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He won't stay number one. Tesla's share price is vastly over inflated. Great ideas -- great cars...but still lacks a credible worldwide infrastructure to back it all up.

Amazon's share price is trading up and down like a yoyo at present (and might crash quite some way down depending on what the Democrats decide to do about curtailing the powers of big tech) but by the end of this year Amazon's s.p will be approaching $4000 a share...that will boast Bezos's wealth way beyond where Musk's wealth is at present even if Tesla's s.p should increase substantially more.

On one trailer (depending on the trailer type...obviously) you can get a maximum of 110 yorks.

On an average train, pulling 8 brakes, you can get 480 yorks...increase the train to 12 brakes (like at Christmas) loading capacity then becomes 720 yorks!

Takes a train a couple of hours to get from Warrington to Glasgow...takes a trailer twice as long to be delivered by road.

It takes about 6 months to submit and get a slot for a proposed plan when applying to RailTrack. That is why RMG pay to keep all their slots open...even if they have not used that slot for the last 10 years. They are constantly submitting new plans for proposed routes...and paying for the opportunity even if not using the proposed route at that point in time.

An excellent example of forward planning...not something RMG, generally, are universally regarded as practising.

Daventry Hub does not have its own platforms like Warrington Rail Terminal, it will have access to shared platforms within the site it is situated on...but this will still be a "direct" link between the two new Hubs; therefore a direct link to both Glasgow and the PRDC.

Doncaster also has a rail terminal...used normally only at Christmas or times of greater pressure; but I can see this changing.

It just makes good economic sense...after the new "Network" finally takes shape that is.

PRDC to Doncaster on the Eastern line...the West side of the country via PRDC -- Daventry -- Warrington -- Glasgow; and the reverse true for each return of direction of course. A complete new rail Network to get not just up and down the country...but also from East to West...or West to East.

Incidentally: there is now more rolling stock on the rail network than at any other time in the railways history...and that includes Victorian times. We also have more miles of rail track than any other country in Europe -- including France!

At one time 17 trains a day ran into WRT. Now reduced to two...four or five perhaps at Christmas.

One other thing: trains were not reduced because the cost of using lorries was cheaper...it was due to union pressure regarding the protection of jobs.

That, as we all know, will not come into the equation quite like it once did.

Not that the CWU are going to admit to that. But it is not any longer just a question of industrial harmony....rather, more a question of imperative financial expediency.

And no prizes for guessing which option is going to win the argument concerning that one!

Suits Redceo to an absolute T!! What a perfect fit!!

There is a review going on right now, Eastsidemassive, regarding both the air and rail network.

I have no idea, and no way of finding out either, what the outcome of the air network review will be...apart from little snippets that might come back from EMA, but, in my opinion, in the next couple of years, rolling stock on the railways will be increased dramatically.

""Our Dedicated Parcel Route Drivers of the future will be required to embrace and work with the various technology solutions , display a high level of flexibility and competence in the task, will work optimal shift patterns over 7 days and will be incentivised on their performance".

Royal Mail's words not mine.

I have long argued that the posties cash incentive scheme should be reinstated...perfectly self-explanatory.

300 larger "hubs" will be optimised into Primary collection hubs, closely aligned to the dedicated parcel depots.

Less depots perhaps? Less jobs?

Sounds like it. As new collection routes will cover the consolidated areas.

Consolidation will require fewer routes, removal of associated pre and post route tasks.

Collections on delivery will be fully extended into areas currently served by smaller collection hubs that have not yet undertaken either CBP or PBS revisions.

An agreement will be required to remove the current distance and volume criteria and move all non-associated postboxes to collections on delivery. This will leave 15,000 postboxes on dedicated collection routes, associated with post offices, parcel boxes, CSP, etc.

Extending Enhanced Mail Preparation in the 300 consolidated hubs to segregate and prepare all collection mail before it is presented to mail centres. This will improve flow and reduce cycle time at mail centres as collection mail will be "ready-for-sort" and not delayed by seg process.

And anyone who thinks the CWU are going to embrace any of this (and much, much more) with open arms and a big cheesy grin on their faces...well...they must be completely deluded.

A fragile peace at the moment...as the s.p clearly demonstrates. But an absolute minefield ahead! Lots of wrangling still i would say...and that fragile peace to last but two short years.

And this is just a very small amount of some of the change that is desired...there is lots more.

And in my opinion...thousands of compulsory redundancies. That is absolutely inevitable. Whatever some self-confessed experts on here might think to the contrary.

This could open above 3.60 tomorrow.

If those quarterly figures are through the roof (and I have no reason to believe any otherwise) then, despite the cost of processing the huge volumes...and therefore much reduced profits, this stock could rise substantially higher.

All depends how much profit-taking might take place in the next week or so...might start a big scramble to grab whilst the opportunity is there...as usually is the case: the fear of missing out.

Still, things are looking a lot more positive than they were. So that has to be a plus.

Could not agree more with all your comments.

I should much prefer the current price to be back down around 3.18 myself; I would be prepared to buy more at those prices...but not at the current levels.

We can only hope that the public, even after the lockdowns are finally ended, still retain some of their newly acquired habits (admittedly...not by choice) and carry on ordering a proportion of their weekly requirements (due to convenience) online...well, more than they did pre-covid that is.

Is this present rise in the s.p sustainable? Is it justified? And more importantly, putting present massive volumes aside, what would be a more realistic share price based upon what RMG is trying to establish, regarding the new "Parcel Hubs" and dedicated parcel routes, in the next 18 months or so?

Interesting times ahead? Most certainly in my opinion.

As much as I am reluctant to suggest it...does appear as though a rise to £4.00 could be on the cards in the very near future.

As teslo stated earlier...needs to hold above 3.57

IF it does manage to find support here...then a raise to mid 3.80s could be on the cards; support at those levels, backed up by the extraordinary volumes we are now experiencing, could see the s.p move back up to £4.00 a share in a relatively short time from now.

And as the lockdown could, as reported in the media, last until March...the high volumes should remain at present levels until at least the early Spring.

your wasting your time with JBTHISTLE...he is just an empty vessel.

And we all know how much noise an empty vessel makes.

He could not point to one single comment of any substance he has contributed to this board since he first made an appearance. Period! P.s and the same goes for Redceo.

The first time you post something original here that has any significance to either RMG or the CWU...then I will openly applaud you.

After all...there has to be a first time for everything.

Of course, you would know all about those pre-conditions regarding the negotiations between RMG and the CWU when recommencing in the Summer time wouldn't you, JBTHISTLE?

Well go ahead then..name some. Some that were not mentioned in the media or are not actually common knowledge that is.

I can assure you this has not come from friendly drivers...nor is it mere gossip from a loading bay.

It is absolute fact.

Just like all the other intentions the company put in front of the union negotiators in the Summer of last year...of which there are many.

It is just now a question of what the union has actually agreed to.

Quote, by JBTHISTLE: "More fabricated guff. Zero credibility."

Errr...what??????

Your manager mates don't seem to be keeping you in the loop, JB.

I suggest you make a few phone calls to try and get yourself back up to speed.

Unless of course your mates know less than you actually know. Or don't know perhaps?

It would seem that some posters on here are under the impression that it is, finally, between RMG and the CWU that is..."Peace in our time".

Errr...nooo.

Its not quite as simple as that.

Even though I would hope that the latest pay deal (AND terms and conditions) should be accepted by the employees...there is still the "devil is in the detail."

It is what Terry Pullinger was presented with by Achim Dunnwald (certain intended changes desired by RMG going into the negotiations) that is of greatest concern to CWU membership (and non members of the union also) ...in short: what Pullinger might have been forced to concede.

For instance.
1. Reducing the sick pay benefits; long argued by myself that this is overdue for change.

RMG want to reduce it down as follows: first year of service - greater of statutory sick pay or 20%, year two - greater of SSP or 40%, year three - greater of SSP or 60%, year four - greater of SSP or 80%, year 5 - 100% pay.

Just one of many demands, from the board, that Pullinger has had to contend with; and trust me on this...there are many, many more also.

Whether Royal Mail has relented on the above, and the many other changes that the CWU have protested against, I do not know...because I have not been paying attention quite frankly.

But I have stated before...and repeat again now: not only do you have to get these new "agreements" passed by the posties...you have to have a "working majority" also.

Lots of turbulent water to come surging through under the old creaky bridge yet, methinks.

a very happy New Year to you both!

And a happy New Year to all you other decent, congenial people on here who are both open-minded and discerning...able to appreciate both sides of the argument: its pros and cons...whether you happen to agree or disagree with someone's opinions or not...or indeed even consider them a valid subject for discussion.

And finally...a special big -- thank-you! for teslo.

This is all I have ever intended to try and be:-

" It's not like Scamp is pretending to be a professional trader, advising people when to buy or sell and providing them with price points , nor is he someone who is posting according to an agenda based on his holding who intentionally tries to discredit anyone disagreeing with it."

My very sincerest thanks, teslo -- greatly appreciated!!

You really always have been overly full of yourself. What nonsense you spout! Lol.

Rather nice Christmas present. Shame about the share price though.

could not agree more. A recommend from me.

as per usual, you have got it all wrong...again. Yours, as far as facts are concerned regarding myself, is a woeful performance...and as for occupying your own precious time with shifting back through all my previous comments? Well words actually fail me on this one...so will leave at that.

As I have stated before: I have worked for RMG on two separate occasions; if you count Angard, then it is three. This covers the best part of 8 or 9 years I would think.

I always did have you down for a bit of a pretentious, self-promoting fool...but now am fully convinced.

Not sure if you are a bigger idiot then Fruitster or Redceo...but on the whole...there is very little to differentiate between the three of you.