The new timetables from 20 May have a serious adverse effect on journey times between Sevenoaks and Maidstone. This is an important journey for those who have to go to our County Town, for instance for jury service or to … Continue reading →
Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s making good use of his Senior Railcard! Delay Repay Claims; total 1January 2018 to 31 March 2018 inclusive = £26.80 (Southeastern £19.80, Thameslink £7.00) This month’s delays (from … Continue reading →
Southeastern plan to re-introduce “Tavern Cars” on their services, if they win the new South East Franchise from April 2019. First introduced by the nationalised British Railways on services from Waterloo in 1949, the Tavern Cars aimed to create a … Continue reading →
Many of our supporters have been complaining about the “concrete” seats in the new Thameslink trains. In the House of Commons the Rail Minister claimed “seats normally become more comfortable over time through use”. We used the Freedom of Information … Continue reading →
Our Bat & Ball correspondent, Keith Alderman, has now retired. However he’s now making good use of his Senior Railcard! This month’s delays (from five days travel): total 64 minutes, Southeastern 38, Thameslink 26. Delay Repay Claims: total 1 January … Continue reading →
Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association are still working through the over 900 pages of small print of the Department for Transport’s specification for the new Southeastern franchise. Main points so far are:
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