Clive Coleman wrote:
Seeing this debate is really quite an eye opener. Whilst I worked
on
the tube (late 60s & early 70s) there were no rail services of any
kind
with very little complaint from punters, but now they've had a choice
of

Oh come off it. Back in the late 60s Heathrow was barely past being a
small
rural airport and package holidays were almost non existant never mind
the
current vogue for long distance travel. There were hardly any punters
to
complain!

B2003