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Southeastern train disruption (franchise to be taken over by Govt p191)

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  • I don't depend on south eastern but always see the blue jackets in clusters of three or four ignoring people and chatting away to each other at London Bridge, a developing station where you need the most help and information.
  • My train was cancelled this morning with no explanation, which was nice.
  • Saturday disruption. Only a half hourly service to/from Victoria. Allow extra time.
  • All sorts of excuses this morning.

    When things aren't going to schedule, they really need a plan B.
  • edited December 2017
    Engineering works, emergency engineering works, over running engineering works, signal failure and an 'operational' incident.

    I think the last one relates to not enough staff turning up for work.
  • Macronate said:

    Engineering works, emergency engineering works, over running engineering works, signal failure and an 'operational' incident.

    I think the last one relates to not enough staff turning up for work.

    Years ago under BR we told it as it was when announcing delays like "points failure" "signal failure" or "broken rail" etc. As soon as it became all different private companies (especially the then railtrack) got upset for two reasons, firstly it would make people think that the tracks and signals were not maintained, and secondly because they announcements meant it was easy to see who was to blame ie railtrack for track problems. So, we were all instructed to say "operational difficulties" which now seems to have changed into "operational incidents"
  • Apparently there's been an embankment collapse at Biffins Bridge, which has caused a blockage in the tunnel.

  • I am on the train to and from Victoria tomorrow so they best be behaving themselves.
  • I am on the train to and from Victoria tomorrow so they best be behaving themselves.

    I'm not. I'm working from home so they'll probably be fine.
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  • Went up London today and continued to see a load of blue jackets seemingly doing nothing at all. Not a bad job to have, you could get paid to earpiece improving podcasts and then qualify as a lawyer.
  • seth plum said:

    Went up London today and continued to see a load of blue jackets seemingly doing nothing at all. Not a bad job to have, you could get paid to earpiece improving podcasts and then qualify as a lawyer.

    Lawyers?? You haven’t had much interaction with SE employees have you mate.
    LOL well no, they don't seem to welcome any interaction at all. Do the blue jackets have an actual function, or are they employed to get staffing levels to the right number?
  • Not heard "Operational Incident" before. Nice and vague, covers

    seth plum said:

    Went up London today and continued to see a load of blue jackets seemingly doing nothing at all. Not a bad job to have, you could get paid to earpiece improving podcasts and then qualify as a lawyer.

    Lawyers?? You haven’t had much interaction with SE employees have you mate.
    Maybe that's how Katrien qualified.
  • Commuting in and out of Woolwich does have some small benefits. I give thanks to the DLR!
  • We are going to fuck yeh over all over Christmas as we have all year and suck it up because if we tell you loud enough and early enough your come back is how big mate? Non-existent.

    Multiple swear words a la Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, jerrry sadowitz, et al.
  • My train service kidnapped people this morning! It was meant to stop at stations along Woolwich line, but as it was running late (as usual!) it was decided to not stop it after Woolwich Arsenal - fine if you got on at Dartford but they didn't bother to announce the change after that, so plenty of people ended up at Cannon Street instead of Greenwich etc.
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  • Wilma said:

    My train service kidnapped people this morning! It was meant to stop at stations along Woolwich line, but as it was running late (as usual!) it was decided to not stop it after Woolwich Arsenal - fine if you got on at Dartford but they didn't bother to announce the change after that, so plenty of people ended up at Cannon Street instead of Greenwich etc.

    Did you have your earphones in when the muffled announcement came through? Sounds like an operational incident, should've pulled the chord at Greenwich and climbed out the window
  • ads said:

    Wilma said:

    My train service kidnapped people this morning! It was meant to stop at stations along Woolwich line, but as it was running late (as usual!) it was decided to not stop it after Woolwich Arsenal - fine if you got on at Dartford but they didn't bother to announce the change after that, so plenty of people ended up at Cannon Street instead of Greenwich etc.

    Did you have your earphones in when the muffled announcement came through? Sounds like an operational incident, should've pulled the chord at Greenwich and climbed out the window
    I was going to Cannon Street anyway so it didn't bother me. I would love to see someone attempting to climb out of a window of a Southeastern train though!
  • Get a nice early dart from work ready for Christmas, get to the station and it's all delays and cancellations. No prizes for guessing what the problem was.
  • Depends on a) the equivalence of the roles b ) how much you go out in London after work

    If the answer is a) broadly equivalent and b ) I can do without it then why wouldn’t you drive in?
  • Get a nice early dart from work ready for Christmas, get to the station and it's all delays and cancellations. No prizes for guessing what the problem was.

    They were a disgrace this morning as well, took me until 2 o'clock this afternoon to unclench my fists and ungrit my teeth. Their shitness at making trains get from A to B somewhere near the scheduled time is bad enough, but they just make it worse with their inability to communicate properly. Wasted 15 minutes this morning watching their platform display tell me that my train was permanently one minute away. When it arrived, the driver tells us it's terminating at New Cross rather than Cannon Street. Why couldn't you just tell me that 15 minutes ago, you useless twats?!
  • MrLargo said:

    Get a nice early dart from work ready for Christmas, get to the station and it's all delays and cancellations. No prizes for guessing what the problem was.

    They were a disgrace this morning as well, took me until 2 o'clock this afternoon to unclench my fists and ungrit my teeth. Their shitness at making trains get from A to B somewhere near the scheduled time is bad enough, but they just make it worse with their inability to communicate properly. Wasted 15 minutes this morning watching their platform display tell me that my train was permanently one minute away. When it arrived, the driver tells us it's terminating at New Cross rather than Cannon Street. Why couldn't you just tell me that 15 minutes ago, you useless twats?!
    Breath in and relaaaaaaaaaxxx...............
  • MrLargo said:

    Get a nice early dart from work ready for Christmas, get to the station and it's all delays and cancellations. No prizes for guessing what the problem was.

    They were a disgrace this morning as well, took me until 2 o'clock this afternoon to unclench my fists and ungrit my teeth. Their shitness at making trains get from A to B somewhere near the scheduled time is bad enough, but they just make it worse with their inability to communicate properly. Wasted 15 minutes this morning watching their platform display tell me that my train was permanently one minute away. When it arrived, the driver tells us it's terminating at New Cross rather than Cannon Street. Why couldn't you just tell me that 15 minutes ago, you useless twats?!
    Mr Largo, what do you think of their "we've cancelled your train you need a plan B" ?
  • MrLargo said:

    Get a nice early dart from work ready for Christmas, get to the station and it's all delays and cancellations. No prizes for guessing what the problem was.

    They were a disgrace this morning as well, took me until 2 o'clock this afternoon to unclench my fists and ungrit my teeth. Their shitness at making trains get from A to B somewhere near the scheduled time is bad enough, but they just make it worse with their inability to communicate properly. Wasted 15 minutes this morning watching their platform display tell me that my train was permanently one minute away. When it arrived, the driver tells us it's terminating at New Cross rather than Cannon Street. Why couldn't you just tell me that 15 minutes ago, you useless twats?!
    Mr Largo, what do you think of their "we've cancelled your train you need a plan B" ?
    Popcorn at the ready!!!!
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