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Deleted User X18H
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..are screwed
Not much or nothing going north.
Signal fault at Balshi sorry Balcombe .
Not much or nothing going north.
Signal fault at Balshi sorry Balcombe .
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Points failure apparently....just waited 30 mins, only one train from Brighton though and that stopped at H Heath. Going home for breakfast and will try again a bit later. Maybe.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Got to Brighton station about 6.05 as usual, got my coffee, looked at the departure boards, came home. WFH for me today.
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
- 12,323
Good luck for all train users!
studio150
Well-known member
What a surprise its Monday and yet another signalling/points/anything failure.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
At least for once it's in the morning so gives me the chance to wfh. Usually these sort of things happen in the evening and make me very late home. Hope it's not too bad for those that don't have the wfh option.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
See you should get yourself a car..............................................................................
Southern really take the p*** with a capital P . No trains out of Brighton until 6.30. Get on a jam packed train to LB only for the C**** to terminate it at East Croydon so as to minimise disruptions. Dont give a toss to passengers just their operating costs and saving money by running the train back from EC so as not to make it late and get fined
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,273
Mostly its not Southern's fault, most delays are caused by points and signal failures and over running engineering work, which is Railtracks fault. Also Southern can't be blamed for the sadly awful amount of " jumpers " these days.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Renationalise it and get the head of Swiss railways in to run it.
Give companies tax breaks for making people home workers.
Give companies tax breaks for making people home workers.
So why terminate a jammed packed train at East Croydon, just to justify their timetable and save money . Thats not providing a service so i do blame them .
pasty
A different kind of pasty
I agree with [MENTION=310]ditchy[/MENTION]
Whilst many of the initial problems are not Southern fault, their response to problems is generally appalling. Especially when it comes to Customer Service and information. Even simple things like explaining what is wrong. I asked two different Southern members of staff what the problem was this morning and got different answers from both (1 said points, 1 said signals). And as for asking for information on when trains might be going where, don't even bother.......
Whilst many of the initial problems are not Southern fault, their response to problems is generally appalling. Especially when it comes to Customer Service and information. Even simple things like explaining what is wrong. I asked two different Southern members of staff what the problem was this morning and got different answers from both (1 said points, 1 said signals). And as for asking for information on when trains might be going where, don't even bother.......
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,776
The way you lot go on, anyone would think they worked for you rather than their shareholders 
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,273
Careful, that would be a very Green way to react.
This. It Would be far more tolerable if there was useful information. I was on the platform at 6am with no idea what trains were coming up the line - no useful announcements and various websites/apps not being updated
To be fair, both answers are true. The points have failed meaning the signals are stuck on red. Either works as an explanation and either way it's down to Network Rail.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
isn't private enterprise wonderful
If the poor souls jumping are commuters, then Southern probably DO share some of the blame, for the build up of stress that caused them to do it.