Recent content by tomuk

For as senior role as Whittingham to TUPE over without the express decision of First Group just wouldn't happen. FG were under no obligation to keep him.

How are his reasons selfish?

What other options are the? The cheapo innovative 165 attempt was a complete disaster. Has it actually been put back together yet? And the expensive 168 OEM supplier proper attempt has been deemed as too expensive despite actually working.

I mentioned the misappropriation of the oversite proceeds in my previous post. But the inference from the testimonies of from Mark Thurston, the Perm Sec and Mr Over was that the 11 platform design was already over the budget. The budget being intentionally set low as a stretch target. Based on...

The batteries would probably need to be transported to Wolverhampton to the current engine and powertrain integration plant.

What was meant to happen in 2020? As regards going back in it will need the politicians to actively seek re-joining and that would be quite bold move. Despite their bluster when they had gained control of the parliamentary process, during the indicative votes process they didn't take opportunity...

Refer to what in post 65#? This sort of response is meaningless. That point is peoples expectations, experience and skills have changed when buying travel products, and many other products, has changed. If you were the regulator 15 or 20 years ago you may have decided that consumers may find...

But this isn't a realignment it was always part of the Brexit Deal but the EU delayed enacting it as a motivator during the NI implementation issues.

Well why have any conditions or different ticket types if ignoring the restrictions has no consequence a breach is breach. Or on the other side of the coin remove all PFs, Bylaw 18 offences etc and just charge errant customers an excess. Are the consequences not meant to be a deterrent My point...

No but maybe the unprecedented amount of rain that morning and all the other landslips that occurred maybe should have given them an inkling?

Nothing has changed in ticket retailing in the last 20 years? I don't remember ticket websites, mobile phone apps , smart cards or contactless payment being such an overwhelming part of the ecosystem back then. In the wider travel and retail world I seem to recall that a rather small airline...

Looking at GSV it looks like the greenery between the roundabout and the bus stop, around the subway, could do with a good trim.

Why did you stop at the entrance to the roundabout? Most roundabouts have a single dashed advisory give way line you don't need to stop if the road is clear.

I think that is the whole point. The 11 platform costings weren't realistic despite being high enough to trigger the change in approach to 10 platforms. The properly worked out costings, well at least better, for the 10 platform just confirmed that neither approach is feasible within the current...

Three people of the tiny handful engaging in this thread his hardly a brilliant sample. People having experience of an area or working in it is useful and adds to the debate it doesn't make their viewpoint fundamentally correct. As you yourself seem to agree with when dismissing staff views on...