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Train disruption tomorrow as well







Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
72,315
Living In a Box
Bet you can't wait till the integrated Southern/FCC franchise starts

I cannot see any logic behind this new franchise at all, what is the point ?

What time is tomorrows timetable due out, does anyone know ?
 






Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
62,683
The Fatherland
Of course all the Southern bashers must have forgotten when Brighton signal box burnt down in 1984 and the damage caused delays for months afterwards, so it is not a factor of privatised or nationalised railways that are better or not it is that an accident causing such damage fucks everything up

Shame the railways didn't learn and STILL leave themselves open, exposed and dependent on a single box almost 30 years later.
 




Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
62,683
The Fatherland


Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
62,683
The Fatherland
Bet you can't wait till the integrated Southern/FCC franchise starts

I'm surprised the railways know what this word means.
 


Mtoto

Well-known member
Sep 28, 2003
1,858
Boxing Day will be fine even if things aren't sorted, there is only an hourly service scheduled so the signalling problems won't affect that at all. Way the rain is going might not get any racing anyway

That's good news, many thanks. Don't think the racing will be off, it's 1-7 on Betfair to go ahead, but even if it gets washed out, for various reasons I'm still likely to be needing a train.
 




8ace

Banned
Jul 21, 2003
23,811
Brighton
That's good news, many thanks. Don't think the racing will be off, it's 1-7 on Betfair to go ahead, but even if it gets washed out, for various reasons I'm still likely to be needing a train.

How are you getting to Kempton?
 


Nibble

New member
Jan 3, 2007
19,238
Went from Brighton to Hampton court via Glasgow yesterday. Wasn't as bad as expected. It wasn't the rail services that were the pain in the arse it was all the train passengers moaning and complaining and pushing and shoving and generally acting as if they had been personally wronged by Southern Rail. If they had all calmed down, realised that whatever happens the journey is going to take longer, there's nothing anyone can do and if people accepted that and relaxed it would be all the more pleasant for people. The rail companies kept us updated and informed and were realsitic, they didn't raise anyon'e expectations. I think my journey took an hour longet than normal and one more change at Gatwick than usual. People really do get themselves in a pickle don't they?
 








Ernest

Stupid IDIOT
Nov 8, 2003
42,748
LOONEY BIN
That's good news, many thanks. Don't think the racing will be off, it's 1-7 on Betfair to go ahead, but even if it gets washed out, for various reasons I'm still likely to be needing a train.

Hope we get at least 4 meetings on as keeps me occupied. Wouldn't worry about trains as it is only the volume of the normal service through Preston Park that is causing the present problems and one an hour on Boxing Day will be fine.
 


SIMMO SAYS

Well-known member
Jul 31, 2012
11,749
Incommunicado
Hope we get at least 4 meetings on as keeps me occupied.

'Ernest' your reply reminds me of the character in Trains, Planes, & Automobiles who sells shower rings (John Candy). Your welcome round ours this Christmas as long as you don't mention my EX AlBioN WInteRER COat as it makes my kids cry :wrong:
 










westsussexmackem

New member
Aug 1, 2011
37
...West Sussex.
Took me nearly 4 hours to get from Tunbridge Wells back home on Friday night/Saturday morning. Finally got back home just before 2:30am, shocking to think even at that time the carriages were packed like a tin of sardines. Could only imagine it was 10x worse throughout the day.
 








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