A total of 311 minutes, Southeastern 101, Thameslink 210 – a bad month. Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017 inclusive = £44.30 Keith is a SRTA member and a regular commuter from Bat & Ball … Continue reading →
The Department for Transport are holding one of their series of public consultation events at Sevenoaks station concourse on Monday 10 April from 1600 to 1900. This follows their session at our Annual General Meeting last year; now they are … Continue reading →
The Tonbridge to Orpington railway line is to be turned into a cycle “superhighway” by 2024 in order to meet increasing commuter demand.
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There was a small eruption on 29-30 January when Southeastern announced that on August Bank Holiday and for four working days afterwards there will be no Southeastern trains at Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo East – and said:
“If you’re planning a holiday, please consider these dates”
We’ve been investigating what’s happening, why it is happening in the days after the Bank Holiday rather than earlier in August, and how customers were consulted.
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The delayed “Kent Area Route Study” by Network Rail has been published this week. Once again Network Rail have failed to suggest a coherent strategy for the long-term increase in capacity to meet rising passenger demand in Kent.
By 2024 the number of peak hour coaches needs to increase by 15%, which might be possible. But by 2044 there is a need for 44% more coaches than now. The Study finds that “a strategy for providing additional capacity for Kent services is far more challenging”. Disappointingly there’s no coherent and systematic plan to overcome the multiple constraints and draw up the overall investment and capacity enhancement strategy needed over the next 25 years.
Continue reading →A total of 233 minutes delay – Southeastern 99, Thameslink 134. Not a good month, and no Lewisham derailment to blame this time. Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2017 to 28 February 2017 inclusive = £19.80 Southeastern £14.40,Thameslink £5.40 Keith … Continue reading →