Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard! Delay Repay Claims; total 1January 2018 to 31 March 2018 inclusive = £26.80 (Southeastern £19.80, Thameslink £7.00) This month’s delays (from … Continue reading →
In the February edition of “Live Rail” magazine there is an interesting article comparing rail only season ticket prices around the country for similar distances. The following extract will be of interest to Sevenoaks commuters: –
Continue reading →Southeastern plan to re-introduce “Tavern Cars” on their services, if they win the new South East Franchise from April 2019. First introduced by the nationalised British Railways on services from Waterloo in 1949, the Tavern Cars aimed to create a … Continue reading →
Many of our supporters have been complaining about the “concrete” seats in the new Thameslink trains. In the House of Commons the Rail Minister claimed “seats normally become more comfortable over time through use”. We used the Freedom of Information … Continue reading →
Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s now making good use of his Senior Railcard! This month’s delays (from five days travel): total 64 minutes, Southeastern 38, Thameslink 26. Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January … Continue reading →
I was very surprised to receive an e-mail from Southeastern Customer Services advising me that my claim for a journey on 22 February was declined. The reason given was as follows: “Our records indicate the journey was delayed by less … Continue reading →