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SWT Incur The Wrath Of Murrison
« on: December 05, 2007, 11:33:47 AM »
Train bosses apologised last night after inviting Andrew Murrison to meet them in London - but providing "the journey from hell" for him to get there (link below.)
http://thisissomerset.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=147472&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242195&contentPK=19164325&folderPk=113662&pNodeId=251478

His train at Gillingham in Dorset was 45 minutes late and commuters were "packed in like sardines", according to the furious Tory MP.

"The meeting was set up to generally sing the praises of South West Trains, and to be fair, they aren't generally as bad as First Great Western," said Dr Murrison.

"But I don't think they were expecting a fairly angry MP armed with first-hand reports of his journey from hell on their trains."
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Re: SWT Incur The Wrath Of Murrison
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2007, 07:06:34 AM »
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Dr Murrison said journeys such as the one he experienced would make train passengers reach for their car keys, and said the health of many elderly passengers was put at risk by the "cattle truck-like conditions".

I know how he feels ... when I was to present at the enquiry in public into the regional strategy, I chose to travel by train from Gillingham to Exeter or rather tried to.  Didn't even get as far as Dr Murrison - nowhere to park at the station, and with my Dad with me a long run from surrounding roads to catch the train was out. We drove to Exeter!

That said .... SWT have their problems (which TOC doesn't - rhetorical question not quiz!) but have impressed far more than FGW on many fronts.  But perhaps I am not comparing like for like?
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Re: SWT Incur The Wrath Of Murrison
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2007, 09:00:24 AM »
I have travelled on the Salisbury to Exeter line a few times and have not had any problems.  Not trying to make excuses for SWT but I think the long single track sections frustrate them because it has a much worse knock on effect if they is an incident or delay.
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