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stories on this page: bike : another review : bikes on trains : congestion charge : conversations on the train : living with a Brompton : not enough drivers : PPP fiasco : red tape : railways : rail delay : concorde

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bike

I now have both a mountain bike and a Brompton folding cycle

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living with a Brompton

gear trouble

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bikes on trains

Not content with banning non-folding bikes on trains (see I won't see her again), Southern region is making life as difficult as possible for owners of folding bikes too

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conversations on the train

Sometimes fellow passengers can make the journey a pleasure

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congestion charge

Another example of the evils of outsourcing is the congestion charge for driving in central London

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PPP fiasco

The 'so-called' public-private partnership (PPP) on the tube is not working

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red tape

Alistair Darling has attacked the scale of bureaucracy in the rail industry

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another review

another review ... but will it change anything?

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not enough drivers

South West Trains cut 64 services a day for three months as it didn't have enough drivers

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railways

I have strong views on the railways, as I have been commuting on the Brighton line for nearly twenty years, and have seen their recent deterioration.

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another fine mess

I'm almost lost for words at the appallingly shoddy rail system we now 'enjoy'. Take my journey home from Charing Cross on 6 November 2003 (please)

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concorde

I saw the last Concorde flying past my office window by Trafalgar Square and captured it (just) with my mobile phone.

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enough ranting!

I hope I have given some of you pause for thought. Thanks to those of you that have sent comments already. They are noted and (usually) acted upon!

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