Avenger,
That is quite possibly the most accurate post seen on herein a long while
Maybe another comparison worthy of inclusion (if it were possible to gain accurate data) of how many left BA for RYR compared to the reverse route.
And even better if numbers of those who then tried to go back to the previous outfit (legacy or low cost) following the change of carrier.
There are some wonderful urban loco myths about, namely short time to command, and that old chestnut "you'll be in your own bed every night" I haven't done short or med haul for a number of years but friends assure me the number of Loco callsigns heading back to the UK at stupid o clck in the morning, alongside the charter boys (usually also on much better terms and conditions than the locos) is still on the increase. Notably ryr''s nemesis the orange outfit. So is it safe to assume that the cut off point for "home in your own bed each night" is 5am?
Good post that man