Re: Politics
Posted: 05 Dec 2011, 20:07
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This may be me mixing things up, but weren't the new S Stock trains implemented by Ken, but by the time they were ready to be promoted to the general public, it was the quiz show host in power who took all the glory? Or am I thinking of the stock that Scrixisi plays with?hopeful traveller wrote:KEN'S UNFARE DEAL
Ken Livingstone has pledged to cut fares, but is this a true indication of both Ken and his support? The choice is for Londoners - Ken wants to improve things in the short term but it would be ruined in the long term. To cut investment for the much needed tube upgrade plan is criminal, and in 2016 all the lines (bar 3) will be upgraded, meaning quicker times. This fare increase is justified and only reflects the increase in the quality of service, with a single bus fare only rising by 5p. The most expensive tube ticket will rise by just £1.00 (from £17 to £18).
Boris' tube fare increase is a good idea and in fact is actually less, as a percentage, then the journey times decrease on the Metropolitan Line, the longest line, which has four station out of five outside of the M25 (the other one is Epping on the Central Line). Journey times will have been cut by 34% in 2016 and the new S Stock trains will have a capacity increase of 25%. Combined with new timetables, this looks set to bring an amazing change, and, naturally, the fare must reflect the quality.
So the choice is yours - Shabby tube but lower fares, or better tube and higher fares.
No.jamesthegill wrote:This may be me mixing things up, but weren't the new S Stock trains implemented by Ken,hopeful traveller wrote:KEN'S UNFARE DEAL
Ken Livingstone has pledged to cut fares, but is this a true indication of both Ken and his support? The choice is for Londoners - Ken wants to improve things in the short term but it would be ruined in the long term. To cut investment for the much needed tube upgrade plan is criminal, and in 2016 all the lines (bar 3) will be upgraded, meaning quicker times. This fare increase is justified and only reflects the increase in the quality of service, with a single bus fare only rising by 5p. The most expensive tube ticket will rise by just £1.00 (from £17 to £18).
Boris' tube fare increase is a good idea and in fact is actually less, as a percentage, then the journey times decrease on the Metropolitan Line, the longest line, which has four station out of five outside of the M25 (the other one is Epping on the Central Line). Journey times will have been cut by 34% in 2016 and the new S Stock trains will have a capacity increase of 25%. Combined with new timetables, this looks set to bring an amazing change, and, naturally, the fare must reflect the quality.
So the choice is yours - Shabby tube but lower fares, or better tube and higher fares.
No.jamesthegill wrote: but by the time they were ready to be promoted to the general public, [was] itwasthe quiz show host in power who took all the glory?
Yes.jamesthegill wrote: Or am I thinking of the stock that Scrixisi plays with?
No wait, it's both sets of stockthat were ordered before Boris took charge.hopeful traveller wrote:No.jamesthegill wrote:This may be me mixing things up, but weren't the new S Stock trains implemented by Ken,hopeful traveller wrote:
So the choice is yours - Shabby tube but lower fares, or better tube and higher fares.No.jamesthegill wrote: but by the time they were ready to be promoted to the general public, [was] itwasthe quiz show host in power who took all the glory?Yes.jamesthegill wrote: Or am I thinking of the stock that Scrixisi plays with?
More brainwashing from the BBC came just yesterday in the form of growth figures. The 10 o'clock news yesterday mentioned that something that was basically "The economy grew slightly better in the third quarter." That was the only good news about the economy that they had and yet, when it was revealed that growth was minimal in the second quarter, no ministerial response was given. Thankfully I managed to find a ministerial response, "We're aiming for short, sharp bursts, rather than a figure that sticks at 0.3% for 12 months."The governor of the Bank of England, a Labour-appointed governor, says that we should stick with plan A! And if you want a new plan, then why don't you give us one?
Yeah, it would be a hilarious read for member of ASLEF such as me.hopeful traveller wrote:ASLEF:
Association of
Social
Left
Extremists
Federation.
I should start a blog soon.
I do not think that this point is valid.tubeguru wrote:Yeah, it would be a hilarious read for member of ASLEF such as me.hopeful traveller wrote:ASLEF:
Association of
Social
Left
Extremists
Federation.
I should start a blog soon.
No - my company aren't running trains on that day.hopeful traveller wrote: Are you due to work on the 26th?
No - I'm not a tube driver ...hopeful traveller wrote:Were you balloted?
Mistakes are made from time to time.Root wrote:Hopeful Traveller, have you ever considered that you might be wrong about some things?