The successful campaign to get @tlrailuk to actually fix the not-fit-for-purpose air conditioning on Class 700 trains. Only took a year... Now, the seats šŗ
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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling - (of ferry contracts & no ferries ) announcing subsidy for Derry / London #FlyBMI route 48 hours before airline collapsed.
āļø Air route with no airline now.
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#HappyNewYear2019 to the UK's suffering rail passengers! What better way to start the year than to join our #RailRevolution protest at Kings Cross station this Wednesday? See you there 7.30 - 9am, pls RT #FaresFreeze #FailingGrayling #GraylingMustResign abcommuters.com/2018/12/31/rā¦
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Iām about to lead a debate in @HouseofCommons on the dreadful service from @SW_Help and @networkrail. The govt must step in and replace the South Western Railway franchise company or impose a strict performance contract where they are only paid if they deliver good services.
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#BREAKING A decision has been made on the GTR penalty - they will keep the franchise and fund a Ā£15 million 'improvement package' as part of a similar arrangement to the bailout of 2017. Please RT, don't let this news get buried! #RailPlan2020 ft.com/content/f9c37290-f794ā¦
ALT Quote from the Financial Times
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What a kick in the teeth for the 1 in 5 passengers whose lives were turned upside down by weeks of chaos after Mayās timetable change (and for some the pain persists!). This disconnect between quality of service and price wonāt help restore trust in our railways.
From January 2019, train fares on average will increase by 3.1%. This will underpin investment and improvements in the better railway passengers want to see. raildeliverygroup.com/media-ā¦
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Amazingly for the first time I sat in one of @TLRailUK double seats as opposed to the 4s. Who TF signed off on these? Im not overly tall but couldnt sit in a normal position. And reading a paper or using a laptop us impossible! Would rather stand. Ah... I see now!
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The average rail ticket is 20% more expensive than it was in 1995, taking account of the fact that prices have generally gone up since then. fullfact.org/economy/how-mucā¦
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In the rail industry's latest legal controversy, @Siemens will now go ahead with their @TfL contract to provide new trains after a high court challenge from @Bombardier and @HitachiRailEU failed yesterday.
In what ways does this resemble a healthy way to do business?
High Court ruling sees Siemens awarded Ā£1.5bn London Underground contract
railtechnologymagazine.com/Rā¦
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@BimAfolami Iām failing to see any improvement with @tlrailuk service, Iām failing to see an increase in capacity on a severely reduced emergency timetable and Iām failing to see any communication on what is being done to fix this! What additional pressure can I apply and to who?
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**Update on new ATM charges** GTR say this is the decision of @Cardtronics, and that all machines are expected to charge by the end of Oct. They've assured us they are NOT benefitting financially from this decision.
Search for your nearest free ATM here: link.co.uk/consumers/locatorā¦
ALT Notice alerting customers that GTR cash machines are no longer free to use. This is the decision of Cardtronics, not GTR.
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**Latest update on ATM charges** After GTR told us that they are not benefitting from this decision, @Cardtronics_UK have added a clarification from their side. Needless to say, we stand against any extra profiteering from passengers' basic needs and convenience #TransportJustice
ALT Tweet from Cardtronics saying that Southern Rail refused to accept lower commissions on ATM machines
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And thanks to the incompetence of Grayling & Thameslink it often lacks trains as well ā at Harpenden, East
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According to DfT figures, train operators paid passengers Ā£81 million in compensation for delayed and cancelled trains and poor service in 2017/18. In 2009/10, the figure was just Ā£3m.
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Why are we STILL having to wait for relief drivers at Finsbury Park? @GNRailUK This timetable has been running for 6 months and you still donāt have drivers trained?Why? #hitchintrains @hitchincommuter
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@ToastedbyTL we donāt need heaters on when the trains are packed and your guarding First class @TLRailUK
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Meanwhile, on my way to Madrid @Renfe offer this. Successive governmentās rail policy leave us light years behind.
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This report is damning. Chris Grayling personally signed off plans that contributed to the collapse of rail services. The Department for Transport was complicit. āNobody took charge.ā And still, not a single rail executive or minister has accepted responsibility and resigned
Thursdayās TIMES: āRail failings exposed by chaos over timetablesā #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday
