Amazing!

[JennyMorgan]

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/why_this_family_needed_a_lifeboat_rescue_when_their_train_didn_t_show_up_at_the_berney_arms_1_4527189

Ask anyone who commutes from Norwich to London, or Lowestoft to London, what they think of Abellendio. Not a company that you can rely upon, that's for sure.

[HemsbyPie]

"The points failure is the responsibility of Network Rail"

it appears as though you misread the article 

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, HemsbyPie said:

"The points failure is the responsibility of Network Rail"

it appears as though you misread the article 

The splitting up of BR to different companies for rolling stock and track infrastructure makes blame and fair criticism very difficult now.

The train operator has no remit or responsibility for points failures.

It could now be likened to blaming Richardsons or Herbert Woods for boats grounding through lack of dredging......

[JennyMorgan]

It is also the responsibility of the train company to offer an alternative mode of transport, which clearly they didn't. Not a good place to leave passengers stranded, especially as the pub is closed. Hope that the train company makes a suitable contribution to the lifeboat.

[HemsbyPie]

1 minute ago, JennyMorgan said:

 Hope that the train company makes a suitable contribution to the lifeboat.

Last 2 years in a row Network Rail has been very generous to us

[JennyMorgan]

6 minutes ago, Strowager said:

The splitting up of BR to different companies for rolling stock and track infrastructure makes blame and fair criticism very difficult now.

The train operator has no remit or responsibility for points failures.

It could now be likened to blaming Richardsons or Herbert Woods for boats grounding through lack of dredging......

It could now be likened to blaming Richardsons or Herbert Woods for boats grounding through lack of dredging......

Naaa, that wouldn't be right! Who on earth could we blame for that???????

[Guest]

3 hours ago, JennyMorgan said:

It could now be likened to blaming Richardsons or Herbert Woods for boats grounding through lack of dredging......

Naaa, that wouldn't be right! Who on earth could we blame for that???????

blast..........  

[Warp]

I make that 213124 to 213125 gentlemen, shall we call it a tie?

[Bound2Please]

In a previous life long ago, I was a CS&TE linesman. In those days of BR trains WOULD NOT be cancelled for a simple points failure, if it could not be quickly rectified, the said points would be clipped and trains hand signalled past by the pway, whilst we working to fix the fault. ....Far to easy these days to cancel a train at the drop of a hat.

[JawsOrca]

Pleased to hear network rail have contributed. Personally I believe it's a disgrace that the lifeboat was called upon. Surely network rail has road access to this location. (Special permission from the land owner) if not it needs to be acquired.  These people should have been recovered by road at cost to network rail. Not at cost to a charity.

[JennyMorgan]

7 hours ago, Warp said:

I make that 213124 to 213125 gentlemen, shall we call it a tie?

But one of us is one up on t'other!