 More Stobart cancellations
Recliner wrote:
> "Paul Scott" <notvalidpmscott@> wrote in message
> news:8ZidnVgbTL00VeDVRVnyvgA@bt.com
>>> I'd imagine that bookings have been catastrophically low -- will
>>> Stobart stay in this business? It certainly can't continue in this
>>> way.
>>
>> A thought - perhaps they'll realise that given a choice, charter
>> passengers want to travel in carriages in traditional liveries, even
>> 'rail blue', but not in mobile adverts for the Stobart group?
>
> But it also doesn't help that they aren't offering many interesting
> routes, and are trying to run too many from Scotland. How many Scots
> really want expensive days out to Lancashire? Also, being all first
> class, they are further limiting the market. And with all these
> cancellations, would anyone trust them to honour any booking (as John
> Farrow is fast to point out)?
Suggestions on a couple of rail forums that the plug has been pulled. Who
owned the coaching stock - Stobart themselves?
Paul |