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[morganmuffle]

Rail chaos 'due to rushed work'

RUSHED work

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[temaris]

Their original deadline for completion of all the works was next year and they've moved it back to this year -- probably to avoid late penalties.

So yes, rushed :-(

[morganmuffle]

Wow. That's... stupid. If you're going to do such a big project then do it properly!

Someone said apparently large sections of the overhead wiring are too low *boggles*

[temaris]

If you're going to do such a big project then do it properly

...Well, yes, but I never yet saw that concept and Network Rail (or Railtrack or BR back in the day) be anything but at loggerheads. I think they have some point of hnour that insists that the two are mutually exclusive ::g::

And I'd bet they're hiring younger, less experienced workmen because they can pay them less too.

[morganmuffle]

Yeah *sighs*

We're doing an exhibition on the Age of Steam at the museum and I keep looking and all the lines that no logner exist and the wonderful sounding teams of engineers and affordable fares and... well yes.

[balooky]

Sigh, how the BBC love to stir things up. How could the WCML have forseen a plane crash?! These wiring problems happen almost every month on all lines and don't get reported unless there's a bandwaggon to jump on... and I say that having been delayed a day too :)

[morganmuffle]

*g*

Well it is true that when you finally reopen a line fully it would have been good to stay open for at least a week before the troubles started and they barely managed a day but yes. Some of it is exageration.