Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s now making good use of his Senior Railcard! This month’s railway experiences: Monday 6 November – Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys programme on Channel 5 was in Morocco … Continue reading →
A total of 175 minutes delay: Southeastern 76, Thameslink 99 Delay Repay Claims; total 1 January 2017 to 31 October 2017 inclusive = £116.65 (Greater Anglia £10.80, Southeastern £28.80, Thameslink £71.30, Virgin £5.75) One claim currently outstanding. Keith is a … Continue reading →
A total of 144 minutes delay: Southeastern 115, Thameslink 29. Delay Repay Claims; total 1 January to 30 September 2017 inclusive = £116.65 (Greater Anglia £10.80, Southeastern £28.80, Thameslink £71.30, Virgin £5.75) Keith is a SRTA member and a regular … Continue reading →
A total of 159 minutes delay: Southeastern 26, Thameslink 133. Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017 inclusive = £102.25 Southeastern £23.20, Thameslink £73.30, Virgin £5.75. One claim against Anglia outstanding. Keith is a SRTA member and … Continue reading →
Sevenoaks Town Council are taking over the old station building at Bat & Ball. This will give a permanent presence at the station to improve perceptions of safety and reduce antisocial behaviour. Their plans for the future include: a cafe … Continue reading →
There is currently a problem with the new Class 700 Thameslink trains at Bat & Ball station. Twice in a week train doors that have operated correctly at Sevenoaks have failed to open at Bat & Ball’s platform one.
The driver told passengers that there problems with Class 700 trains at Bat & Ball station whereby the trains did not identify where they were therefore the doors would not open. This would indicate that there is a problem with the onboard computer receiving GPS transmissions.
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