ROSM
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Simon kirby is not going to rock the boat with his party.
Kyle I think has been vocal in his criticism of the train company
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Simon kirby is not going to rock the boat with his party.
Kyle I think has been vocal in his criticism of the train company
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The Prime Minister has taken it upon himself to criticise Southern in the House of Commons. Even though Nick Herbert (MP for Arundel and South Downs) managed to secure a Commons debate on Southern's record - and their performance received widespread condemnation, the notion of 'privatisation' creeps in. And this is the current government's goal - privatise. However, the current model certainly doesn't meet with universal approval.
Nick Herbert (C):I do not choose to attack privatisation in itself, which has resulted in significantly increased investment in the railways—there has been a huge increase in the number of passengers. However, given the split between the operating companies and the entity that owns the track and is responsible for signalling, effective co-operation between the two and effective communication to passengers are important. The very fact that I secured this debate singling out Southern is a reflection of the attitude that our constituents will have: first, they hold the train operating company accountable. The fact is that we need a joined-up service from the rail industry as a whole.
http://www.nicholassoames.org.uk/content/parliamentary-debate-performance-southern-railway
Pinkie Brown
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Soames is also the Grandson of Winston Churchill and a pal of Prince Charles. I doubt many people were aware as Soames never name drops these people.
Fair enough. He hasn't been quite as visible as Caroline Lucas ... but then, I don't use Hove station all that often
Taybha
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Iz u sayin we iz common like or wot ?
Peter Kyle's email back to me contained the line
"In relation to the overall performance of Southern, I too agree that the service provided over the last year has been simply unacceptable. I have challenged the Rail Minister in the Commons over this on a number of occasions and will continue to do so."
It was a long-ish email and replied back to me at roughly the same time Southern did. He's definitely not just sitting there. On the other hand he doesn't fully agree with [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] regarding the role of "on board train staff" in the future. I have to say - and I'm a classic Blairite social democrat - that I agree with Ernest here and not the MP. If people with years of experience on the railways are saying DOO will be dangerous then it WILL be dangerous. We've seen how bad the loading and dispatching can get at Albion matches and that's with guards and trained staff. Imagine trying to get the doors shut on a service immediately after a huge mid-week game at The Amex using just in-cab CCTV....
"In relation to the overall performance of Southern, I too agree that the service provided over the last year has been simply unacceptable. I have challenged the Rail Minister in the Commons over this on a number of occasions and will continue to do so."
It was a long-ish email and replied back to me at roughly the same time Southern did. He's definitely not just sitting there. On the other hand he doesn't fully agree with [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] regarding the role of "on board train staff" in the future. I have to say - and I'm a classic Blairite social democrat - that I agree with Ernest here and not the MP. If people with years of experience on the railways are saying DOO will be dangerous then it WILL be dangerous. We've seen how bad the loading and dispatching can get at Albion matches and that's with guards and trained staff. Imagine trying to get the doors shut on a service immediately after a huge mid-week game at The Amex using just in-cab CCTV....
So out of 300 odd conductors on southern they have taken a 1000 days of sick in a month. Gtr should try to make their lies more believable.
Not sure but that is what they said on Twitter...
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When they talk about 'the Brighton Line', it's a terminus in her constituency, so it's vital she is pro-active, and thankfully she has been.
Seasider78
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- Nov 14, 2004
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This did not help things this morning which (on top of the ongoing issues) seemed to be behind some of this mornings disruption
http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/24/train...-in-first-class-carriage-5903126/?ito=twitter
http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/24/train...-in-first-class-carriage-5903126/?ito=twitter
That was on Monday- I was on the train.
Did you get a free refill ?
Sadly I can't give you an eye witness account and I missed the worst of the delay by hopping onto the Victoria train at Hove.
I also have no idea why they couldn't just kick the two 'clowns' off at Hove rather than inconvenience the hundreds of others on the train.
For what it's worth Peter Kyle responds whenever I tweet him about Southern- he does seem concerned.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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what is not believable? i reckon thats 18000 man days (counting 2 8 hr shifts a day, probably underestimating), so thats 5.5%. which doesnt even sound particulalry unusual.
and should be easily covered by staff on call, rota'd for sick cover etc. presumably the problem is down to the refusal to give/take overtime, not the sickness itself.