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« on: October 03, 2025, 09:22:15 »
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5d490a11cb1d7250

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Train cancellations surged by 50 per cent when the Government nationalised South Western Railway (SWR» (South Western Railway - about)) earlier this year.

Both delays and cancellations rose after the May 2025 takeover of SWR by the government.

Labour promised in its election manifesto to take control of all privately-run trains in the country.

Cancellations rose 50 per cent in the three months after the government took over the company, as compared with the start of the year.

Delay minutes per 100 miles rose by 29 per cent between June and August, business newspaper City AM reported.

It added that the number of services arriving between 30 minutes and an hour late had more than doubled since the state took control.
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2025, 12:12:00 »

Of course, no relation to the recent problems SWR» (South Western Railway - about) (and others) have been having with the engines on their 158s & 159s ............... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2025, 13:50:13 »
Oooh look. The Telegraph with an anti-rail story.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2025, 14:15:21 »
Hmm.  I read it rather more as the Telegraph with an anti-Labour story.  As if they would do such a thing.  Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2025, 15:37:43 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on October 03, 2025, 14:15:21
Hmm.  I read it rather more as the Telegraph with an anti-Labour story.  As if they would do such a thing.  Tongue



To be fair, it's quite widely reported - here's another example.

https://www.cityam.com/south-western-railway-performance-nosedives-after-nationalisation/

...........and let's be honest, when it comes to "anti Labour" stories, Mr Starmer and his chums are providing plenty of material themselves.
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2025, 18:26:39 »
The Telegraph piece does mention City AM as their source - I did go to their website and would have posted a link to that if I'd been able to find it. Well done TG▸ (TaplowGreen - a respected member of this forum - or, possibly, a train cancellation code ("cancelled due to an issue with the train crew"), depending on context) Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2025, 18:49:30 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on October 03, 2025, 15:37:43
... and let's be honest, when it comes to "anti Labour" stories, Mr Starmer and his chums are providing plenty of material themselves.

Erm ... Sir Keir Starmer (Labour), to you.  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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