Category Archives: Thameslink

Local commuters demand “Honour Your Thameslink Commitments”

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Our local MP, Laura Trott has arranged a 30 minute public meeting with Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, about the government’s failure to provide the long awaited Maidstone East to Cambridge fast service. The meeting will start at 17.30 on December 14th 2020.

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Senior Railcard Moments July 2019

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Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However, when Thameslink allow him, he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard!

Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2019 to 31 July 2019 inclusive = £47.60
(Southeastern £23.70, Southern £2.00, South Western Railway £6.62, Thameslink £4.90, Virgin £10.38). One claim outstanding.

This month’s delays: total 89 minutes, Southeastern 52, Thameslink 37

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Senior Railcard Moments October 2018

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Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However, when Thameslink allow him, he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard!

Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2018 inclusive = £99.59
(Southeastern £33.00, Thameslink £28.50, South West Railway £12.40, Virgin £25.69)

This month’s delays: total 117 minutes, Southeastern 55, Thameslink 62

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Thameslink services are a mystery … to Thameslink

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I received the following response to my claim submitted to Thameslink when they cancelled the 18.22 Sevenoaks to Bat & Ball and delayed my journey by thirty minutes:-

Journey Details
25 October 2018
Sevenoaks to Bat & Ball at 18:22

Decision: Declined

We have checked the journey you have claimed for and our records show that this service was operated by another train operator (London South Eastern Railway). In line with our privacy policy and in order to ensure that your query/complaint is dealt with as efficiently as possible we will forward the details of your claim to them.

It seems that Thameslink do not know what train services they operate!

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