Rail Information - Friday 20th July 2007

[Virgo's Haircut]

Train services on all routes are being disrupted due to flooding.
Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 90 minutes can be expected.

>>>INTERNAL: London Underground, South Eastern Trains and South West Trains are accepting Southern ticket holders on all routes. However, widespread disruption is being experienced on most routes.

I guess First Capital Connect are being wankers as usual by not accepting Southern tickets

 

[Buzzer]

harrumph - don't I know it. Got the 7.26 this morning (as I overslept) and it crawled to Blackfriars wher I had to wait 20 mins for a tube. Would have been quicker (but wetter) to walk)

 

[Dave the OAP]

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I guess First Capital Connect are being wankers as usual by not accepting Southern tickets

What does that mean?

I have a Gold card season Ticket and the only ones who wont accept it is Gatwick Express!

 

[Buzzer]

What does that mean?

I have a Gold card season Ticket and the only ones who wont accept it is Gatwick Express!

ditto. I get on the London Bridge or Victoria train depending on what time I arrive at Brighton in the morning.

 

[Dave the OAP]

ditto. I get on the London Bridge or Victoria train depending on what time I arrive at Brighton in the morning.

so what is our train guard bafoon talking about?

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Some tickets say "Southern Only" on them, and when it goes tits up, most operators accept the "Southern Only" tickets, but FCC tend to not wish to oblige.

FCC incidentally have quite a few names to fit the FCC initals amongst Southern staff. Care to guess any?

 

[Alan Gilliver]

Should FCC not be forced to change their name - they're never first, they're certainly not capital and very rarely do they connect

 

[Trigger]

Bloody Flooding, Selfish Bastard.

 

[Stinky Kat]

"commutter man - go away"

Which Brighton band sang that in the late 70ies

Clue - very un PC name

 

[aftershavedave]

blimey lads a late start?

aftershavedave= 6.20am man this morning and still going strong

 

[Common as Mook]

What are the chances of normal service by 630pm?

 

[Frutos]

FCC incidentally have quite a few names to fit the FCC initals amongst Southern staff. Care to guess any?

F*cking
C
C**ts

Not sure about the first 'C', but am I close with the other two guesses?

 

[Woodchip]

Clueless would fit nicely Mr Frutos.

 

[Frutos]

Clueless would fit nicely Mr Frutos.

It would indeed Mr. Chip.

See you this evening

 

[Yorkie]

It might be an idea to check again. Radio 2 (just heard in the car) that Victoria is closed.

 

[Lady Bracknell]

Wrong sort of rain, I suppose.

 

[bigc]

Wrong sort of rain, I suppose.

to be fair, anything would be a bit buggered by that volume of rain.

 

[See-Goals]

I commute from Preston Park to Croydon and bought an annual season ticket (courtesy fo a travel loan from my company), and its not a gold card, its grey and says 'season' on it. Should I have been issued a gold card and what does a gold card get you?

 

[Dave the OAP]

national Rail reporting haqrwards Heath and Bridge, Bridge, Bridge closed.

I am going for a train in 20 mins

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

FCC

First Class Cu**s
Failed Commuter Carrier
f***ing Couldn't Care
Frequently Causing Chaos

Also known, as "My First Train Company"