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I don't think that the DfT are by any means wholly responsible, but I do think they are getting rather an easy ride and they are content to sit back and let Govia take all the blame (much of it deserved). Short answer to your other question is I don't know. I don't work for Southern or TL...

I am posting a quote from another site from a Southern driver about training. Key point is they can only cope with 8 new trainees a month and a proportion of these will just be needed to cover drivers retiring or moving to other TOCs. Presumably the drip feeding of services being restored...

On a related note the 2018 timetable consultation was launched last week and they are proposing more services to Falmer (up to 6 an hour if the related proposal to split the Ashford service into two goes ahead). http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/timetable-consultation Proposals for...

Lovely article on the psychology behind fanboyism and brand loyalty https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/05/19/fanboyism-and-brand-loyalty/ The Misconception: You prefer the things you own over the things you don’t because you made rational choices when we bought them. The Truth: You prefer the...

Could charter a train. http://www.trainhire.co.uk/ Group train travel from £35pp Birmingham - Bournemouth from £35 Cardiff - Edinburgh from £65 Edinburgh - London from £59 London - Manchester from £40 London - Glasgow from £49

Sweden? The referee at the 1878 FA Cup final was Segar Bast@rd.

Thanks for that. Interesting. This map is a bit clearer, although I am not sure when and where exactly it was published, and as you say plans can change. http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Reviews/Resources/Proposed%202018%20Thameslink%20se.pdf It does suggest that the original intention was to...

Announced a couple of years ago when the franchise was awarded: http://maps.dft.gov.uk/tsgn/ Hover over Littlehampton and it says "4 trains from Littlehampton to London Bridge through the Thameslink core across London in the morning peak and 5 trains in the reverse direction in the evening peak".

The dispute seems like it is going to be a long one and I am starting to wonder what impact it may have on matchday travel for the coming season. It's not looking great.

Presumably stations along the West Coastway to Littlehampton will be fitted out with the necessary equipment for DOO by 2018 when peak-time Thameslink trains will run there though?

To me it seems like a balanced article and makes some perfectly valid points.

It was published 16 days ago. Could you tell me what the errors are?

Excellent London Reconnections article "The Last Stand of the Old Guard" for anyone interested in some background info: http://www.londonreconnections.com/2016/last-stand-old-guard/

It's hard to understand what a change of ownership could give us that Tony Bloom doesn't already offer without ending up the wrong side of FFP. Apart from pumping around £200m, interest free, to keep up afloat at Withdean, build a superb new stadium and a category 1 academy he also supports...

I really don't think it is going to be very straightforward for Villa to come back up first time. The stats from this season starkly bring home just how awful they are. They won only 3 league games all season. They scored fewer goals than anyone else (27) by some margin (next lowest 34). They...

In 2014/15 14 PL clubs made a profit and 6 made a loss before tax. The 6 loss makers: Man Utd (4m), Everton (4m), Chelsea (23m), Sunderland (25m), Villa (28m), QPR (46m). Over the last 4 seasons combined 10 (of those clubs in the PL last season) made a profit and 10 made a loss. I think your...

True for the first two, but IMO there is no way on earth the Aston Villa will get promoted with the majority of their existing squad. They were the worst team in the Premier league by a long, long distance. They need a complete clear out, but they are broke. I really can't see Norwich having...

If you are considering the net cost to the tax-payer of the Olympic stadium you have to consider more than the rent that West Ham will pay. For instance the increase in VAT higher crowds would bring. Having sold well over 40000 season tickets they look on course to achieve crowds around 20000...

Not in my opinion. The American definition of a metropolitan area is incredibly loose and generally encompasses large amounts of non-built up areas. The Chicago metropolitan area covers nearly 11,000 square miles. Greater London is approximately 606. If we were to define Greater London by US...

Still have to get it approved by LDC too though don't they? Just because it was close in Brighton & Hove doesn't necessarily mean it will be close in Lewes. I wonder if they will withdraw the current application with LDC?