Flamingo
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And your legal qualifications are what, exactly?
More than yours, I bet...
And your legal qualifications are what, exactly?
I struggle to understand your obsession with mentioning the Garrick Club at every verse end when it comes to this judge?
More than yours, I bet...
15 years working and studying in the sector...
DB Chairman has given an interview saying they want to have driverless main line trains by 2021-2023 using cameras to identify obstacles. They have built a 30km test track to develop the technology. The decision to press ahead with the technology is thought to have been taken due to the widespread driver strikes in 2014 that paralysed the network.
http://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/germany-to-introduce-driverless-trains-by-2023/
I struggle to understand your obsession with mentioning the Garrick Club at every verse end when it comes to this judge?
hounddog said:15 years studying. Did you actually pass the exams?
Absolutely zero chance in the UK...
I'm not the one saying a legal judgement is wrong.
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15 years studying. Did you actually pass the exams?
No doubt that was said at some point about Smartphones, Tablets, MP3s and Sat Navs some years ago
Because I think it is a dubious decision from a dubious judge who has a history of dubious decisions when it comes to industrial relations.
I'm sure it probably was. But in this case, the sentiment is accurate!
DB Chairman has given an interview saying they want to have driverless main line trains by 2021-2023 using cameras to identify obstacles. They have built a 30km test track to develop the technology. The decision to press ahead with the technology is thought to have been taken due to the widespread driver strikes in 2014 that paralysed the network.
http://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/germany-to-introduce-driverless-trains-by-2023/
There was a thread on driverless trains on the mainline a few months ago and was well discussed. An interesting development but given DBs current huge black hole on the balance sheet I can honestly see it getting shelved. They have higher priorities as in sorting their backlog of maintenance infrastructure and sorting out the increasing trend of delays.
GTRs parent company shares have dropped by 16% following earnings statement issued today, mostly linked to current challenges. They must have got their sums wrong on the bid.
Thameslink woes hit Go-Ahead shares
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36527097
Shares in transport group Go-Ahead have fallen sharply after it warned of lower-than-expected profit margins at its Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.
It said its GTR franchise - the biggest rail franchise in the country, - was operating in "a very challenging operational and industrial relations environment".
Go-Ahead's shares fell 16% on the news.
The GTR franchise operates Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express services.
Govia - which is a joint venture between Go-Ahead and France's Keolis, of which the UK firm owns 65% - was awarded a seven-year franchise to run the services in 2014.
Thameslink services have suffered problems because work to rebuild London Bridge station has caused huge passenger delays.
Passengers have rated its services as the worst in the country.
On its other routes, employees on Southern services are in an industrial dispute over plans for new trains with driver-operated doors.
Go-Ahead said "as previously reported, the additional resources being invested in GTR to support service delivery are depressing margins on that contract in the current year and will also impact on next year's margins".
"While we do expect margins to improve in the longer term; given the very challenging performance and industrial relations environments, we no longer expect to recover the profit shortfalls and as a result margins, on an adjusted basis, over the life of the contract are now more likely to be nearer to 1.5% than the 3% previously expected."
However, Go-Ahead - which in addition to its rail services is also one of the UK's largest bus operators - said its full year expectations for the group "remain unchanged".
It is due to report results in September and it said 2016-16 would be a "another year of strong profit growth".
Well NR have got a document online that shows it's going to take around 50 yrs to turn the whole country into just this ETCS level 2 thing.
GTRs parent company shares have dropped by 16% following earnings statement issued today, mostly linked to current challenges. They must have got their sums wrong on the bid.
I thought GTR was a concession rather than a franchise? The DFT pay them £8.9 billion over the 7 years & the DFT receives all the ticket revenue.
Would I be right in assuming that the ever-so-slightly left of centre phraseology used in your posting above possibly betrays you as the "ghost writer" of those wonderful RMT press releases that brings forth much laughter to cheer up the readers on a bad day?
Indeed. We'll still have semaphore signalling in 2050, the ROC plan is falling to bits with sub-ROCs now proposed to save money and NR are constantly under attack for it's budget overspends.
I'm not going to comment much more on this driverless topic, we've done that to death along with this DOO topic. I'm just really on here now to see what GTR have left to attack their workforce with.
It's as if GTR has an infection in it's leg. It doesn't want to get it treated and they've made it worse by swimming in a pile of sewage. Eventually begging for Dr. DfT to surgically remove it's leg and get rid of this franchise for them.
We've been through that one a couple of times, post #2678 on page 179 explains it.I thought GTR was a concession rather than a franchise? The DFT pay them £8.9 billion over the 7 years & the DFT receives all the ticket revenue.
We've been through that one a couple of times, post #2678 on page 179 explains it.
I have the perfect solution for Southern: retain the Guards, thus fewer cancellations, an end to disputes, a second safety critical member of staff on board and ASLEF & RMT suddenly become your pals.
Although perhaps exacerbated by the current market trends (stock market isn't looking too good right now) it would appear that investors haven't taken too kindly to the news that their profit margins are being hit by the current issues:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36527097
Im scratching my head about what the RMT has said when announcing these Scotrail strikes. RMT policy is no extension of DOO under any circumstances, we ask Scotrail to come to the negotiating table.
Huh?
That confirms my theory in short formed trains, they are saving money via not leasing as many units.
Im scratching my head about what the RMT has said when announcing these Scotrail strikes. RMT policy is no extension of DOO under any circumstances, we ask Scotrail to come to the negotiating table.
Huh?
I'm confused by this as well. I thought Scottie already was 100% DOO/DCO?