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Title: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: swrural on April 02, 2013, 15:54:19 I suppose it is a slow news day in Devon.
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/story-18578249-detail/story.html?#axzz2PJlBbX00 Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: trainer on April 02, 2013, 17:56:21 You're right swrural. It's amazing that such a non-event should make 'news'. The real story is that FGW provided all the pax with the promised ride home despite the problem of drivers' hours. Hooray for them! Sometimes it has taken me ten minutes to drive what normally takes 3. Perhaps I should write to The Times.
(Aside: Radio4 this very day broadcast the first of two programmes on what makes news - very worth a listen if you care!) Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: Puffing Billy on April 02, 2013, 21:28:38 Hence my comment immediately below the article! Would be nice to have drivers at all major stations on permanent standby, but 15 minutes at that time of night to get hold of someone, do the paperwork etc. sounds fair enough to me.
Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: swrural on April 02, 2013, 21:40:48 I expect she was disappointed they found a driver, hoping for a taxi instead. ::)
Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 02, 2013, 22:53:16 Hence my comment immediately below the article! Fair comment indeed, Puffing Billy! ;) Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: JayMac on April 02, 2013, 23:20:25 This 'story' appears to be user generated content, rather than written by a journalist from the Express & Echo.
The decision by the E&E to post it though is questionable. Citizen journalism eh? Worse than the real thing. :P ;) ;D Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: trainer on April 02, 2013, 23:34:28 I missed your comment at the bottom of the article, PuffingB, but now I've gone back and rated it up. :)
Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 02, 2013, 23:59:13 I've gone back and rated it up. :) cough ... so have I. :P ;D Title: Re: disaster on Exeter to Paignton service (not)! Post by: TonyK on April 03, 2013, 22:06:09 cough ... so have I. :P ;D
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