Victorian values

>
> Makes you wonder what LUL/TfL's involvement is other that to slag
> Metronet off now and again. Why doesn't LUL actually start to impose
> some sanctions?
>
> Kevin
>
They do but a £1million fine is nowt to that lot, what TFL need is the
power to sack them, but the contracts were stitched up by one G Brown so
it would be far too expensive to do so.

Won't life be great if G Brown becomes PM!

Metronet

A partnership of five leading international companies including - inter
alia

Atkins

Balfour (Hatfield) Beatty

That's enough for me to avoid the Victoria Line for a long time into
the future

I walked out on Atkins two years ago because I couldn't put up with
their blinkered outlook and inability to resource contracts any longer.

I have been working less - for more - ever since!

> > Makes you wonder what LUL/TfL's involvement is other that to slag
> > Metronet off now and again. Why doesn't LUL actually start to impose
> > some sanctions?

> They do but a £1million fine is nowt to that lot, what TFL need is the
> power to sack them, but the contracts were stitched up by one G Brown so
> it would be far too expensive to do so.

Hey, this is the private sector - they don't do risk or investment -
that's for the public sector. I read somwhere that they (Metronet)
could do absolutely nothing, no maintenance etc and would STILL get
paid.

> I'd be surprised if a £1million fine PER DAY were "now't to that lot"!
> That's the sort of contract that should have been established.
> Moreover, th majority of the £1 million ought to be distributed to the
> PASSENGERS who suffer as a result of the breaches of contract and not
> just go back into T.F.L. coffers.


I think I'm right in saying that any fines go straight back to the
treasury, proprietor one G Brown!