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Southeastern train disruption (franchise to be taken over by Govt p191)

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  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,299
    Helpful @cantersaddick, very helpful.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,945
    aliwibble said:

    Helpful @cantersaddick, very helpful.

    Sorry. I dunno about London Bridge but Victoria and Waterloo are always rimmed to the brim at that time. London Bridge has had works on it recently so I imagine it will be even worse. Basically enjoy.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,945
    We joke about all this but it raises a serious point. Every day the system is at breaking point. Literally my train couldn't handle an extra 10 people on it. Without serious investment and improvement there will be a catastrophic collapse....
  • CAFC Luke
    CAFC Luke Posts: 228
    Scoham said:

    Southern Rail Tycoon

    http://games.ramjam.co.uk/srt/

    Rail minister gone and a Train game about southern! What a special day today has been!
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,814
    London Bridge is busy then but not too busy. My train starts at Cannon Street and I get a seat. The first few on at London Bridge get a seat.

    At 4.30 there is no one on the train, the later it gets the busier it is. 5-7 is busy time.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Huskaris said:

    Alwaysneil said:

    There are still station announcements?

    Yes. I live next to westcombe park station and can regularly hear a woman barking at 6am.
    Strange place Westcombe Park. Very strange :wink:
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,436
    Huskaris said:

    Alwaysneil said:

    There are still station announcements?

    Yes. I live next to westcombe park station and can regularly hear a woman barking out orders at 6am.
    Thats your wife isnt it not the Station?
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    There may be, emphasis on may be, some respite in 2018. Thameslink have floated the idea of extending their service to Rainham via Greenwich. This was floated when Thameslink management met Stakeholders on at15th June.

    It's brought about by track modifications in the Blackfriars area having a knock-on effect of reducing capacity at Canon Street. Southeastern is left with trains from the North Kent Line to the City which Cannon Street will be unable to handle, and the line through Blackfriars, City Thameslink and Farringdon is the only alternative.

    As I say early days, and it won't happen before 2018 if at all.

    (Source - Today's Railways)
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    Hottest day of the year so of course, Southeastern is utterly fucked.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    I'm on a train now and it's hotter than the sun
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  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    Signalling problems at both Lewisham and Grove Park are causing delays of up to 20 minutes to journeys through Lewisham. This is expected to continue until 17:30.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,602
    edited July 2016
    ValleyGary said:

    I'm on a train now and it's hotter than the sun

    Feel for you mate. Must be nasty on the B*****heath line with everyone being even more sweaty and smelly than usual.

    I just hope the punkah wallas haven't all been taken by the time my Sidcup line train arrives.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    DaveMehmet said:

    ValleyGary said:

    I'm on a train now and it's hotter than the sun

    Feel for you mate. Must be nasty on the B*****heath line with everyone being even more sweaty and smelly than usual.

    I just hope the punkah wallas haven't all been taken by the time my Sidcup line train arrives.
    It's alright, someone just took the roof off for scrap, so we've gone convertible
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,602
    ValleyGary said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    ValleyGary said:

    I'm on a train now and it's hotter than the sun

    Feel for you mate. Must be nasty on the B*****heath line with everyone being even more sweaty and smelly than usual.

    I just hope the punkah wallas haven't all been taken by the time my Sidcup line train arrives.
    It's alright, someone just took the roof off for scrap, so we've gone convertible
    FFS, they've just sent the train I'm waiting for at Lewisham down the Bexleyheath line.... Karma
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    stuck on a packed train outside Lewisham that is f@cking roasting, useless arseholes.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    6.23 sidcup line is only 6 coaches. On a day when they give out information regarding changes to services via London Bridge until 2018 which means we're all screwed for a long long time to come.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
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  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,814
    smiffyboy said:

    stuck on a packed train outside Lewisham that is f@cking roasting, useless arseholes.

    Gotta love it when they keep the heating on and screw the windows shut for the summer.

    And turn the heating off and wire the windows open for the winter.

    With those levels of customer service you have to wonder if Roland and KM have acquired a decent shareholding in the franchise.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    And still no word from Network Southeast when they will deploy 12 carriage trains.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    man_at_milletts said:

    And still no word from Network Southeast when they will deploy 12 carriage trains.

    The most annoying thing about that is that they could do it right now, even if there are platforms that aren't long enough, but they haven't bothered buying the software that would enable them to open and close the doors on individual carriages rather than 'all or nothing'. USE SOME OF THE FUCKING MONEY YOU EXTORT FROM US TO BUY THE SOFTWARE YOU ABSOLUTE ARSEHOLES!!
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  • superchrissypowell
    superchrissypowell Posts: 693
    Southwest trains have air con - its bloody wonderful in this weather!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,602
    superchrissypowell said:

    Southwest trains have air con - its bloody wonderful in this weather!

    Whereas southeastern are just a con
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,436
    DaveMehmet said:

    superchrissypowell said:

    Southwest trains have air con - its bloody wonderful in this weather!

    Whereas southeastern are just a con
    Dont worry... The new High Speed trains have Air-Con, although thats only if your travelling to certain parts of Kent and if you wish to double the price of your Season Ticket for the pleasure of it
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    superchrissypowell said:

    Southwest trains have air con - its bloody wonderful in this weather!

    That's IF your train turns up of course :)
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Heard a Pokemon announcement at Dartford this morning along the lines of:

    "We all know you want to catch them all and be great trainers but please be careful on our platforms when looking for Pokemon"

    Nearly made me want to jump in front of a train and leave the cruel world!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    WSS said:

    Heard a Pokemon announcement at Dartford this morning along the lines of:

    "We all know you want to catch them all and be great trainers but please be careful on our platforms when looking for Pokemon"

    Nearly made me want to jump in front of a train and leave the cruel world!

    Are you serious?

    Cringe bags.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Deadly serious. People just looking at each other bemused.
  • MarkyE83
    MarkyE83 Posts: 210
    WSS said:

    Heard a Pokemon announcement at Dartford this morning along the lines of:

    "We all know you want to catch them all and be great trainers but please be careful on our platforms when looking for Pokemon"

    Nearly made me want to jump in front of a train and leave the cruel world!

    I heard that at Crayford this morning shortly before my 15 minute delayed train pulled in. People laughed but mostly it made them angry.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,436
    edited July 2016
    I never used to mind those announcements from the Drivers as you'd come into the terminating station, as on the rare occasion you'd get them, you'd be provided with an apology for the delay along with hoping that we'd have a good day.

    On the Station though I'd be of the opinion: Great you can tell us not to play Pokemon but you cant tell us what happened to the 07:51!!
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,945
    I think I picked a good week to go in holiday. Lovely weather and I don't have to deal with southeastern ovens.

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