Councillors and SRTA members joined the Friends of Bat and Ball on Saturday to start tidying up the station. Merilyn Canet and Tony Clayton – town councillors and members of the Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association – joined Iain Porter and … Continue reading →
A better month – almost five weeks travel and only 166 minutes of delay! Delay-Repay Claims 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2015 inclusive = £22.07 (Southeastern £ 14.65, Thameslink £7.42). Keith is a SRTA member and a regular commuter from … Continue reading →
Commissioner of Transport for London Sir Peter Hendy has hit out at Southeastern in an interview in Management Today yesterday: “On Southeastern (another suburban rail franchise whose customer rating is consistently among London’s worst) the trains are like the Wild West. … Continue reading →
Open letter regarding Bat and Ball station To: David Statham, Managing Director, Southeastern Roger Perkins, GTR Dear David and Roger, Earlier this week, we talked to students and staff at Knole Academy, who are important users of your trains and the … Continue reading →
A slightly better month – “only” 215 minutes of delays, on 19 days of travel. Delay Repay so far this year of £10.13 (Southeastern £ 5.80, Thameslink £4.33), with two claims against Southeastern outstanding.
A survey of Southeastern passengers from the Sevenoaks area has found that many are suffering as a result of the new timetable: Over 40% almost always have to stand – and 14% sometimes find trains too crowded even to board … Continue reading →