Contingency Planning!

A spot of rain and FGW are running late again. Here we go again for Autumn and winter. #delayed services

— Steve Hall (@hall2_steve) August 22, 2013

You’d imagine, a transport company, responsible for transport, might have some form of contingency for when things go wrong. If there aren’t enough carriages (Department for Transport’s fault), and the rail infrastructure is notoriously bad (Network Rail’s fault), you might plan for these events. As a tranport company, you might think about transport contingency. Right? Wrong!

Good to see @FGW switching to Plan B with such aplomb…sorry, what's that? No Plan B? Of course I forgot #delayed #teamhipflask

— Doug the Prop (@DougProp) October 21, 2013

@FGW , first great western, on your website you say full details will be posted by 8pm. You're late, just like your trains.

— bin bin bon (@Elirienne) October 27, 2013

@FGW cancelling all these trains, where is your contingency plan and get replacement busses on the go!!!! You are useless!

— Brad Smith (@BradjsCanada) October 20, 2013

@fgw you really need to sort your shit out. My train is delayed by 83 minutes. Provide coaches or something. This is ridiculous.

— Scarlet Moss (@ScarletMoss31) October 20, 2013

@FGW without contingency again… #paddington #delays

— Chris H (@cgwharris) October 20, 2013

There’s that word! The c word! No, the other c word! It just keeps appearing!

Three months of commuting and I already hate first great western. Can't wait for wind and snow to make getting to work an impossible task.

— Emma (@emma_samways) October 18, 2013

@ericahughes FGW left 15 of us stranded at Frome at 7 in the evening during floods last winter, no alt transport put on, and ignored calls!

— Steve Bennett (@stejeb) October 26, 2013

Contingency will save you Emma! Think of the c word!
http://twitter.com/aeonzs/status/387095033226481664
Could that be a warning? A mysterious prediction as a result of reading psychic cat litter? A conspiracy?

British Airways warns flights might be hit by the storm coming on Monday – god knows what @fgw will do .. trains replaced by space hoppers?

— steve hawkes (@steve_hawkes) October 25, 2013

C'mon #FGW lets do something about your contingency planning ey, 3.5hrs delayed yesterday & 1.5 today! If u need a forecaster let me know ;)

— Chiv De Silva (@Chiv_D) October 21, 2013