The flyers were distributed in recent days to passengers on commuter trains that depart or arrive from Pavia station every day. And they are unequivocal: “Trenord sucks!”. But those who distributed them, to the surprise of the commuters themselves, were not opposition parties or angry committees, but rather the supporters of the centre-right mayoral candidate of Pavia, as well as regional councilor of the ideal Lombardy list – Fontana president, i.e. the list that directly supports the governor who , as such, is a shareholder of Trenord through Fnm.
In short, a controversy entirely within the centre-right. And an attack well explained in the flyer. “Delays, cancellations, breakdowns and continuous strikes: Trenord offers a shameful service”. And again: “Pavia commuters deserve more!”, complete with logo and invitation to vote for Pavia Prima, the list that supports the mayoral candidate Cantoni.
Already in January the list had made an attack on the regional transport company on Facebook: “Pavia commuters are humiliated every day by Trenord, but someone saw fit to renew their concession (without a tender!) for another 10 years. Trenord Lombard shame”, they wrote, without however specifying that that ‘someone’ had actually been President Fontana.
The case was raised by the Lombardy Democratic Party, who comments: “Trenord sucks: no, this time we don’t say it nor do the commuters or associations. But a centre-right regional councilor, candidate for mayor in Pavia. The expression used, which certainly leaves no room for interpretation, was printed on a flyer which also lists the problems for which the company should respond such as “delays, cancellations, breakdowns and continuous strikes”, with the conclusion: “Trenord offers a shameful service”. But why, don’t they govern the Lombardy Region? Aren’t they responsible for the Trenord service? Aren’t they the same people who compared the company to a Ferrari a year ago? And where was this councilor when the bonus for commuters on the most damaged lines was cancelled? Where is this councilor when we denounce disservices and attacks on commuters’ rights?”.
The Democratic Party continues, referring to the warning sent a few days ago by Trenord to the spokesperson of a commuters’ committee for alleged defamation: “Will the regional councilor also receive a warning now? This right navigates by sight, and above all it does not do the good of the Lombards.”
