On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:18:52 +0100, Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 06:22:09AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > ..I would think British Rail has _several_ uses for computers, > > and not just the un-written RailGear.org train simulator, > > It hasn't been British Rail since the early 90s when it was > privatised. We now have separate sets of organisations for operating > trains, providing rolling stock, and maintaining/expanding the > infrastructure. Network Rail, the organisation in question, is > responsible for the whole of the infrastructure apart from the > seven-mile Isle of Wight line. (The London Underground is > completely separate.) Network Rail is the replacement for Railtrack > which proved to be a high-capacity pipe for channelling taxpayers' > money into shareholders' pockets. > > Network Rail has no responsibility for running trains, and has no use > for a train simulator of that nature. A couple of the train operating > companies use them for driver training though. ..thanks for the update. Join in, I feel we can use your background knowledge. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
