Southeastern train disruption (franchise to be taken over by Govt p191)
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Never mind the trains don’t run, it’s still a daft place to put a Christmas tree up if you ask meMrLargo said:Forgot the twig picture.....
MrLargo said:
Has atreebranchtwig this size ever resulted in not only your car not being able to get you to work, but also every other bastard car within a 50 mile radius being brought to a complete standstill while you wait for a specialist team of Elite Twig Lifters to drag their fat arses out of bed to remove it for you?2 -
The "rail replacement" service on the Greenwich Line this weekend (Buses packed to the rafters but strangely only about three people actually enter Plumstead Station when it unloads) will no doubt kick off the Pantomime Season for most people traveling........2
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Oh no it won’tAfternoon Delight said:The "rail replacement" on the Greenwich Line this Saturday will no doubt kick off the Pantomime Season for most people....
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Wanted to laugh but ended up crying into the corner of a train between the toilet and the door to the next carriage into which I am squashed with 15 other people. As for the second day running not only is the train inexplicably cut from 12 carriages to 8, with no explanation, apology or warning, but one of the 8 carriages that have turned up is locked shut due to a 'power issue'. What are the odds of that happening 2 days running. Seriously if the carriage has an issue take it out of service and stick another one there while you repair it. Don't continue to send it up and down the line hoping that near suicidal commuters won't notice.MrLargo said:
Leroy, I've always thought that you're an extremely intelligent and astute contributor to Charlton Life, but I think you've fallen into a trap, which I'm sure many people do, of having a few months away from South Eastern Trains and convincing yourself that maybe they aren't the worst train operating company in the entire world, and maybe the torturous, feculent, shambolic daily commute wasn't quite as horrific as you used to think it was.Leroy Ambrose said:This thread (almost) makes me laugh now. Oh for the days when I had the inconvenience of a delay to my train journey. Now I have to put up with the fucking M61/M60/M62 Nexus Of Evil every poxy day instead. Honestly - I think I prefer the bloody train
Let me ask you a few questions:
Do you frequently turn up on your driveway in the morning expecting to drive to work only to find that, for no apparent reason, your car's absolutely nowhere to be seen?
Do you frequently open your car door in the morning to find that there are already 15 people squeezed across the five seats with another six crammed into the boot?
Does your car smell of other people's rotting faecae? Do people cough and sneeze on you while you drive to work?
Are you forced to use the bus every weekend and for a fortnight over Christmas because your car is engaged in "Engineering Works", even though you've paid road tax which supposedly enables you to use your car throughout the year?
Do the road signs on your way to work confusingly claim that the next exit is Cardiff, even though you know with absolute certainty that the M60 doesn't go anywhere near Cardiff?
Does your car demand extra money from you every year to cover the costs of supposed improvements to its performance, but then, once you've paid the money, just continues to breakdown every f*%king day of the year, come rain or f*$king shine?
Has atreebranchtwig this size ever resulted in not only your car not being able to get you to work, but also every other bastard car within a 50 mile radius being brought to a complete standstill while you wait for a specialist team of Elite Twig Lifters to drag their fat arses out of bed to remove it for you?
I could go on, but I don't think it would be good for my blood pressure.
I'm squashed between a tall sweaty man's armpit and a fat woman's gut.2 -
And freezing in winter?DaveMehmet said:
And is your aircon always turned up full heat in the summer?MrLargo said:
Leroy, I've always thought that you're an extremely intelligent and astute contributor to Charlton Life, but I think you've fallen into a trap, which I'm sure many people do, of having a few months away from South Eastern Trains and convincing yourself that maybe they aren't the worst train operating company in the entire world, and maybe the torturous, feculent, shambolic daily commute wasn't quite as horrific as you used to think it was.Leroy Ambrose said:This thread (almost) makes me laugh now. Oh for the days when I had the inconvenience of a delay to my train journey. Now I have to put up with the fucking M61/M60/M62 Nexus Of Evil every poxy day instead. Honestly - I think I prefer the bloody train
Let me ask you a few questions:
Do you frequently turn up on your driveway in the morning expecting to drive to work only to find that, for no apparent reason, your car's absolutely nowhere to be seen?
Do you frequently open your car door in the morning to find that there are already 15 people squeezed across the five seats with another six crammed into the boot?
Does your car smell of other people's rotting faecae? Do people cough and sneeze on you while you drive to work?
Are you forced to use the bus every weekend and for a fortnight over Christmas because your car is engaged in "Engineering Works", even though you've paid road tax which supposedly enables you to use your car throughout the year?
Do the road signs on your way to work confusingly claim that the next exit is Cardiff, even though you know with absolute certainty that the M60 doesn't go anywhere near Cardiff?
Does your car demand extra money from you every year to cover the costs of supposed improvements to its performance, but then, once you've paid the money, just continues to breakdown every f*%king day of the year, come rain or f*$king shine?
Has atreebranchtwig this size ever resulted in not only your car not being able to get you to work, but also every other bastard car within a 50 mile radius being brought to a complete standstill while you wait for a specialist team of Elite Twig Lifters to drag their fat arses out of bed to remove it for you?
I could go on, but I don't think it would be good for my blood pressure.
Are there a million diseases in your car which the constant delays and cancellations causing you to be so run down you are more vulnerable to them meaning you are constantly in a state somewhere between dead and under the weather.
Do other people spill McDonalds all over the seats in your car?2 -
It's the North. Summer?7
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That time when the fat birds wear even less on a night out than usual, and somehow end up sweating even moreLeroy Ambrose said:It's the North. Summer?
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Signal failure at Rainham or some bullshit like that.1
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Dunno what all the fuss is about.
The 7.26 Shepherds Well to Dover Priory was fine this morning. Window seat, facing front with table, and it arrived on time.
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Try getting it in the other bloody direction.man_at_milletts said:Dunno what all the fuss is about.
The 7.26 Shepherds Well to Dover Priory was fine this morning. Window seat, facing front with table, and it arrived on time.2 - Sponsored links:
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Haven't been to Shepherds Well for years. Pal's family had a big house across the green from The Bell Inn. Had some great times down there. Is The Bell still there @man_at_milletts?man_at_milletts said:Dunno what all the fuss is about.
The 7.26 Shepherds Well to Dover Priory was fine this morning. Window seat, facing front with table, and it arrived on time.1 -
Good old days, still pass through there when going to the brother in laws.TelMc32 said:
Haven't been to Shepherds Well for years. Pal's family had a big house across the green from The Bell Inn. Had some great times down there. Is The Bell still there @man_at_milletts?man_at_milletts said:Dunno what all the fuss is about.
The 7.26 Shepherds Well to Dover Priory was fine this morning. Window seat, facing front with table, and it arrived on time.2 -
Yes it is. It's just been taken over by new management and apparently it's pretty good. Lovely place, we've only been here a month but so far it's been really welcoming.TelMc32 said:
Haven't been to Shepherds Well for years. Pal's family had a big house across the green from The Bell Inn. Had some great times down there. Is The Bell still there @man_at_milletts?man_at_milletts said:Dunno what all the fuss is about.
The 7.26 Shepherds Well to Dover Priory was fine this morning. Window seat, facing front with table, and it arrived on time.
And of course, the East Kent Railway is just nearby too ;-)
Edit, the Bricklayers has closed for good.1 -
Signal failure somewhere tonight. The one time I thought. That's not my line. It can't effect me. Hahaha nope. They add 4 stops to my train. Not only will this take longer but there are now double the amount of people on the train as theirs has been cancelled.6
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You get more for you money with the extra 4 stopscantersaddick said:Signal failure somewhere tonight. The one time I thought. That's not my line. It can't effect me. Hahaha nope. They add 4 stops to my train. Not only will this take longer but there are now double the amount of people on the train as theirs has been cancelled.
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There's an immense sadness and inevitability on this thread as we witness poor canter's youthful optimism, innocence and spirit take a daily thrashing at the hands of these bastards.
6 more months of this and you'll be a cynical, jaded and prematurely- aged misery like the rest of us.6 -
RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
There's an immense sadness and inevitability on this thread as we witness poor canter's youthful optimism, innocence and spirit take a daily thrashing at the hands of these bastards.
6 more months of this and you'll be a cynical, jaded and prematurely- aged misery like the rest of us. 6 -
Come on Canters, you know better than that. If the Trans-Siberian Express broke down tonight on the outskirts of Ulan Bator, you can guarantee that you'd arrive at Canterbury West Station in the morning to find that "services into London are currently subject to delay and short notice cancellation. This is due to an earlier failed train."cantersaddick said:Signal failure somewhere tonight. The one time I thought. That's not my line. It can't effect me.
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Geese on the line at Kearsney, apparently. All rounded up now. Get the oven on!cantersaddick said:Signal failure somewhere tonight. The one time I thought. That's not my line. It can't effect me. Hahaha nope. They add 4 stops to my train. Not only will this take longer but there are now double the amount of people on the train as theirs has been cancelled.
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Farkin signal failure again this morning.... ffs. When isn't there a signal failure...0
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perhaps they should remove all signals and pray nothing goes wrong :-)8
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It's snowing here in Shepherds Well. I'd better get up the Co-op and strip the shelves of milk and bread.
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Should have been in London 20 mins ago. Still a long way away....0
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The trains in Zurich are running on time.1
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Still not in... at least I'll get £3.40 back through delay repay. Yay4
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Cant wait for my new role to start... Although I'll still be based in Orpington the first month will see me travelling into London to do training - Of course that first month has to be December so no doubt will be making an eager proper return to this thread!!0
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And they wonder why productivity growth is poor in the UK eh Canters...2
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no trains into London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street from 24 December to 02 January.ForeverAddickted said:Cant wait for my new role to start... Although I'll still be based in Orpington the first month will see me travelling into London to do training - Of course that first month has to be December so no doubt will be making an eager proper return to this thread!!
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Surely you mean
no punctual , warm , correct length trains into London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street from 02 January to 24 December
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Yeah I remember an earlier post warning of this - thanks for the remind thoughLargeAddick said:
no trains into London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street from 24 December to 02 January.ForeverAddickted said:Cant wait for my new role to start... Although I'll still be based in Orpington the first month will see me travelling into London to do training - Of course that first month has to be December so no doubt will be making an eager proper return to this thread!!
Thankfully I've managed to agree to work from Orpington between Christmas and New Year so wont have to worry0
