George Osborne: ‘my standard-class train terror’
‘This was a chance to really muck in with hoi polloi. But as soon as I boarded the carriage I realised I’d made a frightful mistake.’
Posted: Oct 19th, 2012
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Arabic rail poster was ‘accurate translation of original Gibberish’
Rail bosses have defended a series of Arabic warning posters that made little sense, claiming they were translated correctly from the original gibberish. Experts had complained that the posters were ‘essentially meaningless’, rendering them ‘as inaccurate as a timetable’ to visiting travellers.
Posted: Jul 24th, 2012
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Train quiet zone infiltrated by noise makers
A train-travelling man was left mildly perturbed after a group of up to four humans entered the designated quiet zone on a train and showed little if any respect for the zone’s esoteric signage.
Posted: Feb 9th, 2012
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Shock decision to cancel HS2 as 23 minute saving is ‘bugger all’
The incoming Transport Minister, Justine Greening, has announced the cancellation of the High Speed 2 rail project which would have linked London and Birmingham. Speaking from her constituency home in Putney, Ms Greening said, ‘looking at the facts, it has become clear that shortening the journey time between London and Birmingham by 23 minutes isn’t really going to revive the economy.’
Posted: Oct 19th, 2011
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Cash-strapped rail operators begin asking passengers to leave their valuables on the train
In an effort to remain commercially viable, Britain’s rail operators are to change the advice given to UK rail passengers from “please remember to take all your belongings with you” to “please leave one or two of your valuables behind you when you get off”.
Posted: Aug 31st, 2010
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