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Posted by: Biker1 Mar 10 2010, 07:50 PM

Bet this raises a few comments!!

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=637

Posted by: Strafin Mar 10 2010, 08:14 PM

This is already on another thread, not sure which one though.

Posted by: Biker1 Mar 10 2010, 08:33 PM

No, not this one.

This is a new one, they had an award before for most improved but this is in addition.

Don't think it's been discussed on here before?

I think it's the large number of people who don't pay their fare on this line who have voted for this!!
Well they would wouldn't they?

Posted by: Hugh Saskin Mar 10 2010, 09:30 PM

A new one? This is a month old. Just because Newbury is out in the sticks don't assume stories get here that slowly!

Posted by: GMR Mar 10 2010, 10:02 PM

It probably was delivered by First Great Western trains.

Posted by: Hugh Saskin Mar 11 2010, 06:41 AM

Ha ha - should have seen that one coming!

Posted by: Biker1 Mar 14 2010, 11:17 AM

OK so obviously I was wrong.

Everything's hunky dory on the rail transport front in Newbury.

Glad to hear it!

Posted by: On the edge Mar 14 2010, 03:56 PM

Lets be honest about this award. Seems like self congratulation - from the 'Rail Industry'. How crass. In other words rewarding a firm for striving to do what they said they'd do in the first place. Given that the grubby, uncomfortable, underpowered, stopping trains Newbury has to put up with. Which leave London from the shabby unkept far distant side of Paddington - we must be easily satisfied. I know I'm not the only passenger who wholheartedly supports the manager who said 'FGW still has a long way to go'. Using the rail 'service' quite extensively these days - can tell you that other operators have far brighter and far more comfortable coaches, appear less expensive with a similar level of punctuality.