18.12.09

Why is it so hard to travel to work in this country?

Why is it that we are treated with complete contempt by the executives and shareholders of Southeastern and First Crappy Connect? Yet again, last night and this morning, two companies who are supposed to run train services are getting away like the Great Train Robber with our hard earned money, both as passengers and taxpayers. Cancelled trains, delayed trains and suspended animation trains, holding freezing cold passengers sitting on ancient and uncomfortable trains while the fat cats of the railway industry, are having a laugh at our expense, probably in the same club as the bankers. What will it take for us to say enough is enough? I complain, I protest but without everyone doing the same we will be treated like cash cows funding the bonuses of greedy on behalf of the rich. Now some of you may say, it has been snowing last night and today? True, but unless a new ice age has begun affecting Kent, then that is a poor excuse. We are living in the 21st Century and have trains that guess what, remove the snow from the train tracks and electrical connectors. So why are they not used? Could it be that the train companies have to pay for them? Could it be that means less profit? Oh I know we won’t run a train service and take the money from hard working people instead. But they offer compensation you say! Yes they do, usually over 3o minutes delay means you get £1! Yes £1, that will really affect their profits, especially as only a few people make a claim. The only way to make public transport reliable, safe and efficient is to run it in the interests of the user, the public and not in the interests of profit.

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