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Old March 20th 07, 01:05 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Asfordby to be used to test air conditioned tube trains

On Mar 20, 12:18 pm, "Martin Underwood" wrote:
Oh so it's yet another thing that's being done overseas? Is there *anything*
that we can do in this country without having to do it overseas?


Nope. Bean counters don't believe in keeping skills and technical know
how in this country if it can save them a few quid (unless its their
own profession of course - funny how they never get outsourced isn't
it). Short termism is the new religion in britain today.

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