187ums wrote:
no problems with Cab Find and GWR down here
cabfind are right Sh*st!rs we ditched them they would never give us local work only pick ups 20 to 30 miles away going on to somewhere else and any local work cars were dragged from Peterborough. They also would always book the outward with one company and the return with another. The final straw came when they booked two different taxi companies for the same job then denied it completely
the London lot used to do the same fetch 6 seaters from Peterborough for a little local job instead of give it to us. Mind you Sodexo book direct with us now as it is a lot cheaper on that job
As for Arriva trains wales well there has been a sharp drop in passenger numbers uk wide so they are probably losing money heavily (uk margins are very tight for all the franchise operators because they bid too much) Stagecoach have been told by their shareholders to ditch UK rail operations in favour of American and European franchises which are much more profitable allegedly. So I think this is probably a strong sign of them being in trouble.
The thing is though that Arriva is owned by DB Shenker AKA German state railways so ultimately by the German Government
I think that just as the East Coast operation is now back under government control several others will follow possibly including Govia Thameslink and Northern rail. I think the concept of rail franchises operating passenger services is coming to a sticky end and worked only whilst rail travel and revenues were constantly growing faster than inflation BUT THE BUBBLE HAS BURST !!!!!!!
