Funnily I've noticed on Saturdays going to Charlton that the trains tend to leave London Bridge 25 seconds early. I think it's away of catching out away supporters
Anyone planning to catch a Thameslink train tomorrow (including the new Luton - Rainham via Greenwich service), be warned! They don't have anything like enough drivers. A total shambles is looming.
Anyone shocked to hear that that thameslink trains through dartford are delayed or cancelled! 2 minutes before the train is due, platform staff haven’t got a clue what platform!!
All thameslubk trains from the medway line cancelled too. And for the fun of it not only have they removed a third of my trains but they have also reduced them from 12 carriages to 10. Yay.
So no seats to be had for love nor money. 2 trains worth of people forced into 1 shortened train. But the cherry conductor cunt has announced that "at least the air con and Wi-Fi are working today". Fuck off.
The 8:07 that I tend to get from Eltham when I'm not cycling in and am usually always guaranteed a seat is packed today. A sign of things to come, or just a one off as people panic with the train time changes?
Aaaah, those wonderful days of commuting in SELondon - i remember them well.
These days, i have a 10 minute bus ride in - controlled by a very effective bus lane - and if, on the rare occasion its heavy or blocked, i have a leisurely 25 minute walk to the office past cows,horses and general serenity. Its times like this when i realise i made the right decision.
The 8:07 that I tend to get from Eltham when I'm not cycling in and am usually always guaranteed a seat is packed today. A sign of things to come, or just a one off as people panic with the train time changes?
May well be trains are starting further out in Kent now. When I was younger all our trains started from Dartford. Now it’s Gravesend, Stropd and Gillingham
My train this morning was unaffected but the Charing X train that comes in a few minutes earlier now only has half as many seats per carriage so the passengers on that route were not happy! Exact same thing happened on my trains when London Bridge reopened at the start of the year. Fewer seats = more room to wedge people into.
Had to come in from Greenwich by DLR today as I dropped my bike off for a service. Empty.
I tend to use the DLR going into work as they seem more reliable, frequent and less packed , I do shift work and I have been caught out so many times at Plumstead , Train is show as 3 minutes away then for some unknown reason its cancelled while on route from Abbey Wood , god knows where its gone ! You can see Abbey Wood station from Plumstead platform so where that Train has mysteriously disappeared to is anyones guess . I have this nagging thought in the back of my head that maybe just maybe it might be a LIE .
Had to come in from Greenwich by DLR today as I dropped my bike off for a service. Empty.
I tend to use the DLR going into work as they seem more reliable, frequent and less packed , I do shift work and I have been caught out so many times at Plumstead , Train is show as 3 minutes away then for some unknown reason its cancelled while on route from Abbey Wood , god knows where its gone ! You can see Abbey Wood station from Plumstead platform so where that Train has mysteriously disappeared to is anyones guess . I have this nagging thought in the back of my head that maybe just maybe it might be a LIE .
Had to come in from Greenwich by DLR today as I dropped my bike off for a service. Empty.
I tend to use the DLR going into work as they seem more reliable, frequent and less packed , I do shift work and I have been caught out so many times at Plumstead , Train is show as 3 minutes away then for some unknown reason its cancelled while on route from Abbey Wood , god knows where its gone ! You can see Abbey Wood station from Plumstead platform so where that Train has mysteriously disappeared to is anyones guess . I have this nagging thought in the back of my head that maybe just maybe it might be a LIE .
And it is so hot and humid too! Read eta of 8pm. This is my first taste of a proper delay and am beginning to understand everyone’s frustrations. Btw the driver told us as there is no longer any air con we can open the windows and someone has activated the alarm and so that needs to be reset before we can continue. Hurrah.
They are fucking with us on the way home too. I actually hate these wankers.
Roll on August when I am moving out of the parents in Medway. Should hopefully cut my train in one of their flea ridden sweat boxes in half. Honestly can't wait.
I was just sat all smug faced on the 18.08 from LB to New Eltham as it left on time. I don’t even think the back of the train left the station before we ground to a halt and the driver murmured something you couldn’t hear. That was 18 minutes ago and we’ve moved about another 10 yards since. Karma.
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That's a new one. Could you get any more vague?
And of course to accommodate all colossal fuck up they have decimated the services that were already running at breaking point.
Actually dreading tomorrow. The thought of trying to get in actually makes me want to weep.
These days, i have a 10 minute bus ride in - controlled by a very effective bus lane - and if, on the rare occasion its heavy or blocked, i have a leisurely 25 minute walk to the office past cows,horses and general serenity.
Its times like this when i realise i made the right decision.
Just thought i'd share that with you.
Cuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnttttttttttttttttttttttttsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Empty.
You can see Abbey Wood station from Plumstead platform so where that Train has mysteriously disappeared to is anyones guess . I have this nagging thought in the back of my head that maybe just maybe it might be a LIE .
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Jeez, call yourself Charlton?
Roll on August when I am moving out of the parents in Medway. Should hopefully cut my train in one of their flea ridden sweat boxes in half. Honestly can't wait.
That's really improving my journey.