On Monday evening 25 January at 1830 on BBC Two the latest edition of “Great Railway Journeys” sees Michael Portillo journey from Ashford to Sevenoaks, ending the programme at Knole. Michael will be very welcome to enjoy The Final Days of Southeastern. … Continue reading →
The Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association works closely with the Sevenoaks Cycle Forum on common issues – such as getting the inadequate and dangerous cycle racks at Sevenoaks station replaced. The Association of Train Operating Companies is now conducting a survey on … Continue reading →
The Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association has long been campaigning to bring TfL’s standards of service and integrated ticketing to the Sevenoaks area.
So we are pleased that the first steps have been taken with this morning’s announcement from the Secretary of State for Transport and the Mayor of London about proposals to create a better integrated rail network in London and the South East.
Continue reading →During this week’s cold snap we have been seeing passenger reports that some trains have had no heating; and also passenger reports that some trains are boiling. Southeastern have told our colleagues at Dartford that it’s alright because “complaints about train … Continue reading →
The Guardian has a feature today on TFL’s recent experiment of encouraging standing both sides on an up escalator at Holborn. Apparently this practice, common on Hong Kong’s MTR, can increase the effective capacity of ‘up’ escalators.
Continue reading →Yesterday Southeastern introduced a new journey planning and ticket purchase website. We are testing the site and we will be publishing our review shortly. We would appreciate as much early feedback from other users as possible please.
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