Southeastern train disruption (franchise to be taken over by Govt p191)
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You forgot to mention the timetable for heat distortion of the rails due to our tropical summers.man_at_milletts said:I came across the 'leaf fall' timetable while looking up train times from my somewhat remote Kent station.
Can't wait to see the 'snow fall', 'rain fall', 'land slip', and 'conker fall' timetables.
NB I also noticed the prices of early morning trains to Victoria from here are roughly £30 return, but the one that gets you to London in time for work, i.e. arrives at Victoria at 08.03, is hiked up to £42.
Just that one train!
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This is interesting (it's not that interesting though, don't plan the rest of your day around when you're going to read this):
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/170984.aspx
These four TOCs, all of whom operate services in the South East, haven't found it necessary to introduce an amended timetable. Thameslink even run some of their services on the same lines as South Eastern (admittedly Southern have pretty much given up on even pretending to be a train operator).
C2C Essex
London Overground
Southern
Thameslink
Also interesting - 10 of South Eastern's lines subject to an amended timetable Monday to Friday, but only 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Apparently leaves only fall between Monday and Friday on the Hayes and Medway lines.
I'm not really sure what point I'm trying to make, but I'm sure that somewhere within those statistics is further evidence that South Eastern Trains are an incomptent bunch of thieves, cads and bounders.
Anyway, after 20 minutes of looking at timetable stuff, I'm feeling pretty hot and flushed. Think it's time I grabbed my copy of Rolling Stock Monthly and headed off to the Gents for a bit of lubricated relaxation.
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It's just a timetable accounting wheeze to try and manipulate their punctuality statistics. On paper, they look brilliant. On the platform, waiting in the pissing rain for a train that is never going to arrive, they just look like lying tossfarmers.5
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MrLargo said:
This is interesting (it's not that interesting though, don't plan the rest of your day around when you're going to read this):
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/170984.aspx
These four TOCs, all of whom operate services in the South East, haven't found it necessary to introduce an amended timetable. Thameslink even run some of their services on the same lines as South Eastern (admittedly Southern have pretty much given up on even pretending to be a train operator).
C2C Essex
London Overground
Southern
Thameslink
Also interesting - 10 of South Eastern's lines subject to an amended timetable Monday to Friday, but only 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Apparently leaves only fall between Monday and Friday on the Hayes and Medway lines.
I'm not really sure what point I'm trying to make, but I'm sure that somewhere within those statistics is further evidence that South Eastern Trains are an incomptent bunch of thieves, cads and bounders.
Anyway, after 20 minutes of looking at timetable stuff, I'm feeling pretty hot and flushed. Think it's time I grabbed my copy of Rolling Stock Monthly and headed off to the Gents for a bit of lubricated relaxation.
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I love it so much when you do one of these posts on this thread. Really makes my day.MrLargo said:This is interesting (it's not that interesting though, don't plan the rest of your day around when you're going to read this):
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/170984.aspx
These four TOCs, all of whom operate services in the South East, haven't found it necessary to introduce an amended timetable. Thameslink even run some of their services on the same lines as South Eastern (admittedly Southern have pretty much given up on even pretending to be a train operator).
C2C Essex
London Overground
Southern
Thameslink
Also interesting - 10 of South Eastern's lines subject to an amended timetable Monday to Friday, but only 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Apparently leaves only fall between Monday and Friday on the Hayes and Medway lines.
I'm not really sure what point I'm trying to make, but I'm sure that somewhere within those statistics is further evidence that South Eastern Trains are an incomptent bunch of thieves, cads and bounders.
Anyway, after 20 minutes of looking at timetable stuff, I'm feeling pretty hot and flushed. Think it's time I grabbed my copy of Rolling Stock Monthly and headed off to the Gents for a bit of lubricated relaxation.3 -
If there was s post of the year award, this would get my vote. Still laughing now 3 minutes laterAddickted2TheReds said:
Why didn't you get Acab?Acab said:You poor things. I comuted from Kidbrooke to Cannon St from 1971 to 1978 first weekly was a pound. Trains always late, never got a seat, standing usually in a smoker it’s wonder I’m still alive from all that shit. To cap it all there was a national strike about 74 for about 6 weeks I think. Had to walk from Ferrier to New Cross starting at 5am so I could catch the underground because buses were full. Some thing don’t change. Then the same for the evening as well.
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Chuckle chuckleAddickted2TheReds said:
Why didn't you get Acab?Acab said:You poor things. I comuted from Kidbrooke to Cannon St from 1971 to 1978 first weekly was a pound. Trains always late, never got a seat, standing usually in a smoker it’s wonder I’m still alive from all that shit. To cap it all there was a national strike about 74 for about 6 weeks I think. Had to walk from Ferrier to New Cross starting at 5am so I could catch the underground because buses were full. Some thing don’t change. Then the same for the evening as well.
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You need to get Today's Railways (UK) edition. £42 for 12 issues, a bargain.MrLargo said:This is interesting (it's not that interesting though, don't plan the rest of your day around when you're going to read this):
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/170984.aspx
These four TOCs, all of whom operate services in the South East, haven't found it necessary to introduce an amended timetable. Thameslink even run some of their services on the same lines as South Eastern (admittedly Southern have pretty much given up on even pretending to be a train operator).
C2C Essex
London Overground
Southern
Thameslink
Also interesting - 10 of South Eastern's lines subject to an amended timetable Monday to Friday, but only 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Apparently leaves only fall between Monday and Friday on the Hayes and Medway lines.
I'm not really sure what point I'm trying to make, but I'm sure that somewhere within those statistics is further evidence that South Eastern Trains are an incomptent bunch of thieves, cads and bounders.
Anyway, after 20 minutes of looking at timetable stuff, I'm feeling pretty hot and flushed. Think it's time I grabbed my copy of Rolling Stock Monthly and headed off to the Gents for a bit of lubricated relaxation.
They have a section at the back for readers letters entitled 'Grumpy Old Man'.
I'm thinking of sending a few of the CL posts there :-)
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Don’t recognise that train, is it Canadian?Macronate said:MrLargo said:This is interesting (it's not that interesting though, don't plan the rest of your day around when you're going to read this):
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/170984.aspx
These four TOCs, all of whom operate services in the South East, haven't found it necessary to introduce an amended timetable. Thameslink even run some of their services on the same lines as South Eastern (admittedly Southern have pretty much given up on even pretending to be a train operator).
C2C Essex
London Overground
Southern
Thameslink
Also interesting - 10 of South Eastern's lines subject to an amended timetable Monday to Friday, but only 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Apparently leaves only fall between Monday and Friday on the Hayes and Medway lines.
I'm not really sure what point I'm trying to make, but I'm sure that somewhere within those statistics is further evidence that South Eastern Trains are an incomptent bunch of thieves, cads and bounders.
Anyway, after 20 minutes of looking at timetable stuff, I'm feeling pretty hot and flushed. Think it's time I grabbed my copy of Rolling Stock Monthly and headed off to the Gents for a bit of lubricated relaxation.9 -
Come on you lot - it could be much worse. Think of what all these disruptions are doing to the lives of those trainspotters at Palace. No goals, no points and no trains. Life must be truly desperate - enough to make them want to jump in front of one. Assuming, of course, they could find a train to do so.0
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Is that the trespasser on the Greenwich line again?0
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So who can guess what South Eastern's Twitter Profile Picture is at the moment? A train in a picturesque setting, a nice picture of a station, a friendly train driver sitting in his cabin, or perhaps a Revenue Protection Officer attacking an elderly passenger for presenting a Senior Railcard that's 2 days past its annual expiry date? Surely something which reassures you that they are a train company and the correct people to contact if you have some feedback about a recent journey or need information on how to claim compensation for your recent 11 hour journey from Woolwich Arsenal to Woolwich Dockyard?
It's none of those things. Can anyone give me a decent explanation for why they are currently masquerading as a high end farmers' market, cos it looks to me like another attempt to try and skive off dealing with complaints from angry passengers?
https://twitter.com/Se_Railway
"Hi @Se_Railway, my trains been late every morning for the last 3 months, what are you gonna do about it?!" -
"Sorry @MrLargo, we're just a Farmer's Market. I can only answer questions about organic carrots"
Pathetic thieving shits.2 -
Looks like the building next to Canterbury West station ? Former goods shed or something.0
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Lovely place the Goods shed. Great food.Hertsseasider said:Looks like the building next to Canterbury West station ? Former goods shed or something.
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They can't afford to turn the lights on in the carriage I'm in!4
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Crafty wank time?Plumstead_Micky said:They can't afford to turn the lights on in the carriage I'm in!
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I've had to do that myself a good few times over the years.DaveMehmet said:And we think we’ve got it bad:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-420098391 -
Utter scoundrels.DaveMehmet said:And we think we’ve got it bad:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-420098393 -
I used their Delay Repay scheme for the first time last week to claim back for two delayed journeys home.
On the plus side, it was relatively easy and have had quite quick confirmation that it has been approved.
Now I just need to decide what to with all of the £2.40 (total).2 - Sponsored links:
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Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
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The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
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Going at fucking snails pace all the bloody way.
Of course there are no seats. Love a bit of standing me.
Good thing the guard has decided to hide today as if he came through asking for tickets I reckon he'd have got a punch or three.1 -
The excuses today keep switching between a broken down train and an object on the tracks. Which suggests to me it's just them lying. And their inability to sort out a schedule is the real problem.1
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you ok hun? xxcantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
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The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
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cantersaddick said:
Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
Angry canters
Seem to remember someone posting on this thread a while back saying that Canters would love the commute back into London for about five minutes... After that he'd lose patience completely and try to take control of the train in his frustrationDaveMehmet said:
you ok hun? xxcantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
Angry canters
I think that day has actually arrived.9 -
Did you leave earlier than usual today?cantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
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The first of very many!ForeverAddickted said:cantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
Angry canters
Seem to remember someone posting on this thread a while back saying that Canters would love the commute back into London for about five minutes... After that he'd lose patience completely and try to take control of the train in his frustrationDaveMehmet said:
you ok hun? xxcantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
Angry canters
I think that day has actually arrived.2 -
Yes I did and got in more than 15 mins later than I would usually. Joke.cafcdave123 said:
Did you leave earlier than usual today?cantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
Angry canters
No I didn't take control of the train although I bloody should have. Just had a very stressful morning..
Carry on.1 -
We'd never have guessed.....cantersaddick said:
Yes I did and got in more than 15 mins later than I would usually. Joke.cafcdave123 said:
Did you leave earlier than usual today?cantersaddick said:Fucking bastard, shitface, twatty, cock sucking, excuse making, lying, shit eating, cunting wankers. The lot of them.
ARGGHGGHGGHGGGG
The one fucking day I need to get to work dead on time and we're 40 mins fucking late. Joke joke joke.
Angry canters
No I didn't take control of the train although I bloody should have. Just had a very stressful morning..
Carry on.3 -
It's really stressful when you need to be in on time. I had it the other week so I caught the DLR as I really couldn't be late as vip meetings and I didn't trust Southeastern. The DLR is so reliable it runs on time, all day every day.
That morning, someone got sick on the DLR in front and I got thrown off at Limehouse.
Thank god for a black cab that got me there in time.
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