What is the railway doing well currently?

[Parjon]

That’s always the way though. People are always happier to criticise or complain about things in life but a little more reserved when it comes to praise. That’s how I see it anyway.

That may be so, but in specific search of anything about the passenger service to praise, I find nothing. It's poor.

 

[dk1]

Too long and was a complete waste of everyone's time.

Is that the one where drivers accepted 23% over three years?

 

[ar10642]

Is that the one where drivers accepted 23% over three years?

And yet they are striking again on Thursday. Let's face it you cannot rely on the service to be there when you need it.

 

[dk1]

And yet they are striking again on Thursday. Let's face it you cannot rely on the service to be there when you need it.

That was a long time ago though & I can only presume they’ve gone 3-4 years now without any pay deal too. First time that they’ve joined us in the current dispute.

 

[RailWonderer]

I’ve used them a few of times at the station or the work multi-storey & found them good but to be honest I don’t buy very much online.

Prepare to be picked apart on here for being an optimist

 

[dk1]

Prepare to be picked apart on here for being an optimist

Ready & waiting

 

[Runningaround]

That’s always the way though. People are always happier to criticise or complain about things in life but a little more reserved when it comes to praise. That’s how I see it anyway.

You want to give praise for when the railway occasionally does what its supposed to do. Having a train turning up on time with a seat available and timetable you can rely on isn't something ''it's doing well'' but what its paid to do but isn't.
I'll praise it when it goes beyond that.

The railway is doing well for;
Bus firms with coaches on hire for RRB
Taxi firms who don't have to hang around town centres at kicking out time can now earn a days takings from transporting rail passengers.
Petrol Stations after a fear of decreased leisure use of cars with the price increases, the car is now the only way you'll get into work.
Basically anything that earns from car use and ownership.

 

[Prince of Wale]

Anglia Railways are employing lots of platform staff and keeping the unemployment figures down.Not sure they are of any other use.

 

[dk1]

Anglia Railways are employing lots of platform staff and keeping the unemployment figures down.Not sure they are of any other use.

Who?? That’s going back a bit. 2004 to be precise lol