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« on: June 26, 2018, 09:40:46 »
https://action.labour.org.uk/page/content/rail-mayhem

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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2018, 10:17:41 »
The booby prize  should be a date with Chris Grayling !
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2018, 18:28:44 »
I still don't quite understand how they plan to nationalise a nationalised industry. Maybe they don't realise?
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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2018, 22:23:41 »
I remember the good old BR▸ (British Rail(ways)) days when the trains ran on time, they were never in service unless clean, the staff were forever at peace with the management and there was always a window seat so the sunshine on the countryside could be admired.  The fares were never put up to deter people from travelling because there was insufficient stock and lines were never under threat of closure because viaducts needed repairing.  To top it all, the quality of the catering was the talk of the country.

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