tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post2512333734364168398..comments2024-03-25T19:07:29.729+00:00Comments on Steve's Bus & Train Page: A Flirt That Doesn't TeaseSteve Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-30885867914746311202019-08-08T13:32:49.183+01:002019-08-08T13:32:49.183+01:00You won't like my next post, then. I've no...You won't like my next post, then. I've no evidence whatsoever that EC are chasing passengers. None. What. So. Ever.Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-18724354072101085742019-08-06T09:50:28.146+01:002019-08-06T09:50:28.146+01:00Time. Money. Patience. What has changed in the las...Time. Money. Patience. What has changed in the last 200, 500 or even thousand years? Not our (lack of) ability to learn, apparently.<br /><br /><br />But whilst we're handing out plaudits, I will raise a glass to EC in Ipswich. No, not for making the enthusiasts happy; but for something much more important, striving successfully for a commercial inter urban and rural business, without the underpinning of an extensive urban network. Rare, even if not unique. The high risk is always to go the way of First Northampton, and see their business disappear from underneath them.<br /><br />It doesn't always work, but they are not afraid to try, nor to take the hard decisions when it doesn't work out. I haven't come across a single bus traveller who delights in being taken round the houses. A commercial network needs passengers and passengers want convenience. So as Eastern Counties chase the passengers instead of the armchair critics, I happily raise my glass to them.<br /><br />Perhaps the enthusiasts and the politicians should get together. They both seem to believe that buses are just for those people who have no option. That equates to a failed business. No thanks. <br />smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-26493788835820681372019-08-01T12:14:19.813+01:002019-08-01T12:14:19.813+01:00Great blog! glad you enjoyed the ride!Great blog! glad you enjoyed the ride!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535647708499478242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-11063436300351321742019-08-01T11:47:36.980+01:002019-08-01T11:47:36.980+01:00Yes!!!! Yes!!!! Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-41254645226825102682019-08-01T07:38:46.280+01:002019-08-01T07:38:46.280+01:00I'm seriously beginning to wonder if our estee...I'm seriously beginning to wonder if our esteemed blogger is beginning to go a bit soft in the head ... such an unnaturally fulsome review! Perhaps it's that hot sun we had the other week. Seriously it's good to read such a positive report, I'm now regretting my move from East Anglia but comforted by the knowledge that some FLIRTs are on order for south Wales!<br /><br />Presumably station dwell times will not be worse than with the slam-door stock - at least folk won't be hanging out of the windows reaching for the handle, nor will station staff/guards be walking up and down platforms checking that every door is closed. The little retractable steps will also help (which we also have on the GWR 800s) - and they are much better than those half-steps on the Networkers which I find positively trip-worthy!Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-66707152998367534042019-08-01T05:37:20.280+01:002019-08-01T05:37:20.280+01:00Can anyone spot the mistake :)
https://www.railmag...Can anyone spot the mistake :)<br />https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/new-greater-anglia-class-755-enters-traffic?fbclid=IwAR1r0eTCirgsw92fW2LfqK8qOo4gGUk8Yq3I04gnPKkFCr60SG7zOYVrVYA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-56319500221729551692019-07-30T07:31:27.261+01:002019-07-30T07:31:27.261+01:00I too was awestruck as it was my first ever new tr...I too was awestruck as it was my first ever new train! Definitely have to have another go! FLIRT=Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train. suffolkraiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352527625849770984noreply@blogger.com