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Survival Guide to the London Bridge Rebuilding

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 24 December 2014 by Secretary4 January 2015

Today we have published our “Survival Guide” to the major rail service changes for Sevenoaks area passengers from 11 January 2015 to August 2016.  Our key advice: You need to plan your journey – both to London and back to Sevenoaks … Continue reading →

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Keith’s Travel Diary November 2014

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 11 December 2014 by Keith Alderman10 December 2014

Once again a poor month for Southeastern – 229 minutes of delay – although none by more the 30 minutes so Delay Repay could not be claimed.  Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January 2014 to 30 November 2014 inclusive remains at … Continue reading →

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Santa stole my train (and didn’t tell me)!

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 8 December 2014 by Karen Harding5 December 2014

geograph-3541826Regular commuters from Borough Green & Wrotham will know that there are only a few direct services from Ashford via Maidstone East, Borough Green and Otford to the City. For the week commencing 5 January until the new timetable change on 11 January, Southeastern have removed all the Ashford-Bedford services from the timetable – and have not told passengers they have done so.

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SRTA tells local Councils: “London Bridge risks fall disproportionately on Sevenoaks commuters”

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 7 December 2014 by Secretary6 December 2014

kcc-hq-geograph-3165841We’ve been invited to present a paper about the effect of London Bridge Rebuilding on Sevenoaks to the Kent County Council/Sevenoaks District Council Joint Transportation Board on Tuesday 9 December. Our paper asks the Councils to:

  • recognise the risks to commuters and other users of the main rail artery through West Kent during the London Bridge rebuilding, and that these are likely to fall disproportionately on Sevenoaks
  • express concern at the lack of effective action in advance by the rail companies, and TfL, to manage risks to passenger journeys
  • urge rail operators to enhance customer information at stations, on trains and before leaving home
  • press the Department for Transport and the rail companies to address these issues urgently, especially the problems with passenger information.
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Posted in Disruption, London Bridge, Passenger Information, Trains | 7 Replies

Fires on Southeastern: Statement from Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 4 December 2014 by Secretary4 December 2014

There have been two fires involving Southeastern trains in the last two weeks: at Charing Cross on 23 November and at Denmark Hill on 3 December. No-one was hurt, but it is nevertheless worrying. We’ve asked the Rail Accident Investigation Branch … Continue reading →

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Double-decker trains back on the agenda?

Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association Posted on 25 November 2014 by Secretary25 November 2014

The excellent IanVisits website has an intriguing report that double-decker trains are being considered as a longer-term option for peak Southwestern services between Waterloo and Basingstoke, and possibly Southampton.

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