Fair enough to plan and publish those plans but only implement them if the thing you're planning around happens !
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- Thread starter Ernest
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Fair enough to plan and publish those plans but only implement them if the thing you're planning around happens !
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Can't really see where the train company can be blamed here.
It snows, we criticise them saying "well they knew it was going to happen"
This time they do something, in advance and we criticise them saying "but it might not happen".
It's hardly a MASSIVE change in schedule. I'll be 30 mins later than normal. I've told work. Job done.
It snows, we criticise them saying "well they knew it was going to happen"
This time they do something, in advance and we criticise them saying "but it might not happen".
It's hardly a MASSIVE change in schedule. I'll be 30 mins later than normal. I've told work. Job done.
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
Hopefully you're right. They've just put the prices up again and people will be pissed off if the engineering work goes ahead although rail tickets don't get checked on the buses.
Gary Leeds
Well-known member
- May 5, 2008
- 1,526
East Coast have just emailed saying that off peak tickets for tomorrow are valid all day and to travel as early as possible
Taybha
Whalewhine
Just a little more info into the reasoning why a revised timetable will be in place , there will be no coupling of trains to make longer car services that carry on to to london at certain stations , eg lewes , this i presume is to do with the fact that in 2010 the couplers themselves were full of snow and ice therefore when the trains were trying to couple they could'nt , causing more delays , the 377s are now fitted with heated couplers which come into play in icy weather but shit happens and if its really bad i can see why southern have taken this action .
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,322
One of the very few saving graces of First Capital Connect's shitty little tin boxes is that they seem to trundle along quite happily in the snow, flashing and sparking like a dodgy Xmas tree, long after the proper Southern trains have shown the white flag to 'adverse weather conditions'.
Superseagull
Well-known member
- Jul 8, 2003
- 2,123
Trouble is half the capital connect trains are now the old 'proper' southern ones that fall over at the first sign of a snowflake! I fully expect train carnage by midday tomorrow.
Lush
Mods' Pet
So true!
Well I reckon this is an eminently sensible decision by Southern. The whole east/west coast train splitting thing at H.Heath is great when things are running smoothly, but creates a mess when there are problems. Often the problem is that staff get displaced as delays build up and the knock on effect is more delays. This means they can manage with less train staff, which should mean they can better respond to problems. We will see - it looks like I need to be in London tomorrow morning.
Midday good shout
I reckon at least 30 min delays on all journeys by 10 am then cancellations shortly after . This is optimistic
HawkTheSeagull
New member
Should be fine then, if the emergency timetable carries on until Saturday, which it probably will, then the train is an hour before, should probably be alright then.
Any word on if the work this weekend is going ahead ?
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
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Any update on whether tomorrow's engineering work is happening, in the event of the Birmingham game being on.
Hillian1
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Ernest, do you have any news on trains from St Pancreas to Brighton later at around 5/6 ish.
Ta
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
- 28,075
When will tomorrow's revised timetables be released or will it be will it be a repeat of the Blackburn farce when the train companies do not know until silly o'clock?