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Article: Wrong kind of price rises; You've suffered late trains, cancelled trains and now you are facing hefty fare increases. You should be outraged, says Ros Dodd.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- November 30, 1998
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Just supposing you were a Midland commuter who had taken John Prescott's fine words to heart and decided to leave your car in the garage and take the train to work instead.
How would you feel now?
Well and truly derailed, most probably. For you would have discovered fairly early on that your new mode of travel was less than reliable. Often trains were late; sometimes they simply didn't run at all.
You might have made inquiries as to why this was the case. If so, you would have been forced to listen to a variety of excuses - one of the more bizarre ...