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poliss · Last edited by poliss on Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:14 am; edited 1 time in total

East Coast rail to be state-run

The government says it intends to take the East Coast rail service, run by National Express, into state ownership.

Full story from BBC News here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8127851.stm

The new company will be named 'The East Coast Mainline Company'.

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Teleman · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:39 am Post subject:

They could have thought of a better name scratch

I know how about British Rail and paint every thing blue laughing5

I wonder if the cheese sandwich will be making a come back ? they must still have some in the stores

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Stufiley · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

I remember in the early 80s at Victoria Station in London the Microwave Bacon Rolls from the Buffet were great. Didn't taste like bacon or bread rolls just something strange and at a temperature that could melt steel!

poliss · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

It could be 'The East Coast Main Line Company'. Hard to tell with 'The Great Leader'.

I preferred the 'ferret on a unicycle' logo. <VBG>
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Noakesy123 · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

Thank god NatEx have gone... Worst services the ECML has ever seen! Maybe the government wont put in barriers at stations to stop enthusiasts as well...
I wonder what the new livery will be...

Will · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject:

They won't do what Nat Ex did (which is part of the reason of some of their debt) which is relivery the stock because they were more bothered about branding than providing cheap fares and good service.

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