The Good News is Mastercard are offering to refund London-area TfL fares up to £21.80 if bought using one of their contactless cards on Friday 14 November. They’re offering the same deal on Friday 28 November. Full conditions are here. The Bad News … Continue reading
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Southeastern are offering a 25% reduction on off-peak tickets from Sevenoaks to London. An off-peak return costs £8.45. You can only buy the tickets online – they are not available at the ticket office. The discount only applies to rail-only tickets. … Continue reading
After a long delay Southeastern and TfL last month finally agreed some limited acceptance of rail tickets on tubes and buses from 12 January. Southeastern have now quietly put some more details and Frequently Asked Questions on their website. There’s some bad news:
- all existing rail-only season tickets will need to be reissued
- it’s clear that you will not be allowed to get on or off the tube at intermediate stations.
We’ve long been pressing for passengers to have the flexibility to use their rail tickets on tubes and buses between London terminal stations during the London Bridge rebuilding. This is an important detail that should have been agreed months ago. … Continue reading
After the Meet the Manager at Sevenoaks yesterday evening, we’re going to the Southeastern Stakeholder Forum in Ashford this evening to have a briefing from Managing Director David Statham on the new Direct Award Contract. Of course we’ll be asking … Continue reading
There is a special “Meet the Manager” event at Sevenoaks station between 1630 and 1830 on Monday 27 October. This event is intended to focus on passengers’ concerns about the London Bridge rebuilding programme and the changes to rail services from 22 December.
We’ve prepared some background and some of the so-far unanswered questions about this £6bn project for you to ask!
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