On the day that Miseryrail announced that they’re the most punctual rail operator on the Wirral (or was it the world, I forget), my train was fifteen minutes late getting me home tonight.
The train was late leaving Moorfields and then we sat outside Bidston for nearly ten minutes, without any explanation or apology, while I sat staring incredulously at my Blackberry reading about how brilliant they are at getting us there on time.
I sometimes wonder if they do it on purpose.
On another subject … if you’re a Merseyrail passenger wondering what the unholy stench of diesel in the loop this week was caused by, I can enlighten you. One of the diesel trains that they use for maintenance at night (when the power to the third rail is turned off) sprang a leak and sprayed “most of the loop”, apparently. Good job they didn’t spill anything flammable down there.
I know, because I asked.
