Dutch firm wins Rail contract

[Cricko]

WTF can't a British firm compete with these overseas companies..We seem to always lose out to foreign bids these days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15382383?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Napster]

Maybe because the UK rail franchises are woeful. The point is they will still employ British people...

 

[MK Shrimper]

All staff will be TUPE'd over so nothing will change apart from a few million on coats of paint and a bit of window dressing here and there.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

All staff will be TUPE'd over so nothing will change apart from a few million on coats of paint and a bit of window dressing here and there.

and maybe a few spliffs and hookers lining the carriages

 

[Firestorm]

National express was a british company, they lost the contract because they were underperforming.

To be honest most of the problems on those lines aappear to be either infrastructure (overheads are often cited) or suicides, neither of which are controllable by the operator

 

[Pubey]

National express was a british company, they lost the contract because they were underperforming.

To be honest most of the problems on those lines aappear to be either infrastructure (overheads are often cited) or suicides, neither of which are controllable by the operator

There is also a huge north/south divide in terms of investment. Most routes in the south have been electrified, where as up here we're stuck with 2 carriage diesel trains which still transport significant amounts of commuters. The shift of business and commerce and govt up from London to northern cities hasn't been met with an appropriate increase in the infrastructure needed.

Yesterday at Sheffield station I was met with this sight:


:smile:

 

[MK Shrimper]

There is also a huge north/south divide in terms of investment. Most routes in the south have been electrified, where as up here we're stuck with 2 carriage diesel trains which still transport significant amounts of commuters. The shift of business and commerce and govt up from London to northern cities hasn't been met with an appropriate increase in the infrastructure needed.

Yesterday at Sheffield station I was met with this sight:
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:smile:

Nothern Hub is coming your way mate, that's got the green light. HS2 if it ever happens.

 

[Pubey]

Nothern Hub is coming your way mate, that's got the green light. HS2 if it ever happens.

good stuff.