Ken may bid for control of Southern
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Ooperlooper
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21-11-2007 08:41 AM
Article in yesterday's Times:
"London mayor plans to take public control of rail services"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/po...903879.ece
Hmm...well I must say he seems to be doing reasonably well with the buses (bus lanes, more buses on the roads, old vehicles being phased out in favour of nicer new ones, etc).
Things don't seem to be improving at the moment on the trains, so I guess I'm vaguely in favour, even considering the probably fare hikes.
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michael
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21-11-2007 09:34 AM
Cons: Risk that passengers within the Greater London boundary may be given priority over those living beyond it
That is not really a con, especially given the current situation where the rebuilding of London Bridge will benefit fast services from outside London while reducing services from Greater London.
For People in SE23 this would have the advantage of all our services being run by a single company when the East London Line comes to Forest Hill, run by TfL.
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Sherwood
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21-11-2007 12:03 PM
I presume the title should be Ken may bid for control of southern.
Admin, can you alter it if I am correct, please?
thank you.
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admin
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shzl400
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21-11-2007 03:54 PM
Done.
But for us latecomers to the thread, what was it before?
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blushingsnail
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21-11-2007 05:00 PM
I think it was "Key may bid ...".
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Sherwood
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21-11-2007 10:33 PM
It did start "Key may bid...."
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Sherwood
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21-11-2007 11:03 PM
I am not really a Ken fan, but I have to admit that he has done a good job with the buses.
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