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Southern Rail STRIKE details
- Thread starter Ernest
- Start date
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Yep, I just don't think its going to be viable. And as the full horror of this becomes apparent over the course of a few games, it'll only heap more pressure onto the P&R as an alternative, as people leave the train option in their droves.
This is inevitably going to hit attendances for evening games in particular, with the knock-on effect that people won't be able to get to the Amex early enough for a pre-match pint/scoff, and hanging back afterwards won't be an option because it'll already be next to impossible to get home. So the clubs coffers will be hit, and the volume of fans looking to use the service won't be as staggered. If an evening game is on Sky, then I already feel like I'm far more likely to say "stuff it" and go down the pub for the game, rather than rush out from work to run the SASTA gauntlet when I don't need to.
If we ever actually play a 3pm Saturday game this side of Christmas then I'll have to give some serious thought on how I want to try and get there and back. Might have to drive instead, and forgo my usual early-ish arrival for a drinkies.
Jolly Red Giant
Well-known member
- Jul 11, 2015
- 2,615
Commutes to Moulsecoomb. He's ****ed, basically.
Taybha
Whalewhine
Just in case some people are not sure who has paid what to who for the franchise , i have put in bold letters the bit that may suprise .
The company was awarded the TSGN franchise in May 2014, under a new contract whereby the Department for Transport will pay GTR £8.9 billion over the seven years and receive all revenue.[1] It began operating services under the Thameslink and Great Northern brands in September 2014. Southern and Gatwick Express became part of GTR in July 2015, making it the largest rail franchise in terms of passengers, staff and fleet in the UK.[2][3] The franchise is unusual as fare income does not go to GTR, which is simply paid a fee for operating the service, so GTR carries less revenue risk.[4]
In June 2016, amongst criticism of the performance of its services, Go-Ahead warned of lower than anticipated profits on the franchises, leading to 18% drop in the Go-Ahead share price. Passengers had previously rated its Thameslink service as the worst in the country. Only 20% of Southern trains arrived on time in the year from April 2015 to March 2016, and there was an ongoing industrial dispute over driver-only operated trains.
The company was awarded the TSGN franchise in May 2014, under a new contract whereby the Department for Transport will pay GTR £8.9 billion over the seven years and receive all revenue.[1] It began operating services under the Thameslink and Great Northern brands in September 2014. Southern and Gatwick Express became part of GTR in July 2015, making it the largest rail franchise in terms of passengers, staff and fleet in the UK.[2][3] The franchise is unusual as fare income does not go to GTR, which is simply paid a fee for operating the service, so GTR carries less revenue risk.[4]
In June 2016, amongst criticism of the performance of its services, Go-Ahead warned of lower than anticipated profits on the franchises, leading to 18% drop in the Go-Ahead share price. Passengers had previously rated its Thameslink service as the worst in the country. Only 20% of Southern trains arrived on time in the year from April 2015 to March 2016, and there was an ongoing industrial dispute over driver-only operated trains.
Suspect I'll leave my boy watching the Forest match at home and just go with my mates. I'm not bothered if I get in at 2 in the morning after a Friday night but I'd ideally like him back home for 11 latest. No guarantee of that at all now.
Now I calmed down to a level where I don't want to bludgeon Horton et al to death in front of their families (maybe just frighten them a bit...), I've tackled this rationally.
In communication between myself and Southern on twitter, they have suggested I get the Victoria train and change at either Barnham or Chichester. As you can clearly see from the attached pic, the Victoria train gets to Barnham 10 minutes AFTER the Portsmouth to Brighton train, thus leaving a 50 minute wait. Needless to say, I told them to poke it.
There's hardly any trains running and they can't even get something simple like that right. Morons.
Luckily, and obviously it's not on Southern's blurb, South West Trains are accepting 'via Barnham' tickets via Clapham Junction.
In communication between myself and Southern on twitter, they have suggested I get the Victoria train and change at either Barnham or Chichester. As you can clearly see from the attached pic, the Victoria train gets to Barnham 10 minutes AFTER the Portsmouth to Brighton train, thus leaving a 50 minute wait. Needless to say, I told them to poke it.
There's hardly any trains running and they can't even get something simple like that right. Morons.
Luckily, and obviously it's not on Southern's blurb, South West Trains are accepting 'via Barnham' tickets via Clapham Junction.
Hotchilidog
Well-known member
- Jan 24, 2009
- 9,120
Surprised they haven't advised you to fly to the continent from Southampton airport and then fly back to gatwick where you can pick up a Southern train to Brighton.
You jest...
elninobonito
Whitehawk Born and Bred
- May 27, 2011
- 652
After all the excitement of the new schedule, I just checked my train home and again the 17.48 from London Bridge to Ifield is cancelled....like it has been for the past however many weeks.
Guess im not going to be able to see my boy again before he goes to bed!
Thanks Southern
Guess im not going to be able to see my boy again before he goes to bed!
Thanks Southern
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Back the Union. Otherwise you will soon see what you will get.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Back the Union. This is HM Government v Public Safety.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Simple for all trains. Driver and Guard. No talk.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,015
cant work out if this is a serious question or not.
why dont trains have radar, or have trolly dollies showing us the crash procedure and exit routes?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Southern and Gatwick Express had trolley dollies and got rid of them a few years ago.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,015
they didn't show us how to apply the oxygen mask and follow the painted lines though did they. nor did they do much trade as far as i could see, wasnt surprised when they went.
pearl
Well-known member
season ticket travel
I have emailed Melanie Jarman, Caroline Lucas's assistant and pointed out that ST cost includes travel to and from matches
I have emailed Melanie Jarman, Caroline Lucas's assistant and pointed out that ST cost includes travel to and from matches