Today’s newspapers (Guardian, Evening Standard) are running stories about replacing rail tickets with fingerprint or iris scans. But there’s a little-noticed part of the statement that suggests that “super peak pricing” might be back on the agenda. That would be very … Continue reading →
Southeastern have announced that from Monday 20 February they’ll only sell full-priced “Anytime” tickets on board their trains. Cheekily they say that doing so will “strip out uncertainty for you – our passengers”. However there are also some exceptions that … Continue reading →
Six weeks ago we reported on the launch of The Key, Southeastern’s Not-Very-Smart-Card. It seemed very limited – season tickets only, no Pay-As-You-Go, no automatic Delay-Repay, not even compatible with TfL Oyster/Contactless or the similarly-named Key on Southern. But we’re … Continue reading →
On Wednesday there was a power failure at Sevenoaks station from around 08.50 until well into the evening. Once darkness fell, the whole of Sevenoaks Station was in total darkness. Why was there no emergency lighting?
Tony Clayton, Chair of the Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association, has written to the Leader of Kent County Council. KCC have reportedly withdrawn their support for the rail devolution prospectus published a year ago. We ask how KCC are going to ensure … Continue reading →
I am sure that many people will agree that access between Waterloo East Station and street level is far from ideal. Perhaps it could be improved?