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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It’s been another bad month on Southeastern – 206 minutes of delay (ignoring lightning strikes!). My Delay-Repay Claims now stand at a total of £59.95 for 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2014 inclusive, with one claim still outstanding.
Keith is one of our members and a regular commuter from Bat & Ball to London via Sevenoaks. He keeps a detailed travel diary, and he is also our Bat & Ball correspondent reporting issues at that important but unmanned station.
Continue reading →The latest Public Performance Measures for Southeastern – to 13 September – show yet another drop in performance in vital rail services to Kent and South-East London. The “moving average” for the last year has fallen for nine months in … Continue reading →
SRTA members Tony Clayton, Gerry Dolby-Gray, Keith Alderman and Tamanna Miah were interviewed at Sevenoaks station and on the 0803 to London. Our Borough Green correspondent Karen Harding was also interviewed. This was part of BBC Radio Kent’s day-long feature … Continue reading →
The Guardian has a report on the 50th anniversary of bullet trains in Japan. The wider effects have not always been positive, but the rail passenger experience itself is reported as slightly better than the average Sevenoaks traveller seems to get, including: … Continue reading →