Fare Striker Threatened With Prosecution

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[Lee]

In fact, FGW^▸ (First Great Western) are one of the few TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company)'s that have their own in house painters!

Are these FGW's, vacman?

[vacman]

Not sure??

[smokey]

As I've said before FGW^▸ (First Great Western) in house painters do a darn good job of their painting.

There is a headlock conflict with using contractors, the theory is contractors are VFM, but as contractors aim to make money (as much as possible), things don't get done to anything like a high standard, cutting corners is one way to increase profit both in safety and quality.

Seen the 153 in New FGW colours (368 is it?) Pity somebody couldn't put 10pence worth of Black paint on the Head/Marker light housing.

But things will never change.

Mind you NR^» (Network Rail - home page) make a handsome profit compared to Railtrack.

I wonder where the meggar saving came from?

[vacman]

But like i've said, other TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company)'s use far more contractors, the manual ticket barrier at Birmingham New Street was (and possibly still is??) manned by agency staff (a form of contractor), FGW^▸ (First Great Western) probably use far less contractors than other TOC's, FGW are by no means perfect but I really don't see why you've got so much hatred towards them?

[12hoursunday]

As Mr. 12hours sunday pointed out, someone will end up with egg on there face, and it won't be first!

Yes I did but whilst I agree that all fare dodgers should face being named and shamed I have to point out without being reported for personal attacks on the organisers of this pointless exercise that it is THEM that First and the British Transport Police should be pursuing due to the fact that it was them that ENCOURAGED people to break the law by not buying a ticket. Whats different in say incitiding someone to smash windows in the high street to doing what was done the other week, nothing as it's both against the law. I expect on the other hand though, that whilst encouraging the 100 or so not to purchase their fare that the individuals concered probaly had their MTLS^▸ (More Train Less Strain) ticket in their hand while having their valid ticket tucked away in their pocket. If that was the case then they aint so big that all their hard talking on the T.V suggests!

[Btline]

As Mr. 12hours sunday pointed out, someone will end up with egg on there face, and it won't be first!

Yes I did but whilst I agree that all fare dodgers should face being named and shamed I have to point out without being reported for personal attacks on the organisers of this pointless exercise that it is THEM that First and the British Transport Police should be pursuing due to the fact that it was them that ENCOURAGED people to break the law by not buying a ticket. Whats different in say incitiding someone to smash windows in the high street to doing what was done the other week, nothing as it's both against the law. I expect on the other hand though, that whilst encouraging the 100 or so not to purchase their fare that the individuals concered probaly had their MTLS^▸ (More Train Less Strain) ticket in their hand while having their valid ticket tucked away in their pocket. If that was the case then they aint so big that all their hard talking on the T.V suggests!

In some ways I agree. But those commuters go through a heck of a lot of strain every day. As the ticket says "to hell and back." So can you blame them for wanting to take "big" action when the fares go up....again?

[grahame]

As Mr. 12hours sunday pointed out, someone will end up with egg on there face, and it won't be first!

Yes I did but whilst I agree that all fare dodgers should face being named and shamed I have to point out without being reported for personal attacks on the organisers of this pointless exercise that .....

Actually you were reported (and NOT by MTLS^▸ (More Train Less Strain) supporters!) for breaking one of the few rules of the forum - which is "no personal attacks".  Rather than raise this in public, I raised it with you in a personal message, to which I have yet to receive a reply ...

I am busy doing me real job at the moment, but this post too has been flagged up to me.   I am going to put a "hold" on this account until I have a chance to get back and fully review it, and perhaps until I receive an answer ...