Offpeak services from Sevenoaks to Charing Cross have been virtually halved. Southeastern have sacrificed the xx29 and xx59 stops at Sevenoaks on services from Hastings in order to catch up time. Some early peak hour services will run a few minutes earlier too.
A member of the Association has switched to Centaur Coaches for his commute from Sevenoaks to Canary Wharf. He’s found the service “fine” and has shared his experience with us.
Southeastern Railways, Arriva, Go-Coach and Centaur have announced their rail and bus services for Sevenoaks area commuters over the Christmas 2013 and New Year period.
“The fares per mile show just how much the rail companies have milked the commuters of West Kent. We pay nearly 30 per cent per mile more than passengers from Knockholt”
Many thanks to those members who keep us updated with details of their attempts to travel during or after the storm yesterday. Trains seem to be largely back to normal today after the disruption.
The volume of calls to the National Rail Enquiries telephone services has now fallen to less than a million call per quarter, down from around 12 million calls a quarter in 2004. The Office of Rail Regulation attribute this to passengers now finding internet services more available and convenient to use.