Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 7 May 2007, Eric wrote:

the other day a jackdaw overtook the train & it was walking beside
the track.

That's because they were recently upgraded under the PPP contract,
and as such are now operating at 15% greater speeds.

You mean 115% greater speeds. That's because they're supposed to *fly*
over the tracks to inspect them, but they're working to rule at the
moment, as the new method restricts their ability to eat on the job.
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Richard J.
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