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Pardon my question if it has been asked before but I am new to the forum. Here goes, Is there a general concensus regarding the quality of rail passenger operations from British Rail to the current system of opertors? Excluding the equipment and technology evolution that has brought improvements to the system has it improved?
Secondly, do most folks prefer the uniform appearance of a national fleet or the current opertor paint schemes? I must confess I liked the BR colours when compared to the newer operator schemes that I have seen. As equipment is shopped for repairs how well can the shop crews restore some of these rather abstract paint schemes to proper appearance?
Finally what is the travelling publics opinion of transfers? Unfortunately in the US travelers are loath to change trains to reach their destination and seek "single seat" arrangements. In the end there is little intermodal coordination or cross platform transfer opportunities. We have a long way to go!
Thanks,
Joe
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