(14 Dec 2019, 9:01 am)Rob44 wrote I don't think the labour party want to privatise anything Michael.... so that a lie LOL. And to be fair it been proven that all this was costed and although I do think they promised to much to soon.
I'm still waiting for an example of a lie you talk about though???
(14 Dec 2019, 9:12 am)Michael wrote They did say they want to put the royal mail, railways back in to their hands though.... sure i read it somewhere....
Tories lie about everything....
Lib dems - ha
Green and Brexit party are jokes.
(14 Dec 2019, 9:20 am)Ds1197 wrote Don't you mean nationalise everything I fully on board with a nationalized railway system its peformance is crap in private sector
(14 Dec 2019, 10:43 am)citaro5284 wrote What do you quantify as crap?
Quite a large number of delays are due to infrastructure issues (signal failures, broken rails, tresspass incidents) which are all the responsibility of Network Rail which is an arms length public body of the Department of Transport.
People have complained about the seating in the new train stock (700's, 800's) - I understand the specification of these trains had not that great deal to do with the TOC but the Department of Transport.
Whilst some issues are down to things like Train Crew issues and TOC's not having enough, I cannot see putting these back into national ownership will fix that problem - just look at Metro, it is now back in Nexus hands rather than DB Regio, and there has been train cancellations due to staff shortages on there.
People complain about fares, and yes Peak fares in and out of London could be classed as pricey, just looking on LNER website, I can get to London on the 0827 from Newcastle for £49 currently on 7th January - which for the 268 mile journey works out at 18p per mile, so not too shabby. So would putting the railways back change the fare structures to abolish the peak fares - somehow I dont think so.
(14 Dec 2019, 10:43 am)citaro5284 wrote What do you quantify as crap?
Quite a large number of delays are due to infrastructure issues (signal failures, broken rails, tresspass incidents) which are all the responsibility of Network Rail which is an arms length public body of the Department of Transport.
People have complained about the seating in the new train stock (700's, 800's) - I understand the specification of these trains had not that great deal to do with the TOC but the Department of Transport.
Whilst some issues are down to things like Train Crew issues and TOC's not having enough, I cannot see putting these back into national ownership will fix that problem - just look at Metro, it is now back in Nexus hands rather than DB Regio, and there has been train cancellations due to staff shortages on there.
People complain about fares, and yes Peak fares in and out of London could be classed as pricey, just looking on LNER website, I can get to London on the 0827 from Newcastle for £49 currently on 7th January - which for the 268 mile journey works out at 18p per mile, so not too shabby . So would putting the railways back change the fare structures to abolish the peak fares - somehow I dont think so.
(14 Dec 2019, 2:06 pm)Rob44 wrote The rail companies take millions ( billions) in had out to run the services from the taxpayer but then pay shareholders too? Surely we could cut out the middleman and nationalise the railways.
As for GNE and Arriva bus fares, especially singles!!!!!!!! GRRRR
(15 Dec 2019, 12:27 pm)TEN 6083 wrote DSLR lens is acting up, at least have my other one in for repairs at APM Cameras in Newcastle so hopefully it’ll be repaired by Tuesday so had to use my phone today for the Scania event as my lens has a faulty ribbon cable, was working fine yesterday when I went to York. Also unwell over the last few days so didn’t stay long at the Scania event.Seems to be catching. The camera on bigun's phone stopped working, yesterday (after going through all the software fixes, Husband took the case off and discovered that he'd dropped it once too often) so he had to borrow my spare phone to take photos with.
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(01 Feb 2020, 3:29 am)TEN 6083 wrote Just remembered my bus pass has expired on Thursday night as thought I would be sent a new one by Northumberland County Council but will have to go to Hexham on Monday to sort out a new oneAye. I have to re-apply when littlun's comes up for renewal.
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(10 Feb 2020, 10:57 am)streetdeckfan wrote Anonymous accounts on Twitter.
So recently I've noticed quite a number of anonymous accounts pop up on Twitter, interacting with Go North East. From what I have seen, they all seem to be run by the same person, and tagging MG and GNE in just about everything they post. Not only that, they're basically impersonating GNE by naming their accounts after their services and including GNE in their handles.
Last night, it looked like MG had enough and basically told them to change their names and to stop spamming. To be honest, he handled it far better than I would have, my response probably would have involved some foul language!
(11 Feb 2020, 9:17 pm)Adrian wrote Its pathetic, to be honest.
And it's not just them. There's a number of people that also follow GNE bods on twitter, and seem to spend their lives constantly hounding or tagging them in utter garbage. All it'll end up in is a change of attitude, and we'll be back to the days of no one engaging via Social Media.
People seem to forget that these employees are normal folk, just like you or I. They too have the right to use social media, without being hounded at all sorts of hours.
(10 Feb 2020, 10:57 am)streetdeckfan wrote Anonymous accounts on Twitter.
So recently I've noticed quite a number of anonymous accounts pop up on Twitter, interacting with Go North East. From what I have seen, they all seem to be run by the same person, and tagging MG and GNE in just about everything they post. Not only that, they're basically impersonating GNE by naming their accounts after their services and including GNE in their handles.
Last night, it looked like MG had enough and basically told them to change their names and to stop spamming. To be honest, he handled it far better than I would have, my response probably would have involved some foul language!
(15 Feb 2020, 9:24 am)Jimmi wrote These sort of actions seem to be getting out of hand again, in the last week a number of Facebook group admins (including myself) have had to deal with someone signing up on multiple Facebook groups with fake throwaway accounts just to post homophobic remarks about someone, not only is it annoying for the person targeted but it's a pain for us having to deal with it and I don't know what happens if so many posts are reported to admins but I fear if it gets so out of hand then some Facebook groups may get Zucked (taken down).
(11 Feb 2020, 11:21 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I didn't want to offend anyone, but yep it's pathetic. You'd think people would have better things to do than basically stalk GNE staff on Twitter!
I think it's really nice having the likes of MG (and dare I even say it, Dan) on Twitter that actually respond to enthusiasts. Like you say, if they keep getting harassed they're just going to stop.
Their Facebook Live idea was a stroke of genius (I'm guessing it wasn't Dan's idea then [emoji14])
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... I remember commenting on David Horne's use of twitter on the forum and wondering if Martijn Gilbert would come to regret it as he started working for a company with a bigger fanbase. Whilst I am sure both David and Martijns use of twitter achieves positive things, there must be negative.
Stewart Donald at Sunderland must regret the day he used his social media in the way he did when he first arrived...
(21 Mar 2020, 3:50 pm)streetdeckfan wrote What's really annoying me recently is the fact that NHS staff are getting basically everything for free. Free coffee, free transport, free food etc. yet other 'key workers' are getting absolutely nothing.
I'd argue that supermarket workers are a heck of a lot more important than a lot of NHS staff, plus they come in contact with many more people who are potentially infected.
I'm not trying to downplay the importance of NHS staff, but it all seems a bit unfair to me
(21 Mar 2020, 3:50 pm)streetdeckfan wrote What's really annoying me recently is the fact that NHS staff are getting basically everything for free. Free coffee, free transport, free food etc. yet other 'key workers' are getting absolutely nothing.
I'd argue that supermarket workers are a heck of a lot more important than a lot of NHS staff, plus they come in contact with many more people who are potentially infected.
I'm not trying to downplay the importance of NHS staff, but it all seems a bit unfair to me
(21 Mar 2020, 4:02 pm)cbma06 wrote Are you kidding me? The NHS staff are important, there might be able to save your life one day
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(21 Mar 2020, 4:11 pm)streetdeckfan wrote That is completely irrelevant! Both are designated as key workers, so why should one get special treatment when the other does not.
Is a cup of coffee going to help them save someone's life? No, it's not.
The only reason companies are doing it is for the good press.
"McDonalds offering free cup of coffee to ASDA staff" doesn't quite have the same appeal does it?
Plus, I'd argue that at this moment in time, supermarket staff are just as important, if not more so, than NHS staff.
If there's nobody to stack the shelves in the supermarket, how can you get food?