Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association are still working through the over 900 pages of small print of the Department for Transport’s specification for the new Southeastern franchise. Main points so far are:
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Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has retired. However he’s now making good use of his Senior Railcard!
This month’s delays (from five days travelling): total 43 minutes, Southeastern 37, Thameslink 6. Delay Repay Claims; total 1 January 2018 to 31 January 2018 inclusive = £4.80 (Southeastern £4.80, Thameslink £0)
Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s now making good use of his Senior Railcard!
This month’s delays: a total 53 minutes for four days travelling, Southeastern 22, Thameslink 31. Delay Repay Claims; total 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 inclusive = £140.30 (Greater Anglia £10.80, Southeastern £28.80, Thameslink £80.30, Virgin £20.40)
Wednesday 6 December 2017 – A trip to north Hackney today. I started my journey on the 10.40 from Bat & Ball to Sevenoaks which was on time. At Sevenoaks the 10.49 to London Bridge was running four minutes late, one minute was recovered and at London Bridge arrival there was three minutes late. Continue reading
Imperial College have apparently released a report detailing how British railways could be powered by solar panels.
The Renewable Traction Power project will plug track-side solar panels into trackside substations, where trains can directly use the generated electricity. The saving is estimated at £4.5 million annually.
The proposal is apparently that the solar panels are alongside the tracks, rather than on the roofs of the trains. At least this should mean that the trains don’t grind to a halt when they enter Polhill tunnel!
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The 2018 fares have just been announced. An annual Standard Class season ticket from Sevenoaks to Charing Cross or Cannon Street, currently £3,380, will increase to an eye-watering £3,500.
As usual, Sevenoaks commuters are being gouged. Similar length commuter journeys on other operators are significantly cheaper – Watford Junction to London is 11% cheaper and Redhill to London is 18% cheaper.
Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s now making good use of his Senior Railcard!
This month’s railway experiences: