Title: Rail companies in search for new ways to show contempt for customers (satire) Post by: JayMac on February 02, 2015, 16:54:43 From News Thump (http://newsthump.com/2015/02/02/rail-companies-in-desperate-search-for-new-ways-to-show-contempt-for-customers/?):
Quote Following surveys showing that customer satisfaction with railways is at an all-time low, rail companies are working hard to find innovative ways to show how much they loathe passengers. ^We really hate our passengers,^ said Southern Rail spokesman Simon Williams. ^So, we^re proposing to kick all of them up the a***. Not in metaphorical encouragement, but a literally swift boot against their backsides.^ ^It will take a few more staff at stations, and possibly a delay in services but at Southern we^re committed to giving our customers a truly dismal experience.^ Southern have been pioneers in contempt for the people who use their services, running a largely fictional timetable out of London Bridge since Christmas. Other companies are catching up fast, however. ^One of our busiest services is the 7.36 into Paddington,^ said a spokesperson for Thames trains. ^So we^ve replaced that train with Space Hoppers. We^ve had that in place for about a fortnight now, seeing all the commuters bouncing off to work on Space Hoppers? It^s a hoot.^ At Chiltern Rail Railways, they^ve focused on communications. ^Yes, we^ve replaced all announcements on our trains with tracks from the New Napalm Death album,^ said a spokesperson. ^So, instead of being told what the next station is, passengers get a 30 second blast of ^Parade of Viscera^ Great Northwestern have taken the doors off all the toilets, South West trains now officially supports ISIS, and Anglia Railways were behind the new Cr^me Egg recipe. Only MerseyRail still seems to operate with consideration for its customers, so it^s assumed they^ll lose their contract to operate in the next review. ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: Rail companies in search for new ways to show contempt for customers (satire) Post by: Rhydgaled on February 02, 2015, 18:10:58 Thames trains?? Before the Space Hoppers, did they use a hover-train (perhaps inspired by Top Gear's hover-van)?
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