A first look at the new London Bridge
The new Southeastern part of London Bridge opened yesterday morning, and most of the trains to and from Charing Cross are now stopping there. So what have £6.2 billion and years of disruption given us?
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A small step towards integrated transport in Sevenoaks
For years we have been pressing Southeastern, Go-Coach and Arriva to work together to improve information about buses from the railway station. We’re pleased to say that in the last few days a new display has been sited on the concourse with … Continue reading →
Knockholt passengers want their parking back!
Rail passengers at Knockholt have been complaining that some of the station car park is being occupied by lorries for the skip depot. Lorries speeding along the narrow station road are also a danger to passengers. We’ve been discussing this with … Continue reading →
Customer satisfaction with Southeastern drops even further
The latest National Rail Passenger Survey shows that Southeastern are again joint bottom (with sister company Southern) at 69%. What’s more, the detailed figures show that Southeastern have not improved on any of the detailed indicators – even those, like ticket-buying, … Continue reading →
Update from Southeastern: “Allow extra time to get home”
We’ve now had an update from Southeastern: The weather has resulted in numerous trains and crews being displaced, meaning many are not where they need to be in order to meet Southeastern’s timetable. In addition, major signalling failures at Cannon … Continue reading →
Thameslink to passengers: “Consider going home early today”
Thameslink have sent us the following urgent message: Due to severe flooding south of London we are advising Thameslink passengers to consider travelling home early today as further bad weather is expected from 3pm and services are still seriously disrupted … Continue reading →