And lo on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:47:58 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:02:25 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>>> Not very except if there was a game on in London. I never had to book.
>>> I did the journey by overnight bus as well. You just get to sleep then
>>> you are woken up at the stop in Southwaite.
>>
>> Ah therefore unprofitable (unless you charge more) and a service that
>> should be removed ;-)
>
> Woosh! ???

Yeah, no it was a fairly wooshable statement. As everything's privatised  
now a train service with few passengers is most likely unprofitable  
therefore the company running it has three options - 1) Charge more. This  
covers the cost of running the train at the price of losing customers to  
whom the service is non-essential, therefore requiring you to charge more  
to the remaining customers until you're only left with those who *have* to  
use it being charged a small fortune. 2) Drop the service. Best option in  
that you now have a free train and driver to put on a more profitable  
route. 3) Get a subsidy from the government. Better option, you can still  
charge a near-exorbitant fee and 'make-up' your losses from the taxpayers.

>>> There's not much difference when you write it down :)
>>> Their accents are as rough as a badgers …
>>
>> I'll try that as an excuse next time I call someone with a Scottish  
>> accent a "Geordie lad" :-P
>>
> On your own head be it :)

Assuming I keep it afterwards.

> But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)

Alrought chuck oil stop me Saff Landan talk na.

-- 
Phil Cook

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