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The government need to end the tenure of @FirstGroupplc and MTR as operator when the Emergency Agreement ends. They have proved time and time... https://twitter.com/bbcnews/status/1382021037399932939
The government need to end the tenure of @FirstGroupplc and MTR as operator when the Emergency Agreement ends. They have proved time and time... https://twitter.com/bbcnews/status/1382021037399932939
again that they are incapable of running the service.
1. Choosing to bring back the class 442s which are in and out of service, money wasted on them, before being ditched.
2. Purchasing class 701 Aventra trains which were already well behind in delivery and construction before...
1. Choosing to bring back the class 442s which are in and out of service, money wasted on them, before being ditched.
2. Purchasing class 701 Aventra trains which were already well behind in delivery and construction before...
the Covid pandemic hit. And are well behind with testing and introduction into service.
3. Making the mistake of allocating the class 458s for Portsmouth services. These trains are already suitable for inner London services as their current maximum speed is 75mph. Class 701s...
3. Making the mistake of allocating the class 458s for Portsmouth services. These trains are already suitable for inner London services as their current maximum speed is 75mph. Class 701s...
have a maximum speed of 100mph which will not be required in inner London. The class 458s are maintained by Wimbledon depot and thus a lot of retraining of staff is going to be needed. This is very expensive and time consuming. That is before the cost and time outlay of...
re-engineering the class 458s. Another series of poor decisions.
4. Poor branding and livery scheme. The original livery (as exhibited on launch day) was quickly and quietly dropped in favour of simple grey and white. Grey is a miserable colour and along with the odd...
4. Poor branding and livery scheme. The original livery (as exhibited on launch day) was quickly and quietly dropped in favour of simple grey and white. Grey is a miserable colour and along with the odd...
logo, it shows a lack of imagination by whoever designed it and made the decision to go with it. A mid blue with the current light blue would be much more pleasant.
5. The material used for the seat covers in standard class is very poor and shows up stains very quickly.
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5. The material used for the seat covers in standard class is very poor and shows up stains very quickly.
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This thread is not meant to be a long rant; rather it is intended to illustrate that things can be done much, much better. And some of the areas that could be.
The key comes down to:
1. Decision makers and decision making,
2. The current two operators inability to improve...
The key comes down to:
1. Decision makers and decision making,
2. The current two operators inability to improve...
on what was inherited from @stagecoachgroup. Things have gone, and continue to go, backwards (excluding Covid).
Please make a change now, and give another operator a go, preferably the same operator as LNER and Northern (OLR).
Please make a change now, and give another operator a go, preferably the same operator as LNER and Northern (OLR).
