Monday, November 23, 2009

Excellent train service in UK

I like the train service in the UK. There is something that Singapore can learn. Read here.
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why are our ministers paid so much when they still need to be mentored and have to learn from other countries?

November 23, 2009 2:13 PM
Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Tan

I have followed you blog for some time and found many of your suggestions as well as comments from readers to be very good. May I suggest you pick the 10 best suggestions (eg. improve transport system, contain property prices, protect consumers from unfair practices, etc) and do a poll to let readers decide on the best 5. You can then pass the 5 best suggestions to the government for consideration, amd hopefully all your suggestions will be implemented.

November 23, 2009 5:03 PM
StFual said...

Mr Tan i agree with most things you write but i'm English and i spent last year in the UK and was paying S$500 a 5 day week for a 2 hour journey into london by bus train and tube . The buses were full of drunks, i saw 3 fights, and only the unemployed seem to use them outside of London. The tube trains went on strike twice while i was there.

Singapore public transport is very low cost, very reliable, regular, safe, clean and integrated (cash card works throughout). I think Singapore public transport is probably the best value in the world although the cabs have got a bit expensive in peak hours.

I even like the train from Malaysia to Singapore - the best kept transport secret and cheaper than going from Changi to Jurong by Cab.

November 23, 2009 11:43 PM
Tan Kin Lian said...

I like the train service in UK and Europe because of the good connection and timely schedules, in spite of the high cost (relative to public transport in Singapore).

I find the cost of train service to be acceptable compared to private cars, taxis or air travel.

November 24, 2009 8:29 AM

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