Scary Bear Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: Pull my finger. Okay…oh! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 10 hours ago, virginton said: A tree being blown onto the line at Kilwinning is not actually the smoking gun justification for shutting down every single line in the country south of Aberdeen on a 'just in case' basis, that people somehow think it is. This wagon-circling desperation to defend Scotrail's non-existent honour is no doubt related to their imminent transfer to government ownership. Which will no doubt lead to more absolute roasters like yourself defending patently dung service in the name of independence. Did you froth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 7 hours ago, welshbairn said: Buses are already subsidised, we probably both get free bus travel. Airlines get tax free fuel which is a huge benefit to their running costs. Buses are nowhere near as subsidised as trains. The SG gave Abellio and Servo £350,000,000 extra on top of their normal subsidies for a year. This is 8 times the amount that bus companies received and they had to continue to provide a higher %age of normal service than train companies did to qualify for the funding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, strichener said: Buses are nowhere near as subsidised as trains. The SG gave Abellio and Servo £350,000,000 extra on top of their normal subsidies for a year. This is 8 times the amount that bus companies received and they had to continue to provide a higher %age of normal service than train companies did to qualify for the funding. So would you rather keep subsidising trains, charge enough for tickets so they don't need state subsidies, or get rid of them? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: So would you rather keep subsidising trains, charge enough for tickets so they don't need state subsidies, or get rid of them? I have to travel 36 miles to even see a railway line, an explanation as to why I should subsidise the users of trains would be most welcome. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 hours ago, AyrExile said: Have they got their excuses in yet for tomorrows dusting of snow? Been a stressful week managing all these cancellations so the gift of a long weekend seems only fair Funny you should say that, as they've already decided to just sack off services between Dundee and Aberdeen: Quote Because of Storm Eunice which is expected to move through Scotland tomorrow, Friday 18th February, we've had to make some alterations to services as follows - Edinburgh/Queen St - Arbroath services will start from and terminate at Dundee. Montrose - Inverurie services will start from and terminate at Aberdeen. Montrose - Aberdeen services will be suspended. Snow - the latest dreadful hazard that will definitely cause another Stonehaven. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Seriously - just huckle all of these management frauds out the door when Abellio leave. The Gus McPherson approach to running public transport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Just now, strichener said: I have to travel 36 miles to even see a railway line, an explanation as to why I should subsidise the users of trains would be most welcome. So you can travel another hundred miles in relaxed comfort after your 36 miles in a rickety bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 minute ago, virginton said: Funny you should say that, as they've already decided to just sack off services between Dundee and Aberdeen: Snow - the latest dreadful hazard that will definitely cause another Stonehaven. We just don't know -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, strichener said: I have to travel 36 miles to even see a railway line, an explanation as to why I should subsidise the users of trains would be most welcome. The same reason I don't have children but I subsidise schools 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Aberdeen to Edinburgh/Glasgow appears to be fine. More local services, not so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Fund public transport by siezing the assets of everyone over 60 as reparations for their theft from the common wealth of the people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Rail network in Scotland can't operate in the cold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Could. Fucking could. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The replies, of course, are predictable. Praising the communication, whilst completely ignoring the absolute tinpot nature of the reason for requiring said communication in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 There is no weather warning for Montrose or Arbroath tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Ffs, now we've got the wrong type of cold to add to the "wrong" list of leaves, snow, rain, heat and trampolines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, thisal said: Thats the answer. We should spend as much on snow clearance as Canada does. Nnn. Aye, and massively increase rail subsidies or fares to prevent them being shut down for a handful of days a year. Edited February 17, 2022 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Didn't expect this topic to turn in to CoVid Thread Mk II but here we are 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Todd_is_God said: Rail network in Scotland can't operate in the cold. It’s to be 2 degrees through the day in Montrose tomorrow. This is one of the warmer winters I can remember and I don’t recall ever hearing that excuse being trotted out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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