Train Alert - to/from Brighton

[Herr Tubthumper]

Southeastern have suspended all services until 10am

White flag waving shitters.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Currently on train from
Gatwick and am being diverted via Lewes from Haywards Heath, so I guess that will be how it is for a while.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

White flag waving shitters.

Cant disagree with that, they shutdown their network last month too when every other company ran trains.

Should add that they are running until the end of service tonight.

New landslide at Crowborough, which has already been sorted.

 

[Hamilton]

Just come back from East Chiltington via Ditchling. Quite a lot of flooding at both villages with roads off the main B road starting to become very very tricky.

 

[Bob!]

If Network Rail have thougt about flood risk for a while now; what exactly have tey done about it?

How would you propose they deal with abnormally high groundwater levels?

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

A27 partially blocked by flooding in a couple of places between Lewes and Polegate.

 

[Norman Potting]

Trains are shit. Surprise surprise.

http://www.spiegel.de/international...an-rail-s-growing-image-problem-a-706240.html

This is from 2010, things have probably worsened since then.

 

[Norman Potting]

..And this as well, but it never happens surely?

http://www.spiegel.de/international...s-points-to-personnel-shortages-a-916068.html

 

[twiggles]

Any ideas on how long its gonna take me to get from London Bridge back into Brighton? Ill be leaving the office at about half 5 probs!

 

[Norman Potting]

I cannot believe this, I was told they were so efficient

http://www.spiegel.de/international...of-stuttgart-21-station-project-a-880112.html

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Any ideas on how long its gonna take me to get from London Bridge back into Brighton? Ill be leaving the office at about half 5 probs!

Diversions via Lewes are adding on about 30 minutes + to journey times.

 

[twiggles]

cheers

 

[Train Spotter]

17:06; 18:02 & 18:32 Vic to Brighton all cancelled.

 

[Train Spotter]

17:06 now reinstated. 18:12 London Bridge to Littlehampton cancelled.

 

[Beach Hut]

http://www.spiegel.de/international...an-rail-s-growing-image-problem-a-706240.html

This is from 2010, things have probably worsened since then.

Yes but these are facts which lefties tend to try and ignore

 

[Guinness Boy]

16:17 VIC -> LA seems to be be making an attempt to get through! *puts on rubber wellies*

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yes but these are facts which lefties tend to try and ignore

I shall refer you to TLO's post in the other train thread. A German's idea of poor service is very very very different to that of the UK. Germans were complaining about 85% punctuality on a service. Southerns was at a shocking 50% if memory serves me correctly. Remember, this is a nation where not getting to the finals of a football tournament is a utter disaster. Quarters is a success for England. Get the picture?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

17:06 now reinstated. 18:12 London Bridge to Littlehampton cancelled.

They really haven't got a clue have they?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yes but these are facts which lefties tend to try and ignore

Besides. My "wouldn't happen in Germany" post was tongue-in-cheek.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

They really haven't got a clue have they?

At short notice they obviously decided they are able to run a service - are you criticising them for that ?

Oh, and Southerns 50% punctuality was at the end of last year when we were getting battered by the weather. Im sure when Germany was being battered last Summer, its railways in some areas had the same figures.