the country on it as a serviceman, and I would not wish a return to that system on my worst enemy
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Bit like London Transport developing Boris buses to retain a conductor on the back door. Don't let politicians and trade unions run anything unless you have very deep pockets.But all transport was shit years ago,,buses were freezing and slow,,,BR had no investment and terrible management. Who in their right mind would have built steam locomotives in the 50s when diesel and electric were being used elsewhere,,the clever managers of BR. BUSBY,,
Sounds like more remoaning to me.....
You might have mentioned world war 2 at least in passing regarding the effect it had on the rail system. But ho never mind.If my memory serves me correctly the railways of the UK were nationalised in 1948 because every private rail company was on the verge of bankruptcy after WW2.
British Railways inherited a run down and decrepit network that needed vast amounts of money to even keep it running at a time when it was a vital national resource.
BR existed from 1948 until 1994, 46 years, and has been partially privatised for23 years yet still needs subsidising from the public purse to exist, most of which apparently goes towards keeping the rest of Europe's nationalised railways going, a huge success story!!!.......all the fault of the greedy workers i suppose
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Shame we could not build a modern steam engine, not standing shovelling coal . Coal powered but automated, as we have coal reserves in the uk.
You might have mentioned world war 2 at least in passing regarding the effect it had on the rail system. But ho never mind.
Some franchises are awarded with subsidy others produce revenue to the govt via franchise payments as the routes are profitable and worth running. By being a competitive tendering process (of sorts) at least some degree of commercial acumen is brought into an otherwise moribund public enterprise.
Bit like London Transport developing Boris buses to retain a conductor on the back door. Don't let politicians and trade unions run anything unless you have very deep pockets.
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You might have mentioned world war 2 at least in passing regarding the effect it had on the rail system. But ho never mind.
Some franchises are awarded with subsidy others produce revenue to the govt via franchise payments as the routes are profitable and worth running. By being a competitive tendering process (of sorts) at least some degree of commercial acumen is brought into an otherwise moribund public enterprise.
Can never understand that, seems the easiest thing in the world to put a conveyer in to move the coal, even years ago it must have been possibleShame we could not build a modern steam engine, not standing shovelling coal . Coal powered but automated, as we have coal reserves in the uk.
Did actually, oops sorry."If my memory serves me correctly the railways of the UK were nationalised in 1948 because every private rail company was on the verge of bankruptcy after WW2."
Did you miss that bit
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Can never understand that, seems the easiest thing in the world to put a conveyer in to move the coal, even years ago it must have been possible
Unfortunately it's all we've got and I have to say that I know the press have bigged up the problems in the NHS but I've always had exceptional quality at the NHS.
Just as a comment, the press keep telling us that the NHS fails to reach targets and how bad the service is and it was better years ago but my thoughts are, how many more people (including all the migrants and so called visitors to this country) do the NHS now see and treat in comparison to say 10 years ago and how many less staff, doctors, nurses etc does the NHS now have in that time period? To meet targets then we need the NHS to have the right amount of employed staff.
Sorry, little rant.
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With all the clever people, could they not design a steam engine that could create steam quickly, and have it clean running ?Nothing to do with do with moving coal,,Steam engines were so uneconomical..Needed steaming for two or three hours before they were ready to use,,It took hours at the end of the shift to clean boiler out,,they were filthy dirty and very expensive to maintain. I love to see them like i do a pre war car but not fit for modern life,,BUSBY
With all the clever people, could they not design a steam engine that could create steam quickly, and have it clean running ?
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First, Virgin and Stagecoach are British companies and there are smaller ones, when franchises come up invariably they will be bidding to get them back.
Virgin and Stagecoach jointly have the East Coast Main Line which is extremely profitable, always has been and pays the govt money, and Virgin has the West Coast Main Line.
Most of the things we buy are supplied by a mixture of British and foreign companies, think cars, food, banking, technology and energy in fact everything you ever buy.
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