tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4457283640884688913..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: For services to chaos!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34884047559326037472018-06-10T17:12:28.237+01:002018-06-10T17:12:28.237+01:00They name their own price!They name their own price!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57549417316382552552018-06-10T16:38:23.762+01:002018-06-10T16:38:23.762+01:00Obscene salary indeed.Obscene salary indeed.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90728572176925996962018-06-10T15:11:19.803+01:002018-06-10T15:11:19.803+01:00Network Rail were partly responsible for the failu...Network Rail were partly responsible for the failure of the implementation of the new timetables. Their responses at all stages leading up to the changes were slow, off target and last minute creating part of the mess that we are now seeing. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2374667381157385722018-06-10T12:43:19.472+01:002018-06-10T12:43:19.472+01:00The decent thing would be to refuse it.The decent thing would be to refuse it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49575520886442623682018-06-10T12:43:00.252+01:002018-06-10T12:43:00.252+01:00You can say that again!You can say that again!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3286424952848612212018-06-10T12:42:44.670+01:002018-06-10T12:42:44.670+01:00Network Rail do a lot more than just repair tracks...Network Rail do a lot more than just repair tracks. They own over 2,000 stations, amongst which are all the major London stations. They have fingers in many inefficient pies!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19872397419798624122018-06-10T11:36:21.057+01:002018-06-10T11:36:21.057+01:00They cannot possibly take it away from him now wit...They cannot possibly take it away from him now without undermining the Queen's authority, even if she doesn't decide who gets what. It really is a sign of the times. This country is in a very steep nose-dive.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81372195257083217832018-06-10T11:29:07.849+01:002018-06-10T11:29:07.849+01:00I think 'insensitive timing' would be a gr...I think 'insensitive timing' would be a gross understatement.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62897118243148428462018-06-10T10:59:43.094+01:002018-06-10T10:59:43.094+01:00I have been informed by the commuters in my family...I have been informed by the commuters in my family, whose journeys to and from work are disrupted every day, that the current chaos has been caused by the new timetables and staff management. Mr. Carne is not responsible for these things, he is responsible for maintenance of the tracks. Still, the whole thing is a farce.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73970768101747866392018-06-10T09:45:04.046+01:002018-06-10T09:45:04.046+01:00Perhaps his pledge to Health and Safety was to not...Perhaps his pledge to Health and Safety was to not let trains run on the lines at all. Belt and braces. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83618068311221303862018-06-10T09:16:10.391+01:002018-06-10T09:16:10.391+01:00In a practical sense; what does he need a CBE for?...In a practical sense; what does he need a CBE for? He has amassed a fortune, he will have a very generous pension, and he will probably find a few directorships to keep him busy. His CBE seems unimportant. Had they gone one step up, and offered a knighthood, I could understand him keeping it; but not a CBE.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72042968976343206912018-06-10T09:02:20.317+01:002018-06-10T09:02:20.317+01:00Carne should have declined to take it. He does h...Carne should have declined to take it. He does himself no favours in accepting it even if there is something, somewhere within Network Rail which makes him deserving of it. It is hard to see what although I see his pledge to health and safety, that good old chestnut, is mentioned. Network Rail is partly responsible for the failure of Northern to be able to implement its new timetable. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2713079303301379702018-06-10T08:56:07.801+01:002018-06-10T08:56:07.801+01:00Network Rail, Carne's employer, is a national...Network Rail, Carne's employer, is a nationalised industry. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72282986950203463812018-06-10T08:44:57.856+01:002018-06-10T08:44:57.856+01:00I was reading about the chaos of a new timetable f...I was reading about the chaos of a new timetable for Northern Rail? Duh, they don't have enough drivers or trains to run the new timetable. We caught the Trans Pennine Express from Newcastle to Manchester via York, run by the same company, and it was the worst UK/European train we've ever caught, with the staff service the worst, and as for first class? Well, I feel very sorry for those in economy if what we travelled in was first class. I'm afraid Maggie was a bit wrong with competition and privatisation is always good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82906083161561996542018-06-10T08:42:49.594+01:002018-06-10T08:42:49.594+01:00Some of the worst awards ever!Some of the worst awards ever!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88023075751602722892018-06-10T08:40:59.012+01:002018-06-10T08:40:59.012+01:00These awards are a nonsense.These awards are a nonsense.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30014448631377120682018-06-10T07:10:54.947+01:002018-06-10T07:10:54.947+01:00Ain't that the truth!Ain't that the truth!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67747036767229793882018-06-10T07:09:17.588+01:002018-06-10T07:09:17.588+01:00Never ceases to amaze.Never ceases to amaze.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.com