love hate

I'm back to my usual walk,train,walk routine again after a week or so with the car and, to be honest, I feel better for it.

I do love the idea of public transport, and I'm a great user and supporter, but its such a shame when the monopolies sorry 'franchise holders' do such a rubbish job of it.

Why can some deliver a quality service, with decent staff and cleaned rolling stock, and others - no names ( but a picture tells a story if you know what I mean) are so miserable?

It's like the worst days of BR mixed in with a liberal dash of 70's communism and grime all blended together.

I overheard a radio programme where one of our elected representatives was explaining that ticket prices have to go up to enable the rail companies to continue on a reduced central government subsidy - thus moving the cost burden from the tax payer an onto the traveller.

Well 'scuse me.... but aren't we pretty much the same people!

Ho hum.