At the beginning of year, SER abruptly withdrew 2 coaches from 6 heavily loaded peak trains: 07.18, 07.44, 8.04 and 8.29 from Sevenoaks and the 17.41 and 18.28 from Charing Cross. Given the continuing very heavy demand for theses peak … Continue reading →
SRTA has long been active in making recommendations to improve commuter and other train services from Sevenoaks. For example, we submitted a paper to the successor to South East Trains, GoVia putting forward detailed proposals for tackling overcrowding. That paper … Continue reading →
The latest timetable took effect from 10 December. It is good news in that the number of trains to and from London overall has increased. However, the morning peak has lost one early service (the 06:31). More trains are now … Continue reading →
In recent years the operation of rail services from the Sevenoaks area have been subject to uncertainties – and to the ordinary rail traveller probably some confusion – arising from changes in: our area’s Train Operating Company (TOC), the provider … Continue reading →
The reliability and timekeeping of trains are jointly assessed by the ‘Public Performance Measure (‘PPM’). This is measured by the percentage of planned trains that are neither cancelled nor late. A train is ‘cancelled’ if it does not run or … Continue reading →
The Thameslink project will involve major re-developments at London Bridge and Blackfriars. SRTA will be monitoring developments closely. In the long run the improvements described below will help to alleviate congestion and improve our services. There will, however, inevitably be … Continue reading →