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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2007 18:46:23 GMT
according to the BBC NEWS WEBSITE and also the TfLWEBSITE, TfL have applied to run the Metronet contracts temporarily. Is this just to appease the staff, or a serious expression of interest in taking the maintenance over? |
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Post by trc666 on Aug 24, 2007 18:53:46 GMT
There are plans for the RMT to hold two 72-hour strikes on the 3rd and 10th of next month.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow has also said that strikes would disrupt the entire network as they could result in a lack of staff to carry out vital track maintenance and safety checks.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2007 21:04:12 GMT
If they strike on the 3rd, I will torture them all to death, because I have to get in for my train op assessment. There are plans for the RMT to hold two 72-hour strikes on the 3rd and 10th of next month. RMT General Secretary Bob Crow has also said that strikes would disrupt the entire network as they could result in a lack of staff to carry out vital track maintenance and safety checks. |
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Post by trc666 on Aug 24, 2007 21:39:35 GMT
That'll also be my 22nd b'day then  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2007 22:11:11 GMT
I'm on annual leave on the 3rd Will need to use the Northern Line that day and on the 5th, but as that's Tubelines territory I should be OK. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2007 22:45:01 GMT
Typical. Have my induction with HEX on the 3rd.  I hope its at Heathrow and not Paddington!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2007 12:45:19 GMT
looks like a few days off for me then
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Post by c5 on Aug 26, 2007 14:36:27 GMT
according to the BBC NEWS WEBSITE and also the TfLWEBSITE, TfL have applied to run the Metronet contracts temporarily. Is this just to appease the staff, or a serious expression of interest in taking the maintenance over? And TfL have done such a good job at things within their control at London Underground. Such as.... errr.... blaming PPP, Tube Lines, Metrodebt, Connect PFI and sometimes being economical with the truth about the reasons for delays. As for privatising Human Resources and Resourcing, well just ask any member of staff about that..... As for the alternative..... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2007 15:43:26 GMT
i was changing a trainstop hose today at hammersmith (w/b fast starter) and over the PA it said due to signal failure theres no trains and me wearing a metronet hi-vi i nearly got strung up by the passengers as it was already susspended hammersmith - hyde park it wasnt a signal failure just abit of preventive maintenance
what gets me though is on all the posters tfl are renewing the infrastructure i.e signals,trains etc but when it goes belly up metronet mostly and tubelines get the blame but the posters say they are renewing it funny though i never see them around
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Post by c5 on Aug 26, 2007 16:13:54 GMT
i was changing a trainstop hose today at hammersmith (w/b fast starter) and over the PA it said due to signal failure theres no trains and me wearing a metronet hi-vi i nearly got strung up by the passengers as it was already susspended hammersmith - hyde park it wasnt a signal failure just abit of preventive maintenance what gets me though is on all the posters tfl are renewing the infrastructure i.e signals,trains etc but when it goes belly up metronet mostly and tubelines get the blame but the posters say they are renewing it funny though i never see them around Exactly what I mean aetearlscourt! They have all these hoardings and posters up saying that all this work is being done under the TfL £10bn Investment Programmme (a loan from HM Govt), but a lot, except for the likes of Victoria station upgrade is actually being done under PPP. Which was meant to have been a seperate funding source! I think a little letter to the Advertising Standards Agency is needed! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2007 16:25:15 GMT
Well, given that the replica Acanthus Leaf tiles at Chalk Farm apparently cost £24 EACH, I'm not surprised things have turned out the way they have...
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Post by stanmorek on Aug 31, 2007 20:26:11 GMT
I keep thinking that TfL are keen to emphasize the the difference between themselves and LUL when I'd thought the two were interchangeable. Probably it's because TfL hold the purse strings. Or is that they need the infracos to keep a seperate identity from LUL so that they can be sold off after the 2 years?
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I hope its at Heathrow and not Paddington! 
