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Author: DougDoug Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:28
Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
car gloomier all the time, especially as a means of long distance
intercity travel. So isn't it time that the government introduced a
national railcard, to offer people an affordable alternative to the
car?
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Author: PetertPetert Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:31
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:28:18 -0700 (PDT), Doug
googlemail.com> wrote:
>Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
>the UK lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
>car gloomier all the time, especially as a means of long distance
>intercity travel. So isn't it time that the government introduced a
>national railcard, to offer people an affordable alternative to the
>car?
Yes
--
Only some ghastly, dehumanised moron would want to get rid of the Routemaster.
Ken Livingstone 2001.
PeterT - "Reply to" address is a spam trap - all replies to the group please
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:38
"Doug" googlemail.com> wrote
> the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
For fuck's sake Doug, do a bit of "growing up", eh?
How do you *ever* imagine you could convert anybody to your cause?
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Author: Mike PMike P Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:39
> Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
> the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
> lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
> car gloomier all the time, especially as a means of long distance
> intercity travel. So isn't it time that Doug looked for things on the
> internet before
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Author: AdrianAdrian Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:39
Doug googlemail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:
> So isn't it time that the government introduced a national
> railcard, to offer people an affordable alternative to the car?
And encourage frivolous hypermobility...?
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Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:40
> Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
> the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
> lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
> car gloomier all the time, especially as a means of long distance
> intercity travel. So isn't it time that the government introduced a
> national railcard, to offer people an affordable alternative to the
> car?
We used to have them. And it was nothing to do with motorists that they went
away. It was due to politicians breaking up the rail industry despite no
evidence that it would actually be a Good Thing (except for netting them
some dosh).
Funny how you attempt to pin all the world's ills on motorists, and
consistently get it wrong.
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Date: Jul 8, 2008 06:51
Doug googlemail.com> wrote:
> So isn't it time that the government introduced a national railcard, to
> offer people an affordable alternative to the car?
No, it's time that the Rail Operators offered a reasonable fare
structure, rather than trying to make their operation a bad joke.
BTW Mr "Anarchist" your appeal to bbig government and the nanny state
noted.
No comment on the murderer who will get away with a £2000 fine even if
found guilty?
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Author: Derek GeldardDerek Geldard Date: Jul 8, 2008 07:51
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:28:18 -0700 (PDT), Doug
googlemail.com> wrote:
>Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
>the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
>lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
>car gloomier all the time,
Hey, Lughless ...
* NO IT'S NOT * because trains use more fuel per passenger mile than a
single person in a small modern car, and they generate about 4x the
NO* and Non-Methane Hydrocarbon pollutants.
You should see the filthy bloody things pulling out of a station at
full throttle, some of them are over 30 years old !
>especially as a means of long distance
>intercity travel. So isn't it time that the government introduced a
>national railcard, to offer people an affordable alternative to the
>car?
No thanks there are more than enough greyheads, hippies, and bobble
hatted neddies on the trains as it is.
Derek
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Author: Mike PMike P Date: Jul 8, 2008 07:57
"Derek Geldard" miniac.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:57u67495rnjk7p0r8a3shictbl1la97j1o@4ax.com...> On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:28:18 -0700 (PDT), Doug
> googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
>>the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
>>lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
>>car gloomier all the time,
>
> Hey, Lughless ...
>
> * NO IT'S NOT * because trains use more fuel per passenger mile than a
> single person in a small modern car, and they generate about 4x the
> NO* and Non-Methane Hydrocarbon pollutants.
>
> You should see the filthy bloody things pulling out of a station at
> full throttle, some of them are over 30 years old !
>
I went on some ancient thing from Princes Risboro to Aylesbury last week, it ...
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Date: Jul 8, 2008 08:11
> Other countries on the continent have done it a long time ago. Only
> the UK, which is dominated and infested by narrow minded motorists,
> lags behind yet again. The oil shortage is making the prospects of the
> car gloomier all the time, especially as a means of long distance
> intercity travel. So isn't it time that the government introduced a
> national railcard, to offer people an affordable alternative to the
> car?
Erm , but if everyone had a national railcard to get cheaper fares ,
wouldn't it just be easier to lower all the fares and save on the admin.
Anyway , train fares are kept high to discourage crowding and overuse as the
ones that people actually want/need to use are totally over subscribed
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