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Old 25th June 2007, 19:09
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Originally Posted by David A Hicks View Post
In my opinon this isn;t really the TOCs fault. I bet through the years there has been less funding for TOCs and as a result had to swap units. If they have less funding and there are increased leasing charges they would have no choice but to swap.
What the franchises are getting millions of subsidy to fatten their profits not improve the service. The penalty minutes is so bad that trains are often terminated before their scheduled station so they dont loose too many minutes.
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