What happened on 24th July 2023 - With your comments in the Web
On Monday, it became known that Network Rail bosses splashed £10,000-a-week on air fares last year because it worked out cheaper than getting the train . Figures showed that staff at the public body - which owns most of the UK’s railway network - bought 985 plane tickets for flights within the UK. They bought a further 1,622 for international journeys, Freedom of Information data has revealed. Many of these domestic journeys could have easily been done by rail - outraging green campaigners who pointed out that getting the train is far more environmentally-friendly. Of the internal flights, 72 were between Birmingham and Glasgow which is served by a direct train line with one-way tickets costing up to £206. And among the company’s staff, high-flying director Michelle Handforth - who pockets an annual salary of £330,000 - expensed £8,000 worth of domestic flights. Criticism of national railway wevice wasn't surprised for anyone. " In Britain we pay exorbitant first world...