From the Sevenoaks Chronicle: The Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association (SRTA) this week called for action over the London Bridge closure plans, which will affect commuters from Sevenoaks, Hildenborough, Dunton Green and Knockholt. … Continue reading
Secretary
The Passengers’ Charter establishes two performance standards based on the following criteria: Punctuality – the percentage of peak hour trains arriving within 5 minutes of their advertised arrival time (‘Peak’ times are arrivals in London between 7.00 am and 9.59 … Continue reading
This year’s increase in the cost of a standard class annual season ticket to London was 5.8%, slightly below the average permitted under the ‘RPI + 1 percentage point’ formula which applies following the concession announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn … Continue reading
Sevenoaks Station will be upgraded during 2012. The text of the Network Rail press release describing the improvements is reproduced below, along with an artist’s impressions of the upgraded building. Network Rail Press Release 24/10/2011 10:00 SEVENOAKS STATION UPGRADE PLANS … Continue reading
Passenger surveys show that apart from ‘dealing with delays’, and ‘value for money’ (which is probably in part linked to over-crowding), insufficient room to sit or even stand is the biggest sources of passenger dissatisfaction with the train service. As … Continue reading
Publication of the July 2011 figure for the RPI – which is the basis for regulated fare increases that take effect from January 2012 – has once again highlighted the impact of government policy on the cost of rail travel. … Continue reading