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land fit for heroes..
Topic Started: Aug 16 2015, 11:44 PM (590 Views)
Jonksy
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Shame of VJ day rail chiefs: Fares cynically ramped up for a day 'to cash in' on old heroes travelling to the capital

South West Trains withdrew discount offer for fares to London on Saturday
Veterans and patriots travelling to mark VJ Day anniversary paid full price
Company claimed it was for safety reasons but veterans slammed move
Hundreds of former servicemen travelled to capital to mark the event

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3200296/Shame-VJ-day-rail-chiefs-Fares-cynically-ramped-day-cash-old-heroes-travelling-capital.html#ixzz3j1aU5jhT

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johnofgwent
Aug 20 2015, 08:14 AM
Heinrich
Aug 20 2015, 07:59 AM
Public transport used to be about providing a necessary service not about getting money from the people.
Really ?

Whose ?

Public Transport in the united kingdom used to be totally in the hands of the private entrepreneur.

Public transport on our waterways were the business of private individuals called ferrymen.

Public transport on our roads was the preserve to the atage coach companies and the roads themselves were built and maintained by turnpike operating companies

Public transport on our omnibuses when they developed from their horse drawn ancestry were the exclusive preserve of privately owned companies, often operating routes secured by significant bribery to city aldermen...

And public transport on our railways were the exclusive preserve of the privately owned privately operated permanent way companies whose powers of surveillance, powers of ownership, powers to set their own byelaws and powers of land and property seizure really are to this day the envy of almost any and every despot going.

You really should research your history of the united kingdom before mouthing off one line platitudes based on your strange perceptions of how it never actually was ...
John, you are very much mistaken if you think British Railways was a private company.
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AndyK
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Heinrich
Aug 20 2015, 10:49 AM
johnofgwent
Aug 20 2015, 08:14 AM
Heinrich
Aug 20 2015, 07:59 AM
Public transport used to be about providing a necessary service not about getting money from the people.
Really ?

Whose ?

Public Transport in the united kingdom used to be totally in the hands of the private entrepreneur.

Public transport on our waterways were the business of private individuals called ferrymen.

Public transport on our roads was the preserve to the atage coach companies and the roads themselves were built and maintained by turnpike operating companies

Public transport on our omnibuses when they developed from their horse drawn ancestry were the exclusive preserve of privately owned companies, often operating routes secured by significant bribery to city aldermen...

And public transport on our railways were the exclusive preserve of the privately owned privately operated permanent way companies whose powers of surveillance, powers of ownership, powers to set their own byelaws and powers of land and property seizure really are to this day the envy of almost any and every despot going.

You really should research your history of the united kingdom before mouthing off one line platitudes based on your strange perceptions of how it never actually was ...
John, you are very much mistaken if you think British Railways was a private company.
The railways were 100% private owned.


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British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail
Edited by AndyK, Aug 20 2015, 12:09 PM.
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AndyK
Aug 20 2015, 12:09 PM
Heinrich
Aug 20 2015, 10:49 AM
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Aug 20 2015, 08:14 AM

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John, you are very much mistaken if you think British Railways was a private company.
The railways were 100% private owned.


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British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail
Andy you contradicted yourself; you state correctly that British Railways was a nationalized company for half a century (until sold to private businessmen by the Tories) and you also say it was privately owned. Nationalization means state-owned, you must know.
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