Don't let Russ see this,
from todays paper.
Geordies must speak Welsh.
Welsh speakers wanting to check train times must now deal with advisers based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Welsh language inquiry line moved from Cardiff when the Association of Train Operating Companies awarded the contract to BT in a shake-up of its national rail inquiry service last year.
BT incorporated it within its Newcastle centre and recruited five Welsh speakers to cover an average of 10 calls a day. The English line receives 140,000 calls a day.
