Same in Switzerland...I used to travel quite often between offices in Zurich and Geneva. Never, ever late.
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Same in Switzerland...I used to travel quite often between offices in Zurich and Geneva. Never, ever late.
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
Points failure and signal at Hove earlier. Quite evixently they are ****ish muppets.
Short-formed 17:43 LBR - Littlehampton service tonight means it's sardines abd standing for me. Joy.
That WOULD happen in Japan to be fair.
Since1982
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Already screwed for tomorrow due to more flooding between Farringdon and St Pancras.
Lower West Stander
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Spent last week back in the UK, commuting to LBG from Barnham. Had forgotten how awful it was. Didn't get on one train which was on time either way, all week.
What I noticed this time was the inane announcements made by the guard. "We apologise for the delay because we are held on a red signal".
FFS!
What I noticed this time was the inane announcements made by the guard. "We apologise for the delay because we are held on a red signal".
FFS!
HawkTheSeagull
New member
Thames Water are trying their best to make Network Rail look like an organised company. Further flooding caused by one of their burst water mains has busted signalling equipment at Farringdon. Fines to Thames Water are probably going to be huge as well.
Thameslink to run a service of sorts between Brighton and Blackfriars/City Thameslink all day tomorrow and potentially past then.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Trains are a shitshow at the moment.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,347
Reckon the delay compensation should be cumulative over the period of your season ticket, rather than for individual journeys. Could easily be done if the train companies were ordered to do so by the regulator. Lodge which train you intend taking in advance of the day and have the delay for that train automatically added to your delay total. All those 27 minute delays would soon rack up. At the end of your season ticket period, the compensation for the cumulative total is automatically applied. Simples. Having said that though, Southern and Thameslink would go bust within a year.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Arthur
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Not surprised. That doesn't bring in to account the number of tweets from people who mistakenly tweet the various spoof/parody accounts.
One of the lads that replies is a right plum and uses it to chat with his mates. Would appear from the drivel he puts out he is Palace as well so another reason to dislike him!
Southern/Thameslink/National Rail published a joint Performance Plan this week http://www.southernrailway.com/sout...eslink-and-southern-publish-performance-plan/
On the positive side - acknowledgement that there is an unacceptable problem, that it needs to be tackled jointly and that 'some are failings on their part'.
Less good though- that it seems to have taken more than three years to detect, acknowledge and react to a downward trend in performance. There also seems to precious little that is new and outside of the London Bridge 'improvements' and driver recruitment, little that will improve performance for commuters south of London -perhaps newer more reliable rolling stock?. Will points renewal at Haywards Heath and Keymer really have an impact? As for having a 24 Twitter feed this is a classic case of treating a sympton rather than a cause surely.
The 'enhanced compensation package' for season ticket holders (A small repayment if you are delayed more than 30 mins, 12 times in 4 weeks!!) seems to add insult to injury. Most people really want recompense for the routine 10-30 min delays - this in turn may drive action to improvements.
Anyway - fire at will!
On the positive side - acknowledgement that there is an unacceptable problem, that it needs to be tackled jointly and that 'some are failings on their part'.
Less good though- that it seems to have taken more than three years to detect, acknowledge and react to a downward trend in performance. There also seems to precious little that is new and outside of the London Bridge 'improvements' and driver recruitment, little that will improve performance for commuters south of London -perhaps newer more reliable rolling stock?. Will points renewal at Haywards Heath and Keymer really have an impact? As for having a 24 Twitter feed this is a classic case of treating a sympton rather than a cause surely.
The 'enhanced compensation package' for season ticket holders (A small repayment if you are delayed more than 30 mins, 12 times in 4 weeks!!) seems to add insult to injury. Most people really want recompense for the routine 10-30 min delays - this in turn may drive action to improvements.
Anyway - fire at will!
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I hear that there may be trouble on tracks tomorrow as there is going to be an overtime ban by drivers so be warned and check usual SAUCES for cancellations etc
Overtime ban by drivers tomorrow? Don't think so, maybe lack of drivers.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
A lack of drivers and an overtime ban = CHAOS for commuters and other travellers
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,347
Commute from Brighton to London has been shit forever. Won't be changing anytime soon. DFLs only make it worse.
Sick, off track, holidays, not enough staff in first place to cover all jobs been like it for 8 months now.
They were not recruiting that many new staff while the new franchise was undecided. Good time to apply for those that are interested in a drivers job.
Would that be more likely to impact the evening rather than the morning?