arran Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 HI All They couldn't even get the logo the right way round. Sort of sums it all up in my books. Regards Arran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That's the way the arrows of indecision look from the 'dead and buried' position... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raffles Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Bring back Sealink? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The font doesn't look too bad, I'm wondering what it is and whether the numbers could be used...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The font is downloadable from this forum somewhere, including a "right way round" double arrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Funny how, after years of moaning about BR, there's a movement to bring it back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Some people miss Stalin... Dave. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted August 23, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2011 What people miss is a joined up railway, not a load of conflicting private companies that are at odds with one another. Simple ticketing and timetables, not the minefield of today. I don't think anyone wants the inefficiency of BR, but a simpler railway easier to use. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 23, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2011 It is also noticeable that the Unions are to the fore in this endeavour. Breaking up the industry into lots of tiny bits severely reduced their influence - no single negotiation point at Board HQ any more. It also means they are less aware of , and thus less able to respond to, moves that may be made against their members' interests - and it is certain that they now have fewer members than before, anyway. Remember the "closed shop" era? Of course they'd like to get back to those halcyon days! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I wonder if they used public transport to get there? C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The good thing about a huge banner like that is that it hides how few people are standing behind it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 23, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2011 It is also noticeable that the Unions are to the fore in this endeavour. Breaking up the industry into lots of tiny bits severely reduced their influence - no single negotiation point at Board HQ any more. It also means they are less aware of , and thus less able to respond to, moves that may be made against their members' interests - and it is certain that they now have fewer members than before, anyway. Remember the "closed shop" era? Of course they'd like to get back to those halcyon days! Interestingly ASLEF have adopted very well (and very quickly) to the new structure and have quietly pursued their members' real interests (pay and conditions) very successfully and sometimes in a 'domino effect' manner picking off a succession of operators and then going round again. The big problem facing the RMT, especially its current 'leadership' (a word I use very advisedly) is that it is difficult to use their negotiating muscle except with NR (and they don't seem very good at it there) plus Crowe has led taken them down a highly politicised and very negative path which has probably done more to undermine their position rather than strengthen it. Mind you the other side of the coin is that some operators and their business masters seem to be scared stiff of unions and will give in very easily if there's so much as a whisper of anything that will damage their revenue stream. I saw this happen in one company where the newly arrived moneymen from outside the industry collapsed into a 'what do you want?' mode the instant they thought revenue was art risk while elsewhere inexperienced managers were taken to the cleaners because they simply didn't have the experience to see what was being done to them by their own staff reps or they thought they were being very clever but didn't even think of the next round in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Some people miss Stalin... Was he before or after Richard Marsh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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