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Title: N Rail....Heads should ROLL! Post by: Station Manager on March 27, 2008, 17:37:27 No matter the company, be it FGW, Network Rail, SWT, EWS etc etc, the railway industry must work as a team to make rail the number 1 choice for Passengers and Freight.
Engineering works are, (whilst of benefit in the long term), really bad news for Freight and Passenger users alike, hundreds of thousands of would be passengers take to buses, cars, even planes (or don't travel) when engineering work cause buses to be used for part (or all) of a Journey. Just remember if the passenger finds a plane (or car) cheap, quick and hassle free, that could well be a passenger that just doesn't come back to the railway at all. So I was not at all pleased when Network Rail (NR) planned 4 days of engineering work on the Par-Newquay line from Good Friday-Easter Monday 21st-24th March. Being a holiday destination the 4 day closure was at best at a very bad time, but if it means a better, faster and more reliable service to Newquay then maybe (just maybe) short term pain for long term gain is justified! However the rumour mill has it that, All the engineering work on this 4 day line shut down of the Newquay branch was cancelled Sorry but if that's true then somebody should answer to it. Anyone got the truth out there please! Title: Re: N Rail....Heads should ROLL! Post by: vacman on March 27, 2008, 19:22:10 It's true! they were meant to put a new bridge in at Ponts mill near St Blazey but the winds were too stron apparently! what a load of sh1t!
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