Wednesday, February 24, 2010

British Rail and Economic Rationalism


It has taken some time, but at last, our train masters have conceived an ingenious way to cut cost, while simultaneously improve their performance statistics and make commuter’s trip even more miserable. Three trains with one stone. Not too bad for people who get huge bonuses for failing at their job.

How do they do it?

The Bedford to Moorgate trains, a morning service only, take commuters from Bedford, Luton, Harpenden and St Albans to the City. However, as a ticket to Moorgate costs as much as a ticket to Farringdon, the masters have decided to stop the Moorgate service altogether, and let everyone used the London Bridge train instead, changing at Farringdon to the underground.

This will force commuters to the City to experience the joys of the London underground. In addition, paying the additional underground fare, will add to consumer spending, increase our GDP, and help the economy at times of hardship.

Moreover, while not operating this service, the train company will still get the same number of commuters paying the same amount of money. Genius isn’t it?

Anyway, these days, nobody likes the City bunch. Let them all suffer. Why not?

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