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Passengers are the last to know.
Pensioners, we all know, are an over-privileged bunch when it comes to public transport, what with their little cards which give them free transport on the buses. But many were greatly surprised to be told that their fares had gone … Continue reading
the last one to know is the passenger
The 20 plus passengers today, April 21st, waiting for the 11.04 to arrive, just waited. Without the benefit of the government to intervene as in the volcano issue, when rail services are concerned the passengers come bottom of the list. … Continue reading
Political action
Below: we print the text of the letter that we have sent to all the candidates on the Huddersfield to Manchester line; any comments would be most welcome: March 24th 2010 Dear Candidate RE: Rail transport issues affecting all constituencies … Continue reading
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Rail strike latest Sunday April 4th
Sunday, April 4th Following action by Network Rail in the courts, the strike has been postponed until the RMT union has had the chance to consider it’s options. Bob Crow, the union leader, has said that they will probably re-ballot … Continue reading