tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post1409804104572035809..comments2024-02-13T03:43:37.493-08:00Comments on Jim Greenhalf: The Last Train to Clarksville - or Anywhere...Jim Greenhalfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349505979909950809noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-19875239701199885822011-03-04T12:54:10.364-08:002011-03-04T12:54:10.364-08:00Remember the whole rail network was private from i...Remember the whole rail network was private from inception to the middle of the twentieth century. We suffer from governments manipulating the folly of government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-17956533990967673262011-03-04T03:38:01.981-08:002011-03-04T03:38:01.981-08:00Yes this is a microcosm of modern Britain.
OrdeYes this is a microcosm of modern Britain.<br /><br />OrdeOrdenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-22479870889415749472011-03-03T14:53:01.627-08:002011-03-03T14:53:01.627-08:00For the record I avoid the train wherever possible...For the record I avoid the train wherever possible and blame a combination of the Beeching axe, the annexation of the private rail system and the irresponsible faux-re-privatisation they did which has led to our present darkness of cronyism and poor service.<br /><br />Cant last.Tomrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442487511149915434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-87994688252362151392011-03-03T14:51:00.377-08:002011-03-03T14:51:00.377-08:00Excellent article Mr. Greenhalf; I was just direct...Excellent article Mr. Greenhalf; I was just directed here from the good Dr. North and, hoping you dont mind, linked to the article on <a href="http://jerubbaalsvent.blogspot.com/2011/03/atlas-shrugged-part-1-abridged.html" rel="nofollow">my own blog</a>.Tomrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442487511149915434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-49334486752385495842011-03-03T10:41:10.743-08:002011-03-03T10:41:10.743-08:00To hell with the environment. I want cheap fuel an...To hell with the environment. I want cheap fuel and I want it now. I want cheap public transport, that pays for itself and if it doesn't that scrap it. I want common sense in everything and not adherence to some half-witted ideology that cost me more than I want to pay.john in cheshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179825507377423624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-16644681013866945122011-03-03T09:27:14.359-08:002011-03-03T09:27:14.359-08:00I would think that owing to the state of your coun...I would think that owing to the state of your country and paying one hundred plus pounds to venture into ignorance ( there's not yours ) is it not time to invest in some form of personal transport ? Doing my bit to help the tomatoes grow I drive a 550 hp car (1998 vintage ) that last year cost me over 12.000 km 2,700 euros (including tax insurance gas etc )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-53419349710410756822011-03-03T08:04:57.181-08:002011-03-03T08:04:57.181-08:00I used to travel a lot by trains and planned in th...I used to travel a lot by trains and planned in the expectation of disruption of services being the norm. Anything approaching the timetable was a bonus. Highly valued people at stations were not the "customer service" staff who were often in the dark as much as the PB Passengers, but train spotters at the end of the platform who possessed an encyclopaedic knowledge of alternatives. They have been exiled to protect us from terrorism. <br />The problem lies with the senior managers who simply do not care as long as stats can be manipulated to earn their performance bonuses.<br />Great blog.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-15785165132613012602011-02-22T13:09:51.473-08:002011-02-22T13:09:51.473-08:00magical.magical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-26394127037720641522011-02-17T14:03:43.659-08:002011-02-17T14:03:43.659-08:00She wasn't in 1966, but she is now.She wasn't in 1966, but she is now.Jim Greenhalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349505979909950809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894266799978443750.post-84068553037455800862011-02-16T16:04:17.957-08:002011-02-16T16:04:17.957-08:00But was she still the woman of your dreams,Jim, af...But was she still the woman of your dreams,Jim, after 44 years of separation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com