Passing the buck
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kS A MEMBER of the en)ineering staff at London Transport's Fulwell Garage, I am writing to refute, before they 'Awl the now standard LT ex.:use "We can't get the spare )arts," with respect to the MCW Vletnobus.
The vehicles have been in ;ervice at Fulwell for four nonths and still there is no sup)Iy of parts from within the LT ;tores system. Despite repeated ittempts' by garage managenent to prompt a supply of ;tores, every plea falls on to ;eemingly unconcerned ears. rhere is certainly no problem with shortage of parts from V1CW as all components are ;traight off the shelf_ The problem, as it has been or many years, is the insurnountable empire of Chiswick nain stores, with its overistablished archaic procedures :oupled with a management earn apparently lacking in orpanising and executive ability., 'Vhile a million pounds"-worth Metrobus spares sit in Chisvick stores, the management ire shilly-shalling, fingeriointing and passing the buck. Aeanwhile Fulwell's Metrouses are deteriorating.
How much longer will it take or London Transport to reorianiEe their stores system? After II, whenever the matter is iroached publicly, back come he ever-reassuring reply "It's inder review.'' So is it not time hat the reviewing stopped and ne corrective action started? IUS MECHANIC Name and address supplied)