@pacer142@swtrains_watch@SimonCalder So like SWR then, high density (often standing with limbs out the doors) with no luggage racks.
I'd welcome a OAO on the Southampton-London route (like the current proposal). Competition doesn't hurt, monopolies do.
@pacer142@swtrains_watch@SimonCalder Lumo makes the entire industry look bad, just look at SWRs performance since nationalisation. Its tanked. Coincidence? Unlikely.
Sure NR share responsibility, but its shocking.
@waztap@swtrains_watch@SW_Help@Heidi_Labour I'm not saying that at all - just to your comments about being 3rd worst TOC. Yes I want a safe network, I also want a reliable network too.
@waztap@swtrains_watch@SW_Help@Heidi_Labour 3rd worst for delayed/cancelled trains, regardless of reason? Its the same rules for all TOC ranking. Doesn't matter if its NR failure or SWR failure. A cancelled train is a cancelled train. I just want to go home after all...
@swtrains_watch@Heidi_Labour I'm really glad my office moves at the end of next week, so I won't need to use SWR for daily commuting... car/bus from now on!
@RealScottieM@BarryBrunswick@DuncanBannatyne That doesn’t make spending limitless. Even if the government “owns” the debt, real constraints still matter: productive capacity, inflation, and market confidence. Ignoring those can trigger higher rates, currency pressure, or price spikes.
@RealScottieM@BarryBrunswick@DuncanBannatyne Yes, government debt is a private sector asset, but it’s also a future claim on public resources. If debt grows faster than the economy’s ability to service it, markets reprice risk through yields, currency weakness, or inflation.
@RealScottieM@BarryBrunswick@DuncanBannatyne True that inflation occurs when demand outpaces supply, but sustained money creation without productivity growth is exactly what has led to hyperinflation episodes historically. Confidence in fiscal discipline (like a household) and currency stability still matters.
@RealScottieM@BarryBrunswick@DuncanBannatyne Printing money... historical examples? Ohh yeah Weimar Republic & Zimbabwe spring to mind.
You devalue your currency by printing more - inturn leads to price rises, reduced purchasing powers. Sure the IMF will bail you out, meanwhile your citizens have a pretty shoddy ride
@SW_Help Hi, I've just brought tickets for tomorrow via your website. Your website said the transaction had failed, but has taken money from my account anyway... So are they booked or not?
@SW_Help Around 8ish tomorrow for the office. It'll already be a struggle without something else to do!
Ok, so the money should come back. I've just managed to book one through the mobile app for tomorrow, but Tuesdays failed. Again payment taken, but no tickets issued.
@SW_Help Dumped off the delayed 07:44 from TTN to WIN at SOU. Yet no announcements anywhere of next trains to Winchester. Just get off the train...
Usually I say there's too many announcements, but maybe one here would be useful?