I imagine myself on a railway station. This particular railway is only one of several that link the our region with the Destination City.
The railway that I travel on (my kind of ticket is not accepted on the other lines) has introduced a new way of operating from next summer. The track systems manager and the operations manager will lose their jobs and a new manager will look after everything (if she/he can). Sometimes the thirteen trains a day will be reduced to six because there will probably be less drivers. There will certainly be less maintenance engineers. We are assured, however, that the railway will in fact be far more efficient at moving people to the Destination City. I wonder how assured I am by this assurance.
Then there is the Big Railway down the road. With its 42 trains a day (admittedly using some very old and varied but decorative rolling stock) there is really no competition in this region. It does have problems with the public however as it forbids women train drivers (though they can sit in the cab).
Meanwhile, in the Destination City, the railways' purchaser, owner, inventor and builder looks at the diminishing passenger numbers from this particular region - which is his great concern.
The railway that I travel on (my kind of ticket is not accepted on the other lines) has introduced a new way of operating from next summer. The track systems manager and the operations manager will lose their jobs and a new manager will look after everything (if she/he can). Sometimes the thirteen trains a day will be reduced to six because there will probably be less drivers. There will certainly be less maintenance engineers. We are assured, however, that the railway will in fact be far more efficient at moving people to the Destination City. I wonder how assured I am by this assurance.
Then there is the Big Railway down the road. With its 42 trains a day (admittedly using some very old and varied but decorative rolling stock) there is really no competition in this region. It does have problems with the public however as it forbids women train drivers (though they can sit in the cab).
Meanwhile, in the Destination City, the railways' purchaser, owner, inventor and builder looks at the diminishing passenger numbers from this particular region - which is his great concern.
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