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Senior Railcard Moments June 2019

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 26 July 2019 by Keith Alderman24 July 2019

Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However, when Thameslink allow him, he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard!

Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019 inclusive = £27.80
(Southeastern £23.70, Southern £2.00 Thameslink £2.10). Two claims outstanding.

This month’s delays: total 40 minutes, Southeastern 35, Thameslink 5.

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Delay Repay: sometimes it takes four attempts!

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 24 July 2019 by Keith Alderman24 July 2019

On Saturday 29 June I departed Wareham on the 16.31 service to London Waterloo where it arrived thirty-two minutes late at 19.21. Accordingly, I missed my intended train back from Waterloo East to Sevenoaks. The 20.30 to Bat & Ball was on time, but due to the late running South Western Trains service this was half an hour later than I should have been. Getting the right Delay-Repay has required me to make three appeals. This shows that what Transport Focus and others have been saying about the difficulty of claiming Delay-Repay and the arbitrary rejection or reduction of valid claims is, despite the assurances given, still not being addressed by the train operating companies.

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Senior Railcard Moments May 2019

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 9 June 2019 by Keith Alderman9 June 2019

Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However, when Thameslink allow him, he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard!

Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2019 inclusive = £27.80
(Southeastern £23.70, Southern £2.00 Thameslink £2.10).

This month’s delays: total 83 minutes, Southeastern 56, Thameslink 27

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How much does it cost to walk from Waterloo East to Waterloo?

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 20 May 2019 by Keith Alderman16 May 2019

How much does it cost to walk from Waterloo East station to Waterloo station at 10.00 hours on a weekday, and return later in the day? £2.70 with a Senior Railcard discount!

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Delay Repay Delay

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 17 May 2019 by Keith Alderman16 May 2019

Last month I submitted a Delay Repay claim to Southern Trains in respect of a journey from Chichester to Bat & Ball. This was using an advance purchase ticket which clearly showed that it was only valid on the 15.40 departure from Chichester. I was very surprised that the claim was rejected because they could not identify the journey I was claiming against! I have resubmitted the claim with a very detailed breakdown of the journey and what train services I ended up using due to the train cancellation. It was paid but was it worth the effort for £2.00!

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Senior Railcard Moments April 2019

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 16 May 2019 by Keith Alderman16 May 2019

Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However, when Thameslink allow him, he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard!

Delay Repay Claims; total 1 January 2019 to 30 April 2019 inclusive = £22.90 (Southeastern £20.90, Southern £2.00, Thameslink £0). One claim outstanding.

This month’s delays: total 85 minutes, Southeastern 83, Thameslink 2

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Posted in Bat & Ball, Fares, Keith's Diary, Trains | 1 Reply

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