{"id":39307,"date":"2016-12-31T14:01:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T07:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-train-companies-pocket-millions-in-compensation-for-delays\/"},"modified":"2016-12-31T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T07:51:01","slug":"the-train-companies-pocket-millions-in-compensation-for-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-train-companies-pocket-millions-in-compensation-for-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"The train companies pocket millions in compensation for delays"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOnly one third of eligible passengers obtain a payout for delays and cancellationsHere\u2019s a shocking fact for those of you who (like me) shivered on freezing platforms when their train was cancelled or delayed over the so-called festive period. The train operating companies can actually make a nice little profit out of your distress, so they have almost no incentive to improve the service.As you get ready to fork out \u00a35,000-plus for an annual season ticket on a 40-mile journey into work on a train built 30 years ago, which arrives at your destination on time approximately every solar eclipse, consider this: train operators receive a \u201cschedule 8\u201d payment from Network Rail when something goes wrong with the infrastructure, such as a points failure. It is designed to compensate them for the impact of poor performance on their revenue. It is estimated that last year train operators picked up \u00a3107m from Network Rail for delays. But how much was paid out to the customers who were the victims of these problems? Just \u00a326m. It means the train operating companies profited by some \u00a381m because something went wrong. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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