On 7 Jan, 14:38, "John Rowland"
wrote:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5462099.ece

Just shows how DfT continues to micromanage every aspect of the railways.

Mind you, selecting Arriva to run cross country wasn't the brightest of
moves, unless profit was the only consideration.

And, of course, it was.

I like the G&S quote in the article:

"The idiot who, in railway carriages,
Scribbles on window-panes,
We only suffer
To ride on a buffer
On Parliamentary trains"

On the parliamentary buses, they ride on the rear axle.
--

Andrew
"If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z.
Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." ~ Albert Einstein