[Travel] Trains to London from Brighton totally screwed this morning

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

This is really not sustainable. Just needs the Balcombe tunnel or that viaduct north of Haywards Heath to be deemed unsafe and an entire Sussex mainline route is knocked out of the game. Time to start making forward plans for a job in Brighton?

 

[pasty]

The biggest problem we have is that there is only an "up" and a "down" line all the way from Preston Park up to Haywards Heath. The instant a signal goes, or a line goes down, mayhem ensues. At least if there was a third line, trains could potentially get through on another line.

 

[matski_98]

2.5 hours to get to Farringdon this morning via East Croydon.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/customer-services/delay-repay/

http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/contact-us/delay-repay/

Make sure you claim - its rare the system allows it - as the article below highlights

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1178...could_only_claim_compensation_for_59_of_them/

 

[Lower West Stander]

Relocating back to the Sussex/London commute next month from a blissful walk to work in midtown Manhattan.

This thread has really cheered me up...

 

[Barry Izbak]

I'm a bit surprised there isn't a daily thread with this title

Arrived at Preston Park this morning at 925 for the 932 to London Bridge.
9.32 CANCELLED
1002 CANCELLED
ASK STAFF FOR DETAILS
No staff at all at the station
Passengers all trying to look it up on phones and tablets

What a ****ing joke. I walked home, rang my customers and apologised for living on the Brighton Line

I see from the National rail website that it is still a shambles this afternoon

I feel sorry for those who don't have the option to work from home

 

[spring hall convert]

http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/customer-services/delay-repay/

http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/contact-us/delay-repay/

Make sure you claim - its rare the system allows it - as the article below highlights

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1178...could_only_claim_compensation_for_59_of_them/

I've just read that Argus article, I had no idea about the Network Rail money being paid to Southern. That is ****ing scandalous.

 

[vegster]

I've just read that Argus article, I had no idea about the Network Rail money being paid to Southern. That is ****ing scandalous.

Thatcher's Legacy to us, sell off everything saleable, and if it isn't ,give guaranteed sweeteners so it is. Spend the money on tax cuts to keep us in office and let people down the line pick up the bill.

 

[Ernest]

I've just read that Argus article, I had no idea about the Network Rail money being paid to Southern. That is ****ing scandalous.

A whole industry has developed since privatisation in delay attribution and the money involved is ASTRONOMICAL

 

[Train Spotter]

The 06:50 to Victoria and 07:00 to Bedford were the last trains leaving towards London this morning until at least 8:30 due to signalling problems south of Haywards Heath.

All London bound trains between 07:00 and 8:30 are cancelled.

WRONG!
I was on the 07:27 from Preston Park to Three Bridges - definately not cancelled.

 

[Barry Izbak]

WRONG!
I was on the 07:27 from Preston Park to Three Bridges - definately not cancelled.

Wishing I had started a new thread now. .......

 

[Ken Newbury]

WRONG!
I was on the 07:27 from Preston Park to Three Bridges - definately not cancelled.

It definitely was - on 31st March when I wrote it! The dates on the posts give it away a little!

 

[spring hall convert]

A whole industry has developed since privatisation in delay attribution and the money involved is ASTRONOMICAL

Genuinely flabberghasted.

Would I be accused of being a paranoid lunatic to suggest that there could be some collusion here?

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Genuinely flabberghasted.

Would I be accused of being a paranoid lunatic to suggest that there could be some collusion here?

This.

"The new revelations come as union leaders claim Southern received up to £14 million of public money from Network Rail for disruptions on the line in 2013/14.

However, The Argus can reveal Southern passed on only £1.4 million to passengers in compensation in the period."


So where's the rest of it?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

So where's the rest of it?

Blah blah blah RE-INVESTMENT blah blah LONG-TERM blah blah blah CARE ABOUT OUR PASSENGERS blah blah blah BETTER SERVICE blah blah blah FUTURE.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Blah blah blah RE-INVESTMENT blah blah LONG-TERM blah blah blah CARE ABOUT OUR PASSENGERS blah blah blah BETTER SERVICE blah blah blah FUTURE.

It is a private company, so its mainly gone towards making money for the parent group. Its wrong, but thats the system today.

That said, Southern have had a load of new trains delivered lately, same for Thameslink, and will be getting a whole lot more delivered shortly as well, again same for Thameslink.

They dont come with the ability to constantly run to time of course......

 

[Gwylan]

"The new revelations come as union leaders claim Southern received up to £14 million of public money from Network Rail for disruptions on the line in 2013/14.
However, The Argus can reveal Southern passed on only £1.4 million to passengers in compensation in the period."

So where's the rest of it?

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Where is that signalman on £111k when you need him?

 

[Frutos]

http://newsthump.com/2015/05/21/southern-rail-revealed-as-cruel-experiment/