http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29055120
Quick turnaround for massive increase in carriages.
I have used these trains for a few years now and despite the peaks being busy, some of the off-peak stuff further out around Basingstoke (and other areas), carry fresh air.
It is only when you get nearer to London (Woking say), that the services probably justify the extra carriages.
(27 Mar 2017, 9:14 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-394...ow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter
Franchise to change hands. MTR and First to operate services.
Interesting, according to comments, they run a very good Hong Kong metro system!
Shame they can't run the Tyne and Wear metro haha
(27 Mar 2017, 7:38 pm)Michael wrote [ -> ]Interesting, according to comments, they run a very good Hong Kong metro system!
Shame they can't run the Tyne and Wear metro haha
Shame the £29m South West Trains make every year doesn't go back in to the public purse.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/...bsidy.html
The MTR/First deal, also means that a big wedge of the country is now dominated by First operations. Including operations out of the two London mainline stations to the West and South West.
MTR already have a presence in London and this will increase even further when Crossrail opens.
I'm pretty sure they were interested in the Metro when tenders were opened up.
(15 Aug 2017, 7:12 am)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lon...ow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter
Even more chaos at Waterloo, as train de-rails.
The platform shutdown a couple of weekends a go took up a fair bit of space - I'd dread to go through there during rush hour. Luckily my nearest station is Euston.
Stagecoach's 21-year operation of the franchise has came to an end last night, with First Group and MTR now in ownership under the brand South Western Railway.