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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Every day this week there’s been problems. Yeah national rail blah blah blah but the communication is shite and the attitude from staff is beyond disgusting. Chip on every shoulder in a southeastern uniform. Wankers.
  • Duncan270566
    Duncan270566 Posts: 402
    Maybe what puts that chip on our shoulders is being referred to as Wankers.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,257
    Duncan270566 said:
    Maybe what puts that chip on our shoulders is being referred to as Wankers.
    Maybe, or maybe they're just unfriendly, unprofessional, lazy bastards who fulfill their meaningless and pathetic lives by pissing off as many commuters as possible on a daily basis?

    Who knows...
  • Hertsseasider
    Hertsseasider Posts: 418
    Not directly Southeastern related but Platform Tickets! You can still get them. I had a couple of hours spare in Bristol this morning so thought I'd pop down to Temple Meads Station. Platform ticket was 10p. Marvellous. 
    In other news, see you lot next season 😔
  • thetomahawkkid
    thetomahawkkid Posts: 763
    Hertsseasider said:
    Not directly Southeastern related but Platform Tickets! You can still get them. I had a couple of hours spare in Bristol this morning so thought I'd pop down to Temple Meads Station. Platform ticket was 10p. Marvellous. 
    In other news, see you lot next season 😔
    i am amazed you confessed to that! 🤣. Did you spot anything interesting?
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    Another shit show this morning. Stuck at Lee for half an hour due to signalling problems. Driver advised us to check the company website for accurate updates as he couldn’t give one.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    DaveMehmet said:
    Another shit show this morning. Stuck at Lee for half an hour due to signalling problems. Driver advised us to check the company website for accurate updates as he couldn’t give one.
    It's NOT their fault. Apparently.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    How are the trains today?

    Worth me getting out of bed?
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,113
    Off_it said:
    How are the trains today?

    Worth me getting out of bed?
    Not too bad on the sidcup line. Small (few mins) delays but not mass cancellations due to snow on the tracks. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    Off_it said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Another shit show this morning. Stuck at Lee for half an hour due to signalling problems. Driver advised us to check the company website for accurate updates as he couldn’t give one.
    It's NOT their fault. Apparently.
    The scousers of the train world
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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    BalladMan said:
    Off_it said:
    How are the trains today?

    Worth me getting out of bed?
    Not too bad on the sidcup line. Small (few mins) delays but not mass cancellations due to snow on the tracks. 
    Thanks.

    Hats off to Network Rail then. No credit at all to SE trains.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    was due in the office today, but haven't even bothered when I got up at 6.30.....I see they've already tweeted knowing they'll be issues later on getting home
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,258
    Screwed again tonight on the Woolwich line Kent bound. Some excuse about a broken down train. No further information. Muffled announcement over the train intercom. Usual service.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,258
    It gets worse. Train driver tells me the broken down train is at Belvedere, my destination, one stop along from where i was stuck at Abbey wood. Bemused station staff at Abbey wood confirm no announcements over the tannoy as it's past 7pm and will disturb local residents. Good for local resident but not for us stranded passengers. I eventually caught a bus to finish my journey. Will put a delay repay claim in for a little satisfaction.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    edited March 2023
    swords_alive said:
    It gets worse. Train driver tells me the broken down train is at Belvedere, my destination, one stop along from where i was stuck at Abbey wood. Bemused station staff at Abbey wood confirm no announcements over the tannoy as it's past 7pm and will disturb local residents. Good for local resident but not for us stranded passengers. I eventually caught a bus to finish my journey. Will put a delay repay claim in for a little satisfaction.
    What was there first? The station or the houses?
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    swords_alive said:
    It gets worse. Train driver tells me the broken down train is at Belvedere, my destination, one stop along from where i was stuck at Abbey wood. Bemused station staff at Abbey wood confirm no announcements over the tannoy as it's past 7pm and will disturb local residents. Good for local resident but not for us stranded passengers. I eventually caught a bus to finish my journey. Will put a delay repay claim in for a little satisfaction.
    Yeh, they can't hear the trains all night but those announcements are deafening  ;)
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,258
    edited March 2023
    suzisausage said:
    swords_alive said:
    It gets worse. Train driver tells me the broken down train is at Belvedere, my destination, one stop along from where i was stuck at Abbey wood. Bemused station staff at Abbey wood confirm no announcements over the tannoy as it's past 7pm and will disturb local residents. Good for local resident but not for us stranded passengers. I eventually caught a bus to finish my journey. Will put a delay repay claim in for a little satisfaction.
    What was there first? The station or the houses?
    Get your point but in the 'exceptional' (yeah right) situation where trains are not running there should be tannoy announcements to inform and direct people that are otherwise stranded. I only had to get home to listen in to Morecambe v charlton  but it's conceivable that others had more important things to attend to.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    swords_alive said:
    Screwed again tonight on the Woolwich line Kent bound. Some excuse about a broken down train. No further information. Muffled announcement over the train intercom. Usual service.
    Network Rail mate.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,142
    Does anyone know if there are trains to Gravesend from London bridge on Saturday during the day. I am at work and the journey planner and other sites keep binging me out on bad gateway.
  • PemburyAddick
    PemburyAddick Posts: 506
    Chippycafc said:
    Does anyone know if there are trains to Gravesend from London bridge on Saturday during the day. I am at work and the journey planner and other sites keep binging me out on bad gateway.
    Try this link, by the looks of it nothing running south of dartford. we have same problem and will have to drive to sevenoaks and get thameslink https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/live-travel-information/industrial-action?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2cWgBhDYARIsALggUhqB6qhRXhCl-nwJf3fXbVAB9iT7M-wXKU6SsIJH2nONCIQ90EmKzuMaAoJlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,142
    edited March 2023
    PemburyAddick said:
    Chippycafc said:
    Does anyone know if there are trains to Gravesend from London bridge on Saturday during the day. I am at work and the journey planner and other sites keep binging me out on bad gateway.
    Try this link, by the looks of it nothing running south of dartford. we have same problem and will have to drive to sevenoaks and get thameslink https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/live-travel-information/industrial-action?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2cWgBhDYARIsALggUhqB6qhRXhCl-nwJf3fXbVAB9iT7M-wXKU6SsIJH2nONCIQ90EmKzuMaAoJlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
    Cheers mate....looks like train to Dartford then a bus
  • PemburyAddick
    PemburyAddick Posts: 506
    Chippycafc said:
    PemburyAddick said:
    Chippycafc said:
    Does anyone know if there are trains to Gravesend from London bridge on Saturday during the day. I am at work and the journey planner and other sites keep binging me out on bad gateway.
    Try this link, by the looks of it nothing running south of dartford. we have same problem and will have to drive to sevenoaks and get thameslink https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/live-travel-information/industrial-action?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2cWgBhDYARIsALggUhqB6qhRXhCl-nwJf3fXbVAB9iT7M-wXKU6SsIJH2nONCIQ90EmKzuMaAoJlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
    Cheers mate....looks like train to Dartford then a bus
    I just checked Thameslink to see if that would help you. they were saying trains running until 23.00 when we bought our cambridge tickets a few days ago. now changed  last train to 17.47 back to sevenoaks. cnuts...so its 80 quid on an uber instead
  • cafckev
    cafckev Posts: 2,914
    swords_alive said:
    It gets worse. Train driver tells me the broken down train is at Belvedere, my destination, one stop along from where i was stuck at Abbey wood. Bemused station staff at Abbey wood confirm no announcements over the tannoy as it's past 7pm and will disturb local residents. Good for local resident but not for us stranded passengers. I eventually caught a bus to finish my journey. Will put a delay repay claim in for a little satisfaction.
    Unfortunately most stations are not allowed to make announcements after a certain time (depending on the area) due to local complaints. We used to have them at Sevenoaks and couldn’t announce trains after 1900 unless in was urgent or an emergency and that was over 20 years ago 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,142
    PemburyAddick said:
    Chippycafc said:
    PemburyAddick said:
    Chippycafc said:
    Does anyone know if there are trains to Gravesend from London bridge on Saturday during the day. I am at work and the journey planner and other sites keep binging me out on bad gateway.
    Try this link, by the looks of it nothing running south of dartford. we have same problem and will have to drive to sevenoaks and get thameslink https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/live-travel-information/industrial-action?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2cWgBhDYARIsALggUhqB6qhRXhCl-nwJf3fXbVAB9iT7M-wXKU6SsIJH2nONCIQ90EmKzuMaAoJlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
    Cheers mate....looks like train to Dartford then a bus
    I just checked Thameslink to see if that would help you. they were saying trains running until 23.00 when we bought our cambridge tickets a few days ago. now changed  last train to 17.47 back to sevenoaks. cnuts...so its 80 quid on an uber instead
    I know that feeling, I had to pay £147 for a Travelodge in Woolwich at the Cambridge home match thinking it was a one off, missed about 4 games since because of the strikes, same will happen on the 1st April cos of the strikes. Miss the game or stay over the only options.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    swords_alive said:
    suzisausage said:
    swords_alive said:
    It gets worse. Train driver tells me the broken down train is at Belvedere, my destination, one stop along from where i was stuck at Abbey wood. Bemused station staff at Abbey wood confirm no announcements over the tannoy as it's past 7pm and will disturb local residents. Good for local resident but not for us stranded passengers. I eventually caught a bus to finish my journey. Will put a delay repay claim in for a little satisfaction.
    What was there first? The station or the houses?
    Get your point but in the 'exceptional' (yeah right) situation where trains are not running there should be tannoy announcements to inform and direct people that are otherwise stranded. I only had to get home to listen in to Morecambe v charlton  but it's conceivable that others had more important things to attend to.
    Apologies, my ‘joke’ was clearly worded poorly. I’m on your side and think station communication is so so important! People shouldn’t live near a station if they don’t like trains. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Another shit show tonight.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,081
    I was on a train from Cannon Street last week, after leaving London Bridge the driver announced that after Lewisham he isn't sure which route he would take to Dartford but would keep the passengers informed, which was nice of him! The lack of reaction from the passengers, just a few tuts, 'oh for gawd's sake' etc. was a surprise, guess they're used to it now?
  • RickAddick
    RickAddick Posts: 1,198
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    I was on a train from Cannon Street last week, after leaving London Bridge the driver announced that after Lewisham he isn't sure which route he would take to Dartford but would keep the passengers informed, which was nice of him! The lack of reaction from the passengers, just a few tuts, 'oh for gawd's sake' etc. was a surprise, guess they're used to it now?
    Guess a few hours stuck on a train could save peeps heating bills...
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,220
    ValleyGary said:
    Another shit show tonight.
    Network Rail again 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Not a Southeastern specific issue, but the RMT  strikes on the 30th March and 1st April have been called off

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