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

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  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,445
    https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/service-updates/service-disruption?uq=638908550639150000#INCB725066BB32D4A4097392F5C577B5C16
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 11,101
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    A trainee has bowled in at 11:45 claiming there were 3 hour delays at his station today. I think he lives in or around Medway. Can anyone confirm this?
    Yes, he lives in Medway
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,445
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    A trainee has bowled in at 11:45 claiming there were 3 hour delays at his station today. I think he lives in or around Medway. Can anyone confirm this?
    Their Twitter feed shows no disruptions in that area today.
    https://x.com/Se_Railway
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,334
    clive said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    A trainee has bowled in at 11:45 claiming there were 3 hour delays at his station today. I think he lives in or around Medway. Can anyone confirm this?
    Their Twitter feed shows no disruptions in that area today.
    https://x.com/Se_Railway
    That Twitter feed is as much use as Todds_right_hook, last update 2023! Website says no serious delays until 11ish.

    His weekend is about to be ruined!
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,490
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    A trainee has bowled in at 11:45 claiming there were 3 hour delays at his station today. I think he lives in or around Medway. Can anyone confirm this?
    Yes, he lives in Medway
    But his caravan will have moved by the time he gets home. 
  • cafckev
    cafckev Posts: 2,939
    My son works on the stations in Medway and said no major delays out of Medway today
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,883
    Maybe he meant he had a 3 hour delay getting to the station.  Surely just a warning for him though. Learn from it. Work on better excuses
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,334
    swords_alive said:
    Maybe he meant he had a 3 hour delay getting to the station.  Surely just a warning for him though. Learn from it. Work on better excuses
    He has worked on his excuses, his one yesterday was "Sorry I had a job interview."
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,346
    iaitch said:
    Will there be a charge to use it?
    Yes, but only one way in the morning rush hour and the opposite way in the evening rush hour.
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,933
    cafckev said:
    My son works on the stations in Medway and said no major delays out of Medway today
    Grass

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  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 3,044
    R0TW said:
    cafckev said:
    My son works on the stations in Medway and said no major delays out of Medway today
    Grass
    I’m not certain that grass on the lines is a suitable excuse for being 3 hours late for work;-)
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 11,172
    CharltonKerry said:
    R0TW said:
    cafckev said:
    My son works on the stations in Medway and said no major delays out of Medway today
    Grass
    I’m not certain that grass on the lines is a suitable excuse for being 3 hours late for work;-)
    It was the ‘wrong type’ of grass.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,461
    FishCostaFortune said:
    CharltonKerry said:
    R0TW said:
    cafckev said:
    My son works on the stations in Medway and said no major delays out of Medway today
    Grass
    I’m not certain that grass on the lines is a suitable excuse for being 3 hours late for work;-)
    It was the ‘wrong type’ of grass.
    More of a weed type.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,515
    Perfectly good excuse for being 3 hours late for work. 'Grass was stronger than expected causing a delay to the train journey i normally get'.

    (Wake up bong hit me for six and i had to have a lie down to let the room settle before setting off to the station 3 hours later than normal)
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,445
    edited November 2025

    Wednesday 12/11/25 08.00

    A person has been hit by a train in the New Cross area. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, some lines between Lewisham and New Cross are closed and trains will be cancelled, delayed or revised.

    • Bexleyheath line services are suspended. Services will be cancelled or diverted on alternative routes
    • Services on other lines may experience delays but remain open

    Disruption is expected until 10:30.

    https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,554
    clive said:

    Wednesday 12/11/25 08.00

    A person has been hit by a train in the New Cross area. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, some lines between Lewisham and New Cross are closed and trains will be cancelled, delayed or revised.

    • Bexleyheath line services are suspended. Services will be cancelled or diverted on alternative routes
    • Services on other lines may experience delays but remain open

    Disruption is expected until 10:30.

    https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

    That was my train and it was at Lewisham station. Not sure why they keep saying 'the New Cross area'.

    Not sure what happened but I think they somehow went down the gap between the platform and the train. They immediately shut all lines and, after about 10 minutes, evacuated our train. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,334
    He survived but lost both his hands. Must have been an horrendous thing to witness.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,445
    https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/03/18/more-trains-to-charing-cross-and-the-liz-line-southeastern-metro-rail-improvements-due-this-year/
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,434
    clive said:
    https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/03/18/more-trains-to-charing-cross-and-the-liz-line-southeastern-metro-rail-improvements-due-this-year/

    The Sidcup line sees direct trains to the Elizabeth line at Abbey Wood return all-day rather than just the peaks at present. That’s another 2022 service reduction set to be reversed.


    Hopefully they return at weekend too 
  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,405
    As far as I can tell there will be no trains between Blackheath and Charlton on Saturday.
    The Kent bound 5.17 out of Charlton after the match is the loopy loop. It takes about 40 minutes to get to the environs of South East London.

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  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,445
    jose said:
    As far as I can tell there will be no trains between Blackheath and Charlton on Saturday.
    The Kent bound 5.17 out of Charlton after the match is the loopy loop. It takes about 40 minutes to get to the environs of South East London.

    Date:
    21 March - 22 March 2026 11:59 PM

    Routes affected:
    All routes via Lewisham

    Engineering work is taking place at Lewisham, closing the Bexleyheath line.

    Bexleyheath line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Bexleyheath (Saturday only) will not run.

    Trains between London Victoria and Dartford / Gravesend will not run. Services between London Cannon Street and Slade Green via Bexleyheath will be diverted to run via Sidcup and will not stop at Lewisham.

    Hayes line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Hayes (Kent) will not stop at Lewisham.

    Sidcup line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Dartford via Sidcup will not stop at Lewisham.

    Grove Park line: Trains between London Charing Cross and Sevenoaks will not call at Lewisham.

    Woolwich line (Saturday only): Trains between London Cannon Street and Dartford via Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal will be diverted between London Bridge and Charlton to run via Greenwich.

  • walshiesleftfoot
    walshiesleftfoot Posts: 1,270
    Heads up to anyone travelling from Medway early part of next season. Only 1 Thameslink train an hour to Luton up till the 29 th August 
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,226
    Also, Charing Cross and Waterloo East closed from 26th July to 16th August
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 8,062
    New experience for me tonight. 
    After being stuck on a broken down train for over 2hrs between Hither Green and Grove Park - had to climb down onto tracks and walk to the station. 

    It was shambolic as you would expect. 

  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 8,062
    And a NSFW for you train pervs….
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,461
    SuedeAdidas said:
    New experience for me tonight. 
    After being stuck on a broken down train for over 2hrs between Hither Green and Grove Park - had to climb down onto tracks and walk to the station. 

    It was shambolic as you would expect. 

    Are you the one with the pig or pony tail?
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,866
    edited June 16
    On the subject of trains, just had a scone and coffee at Dungeness RHDR station. Watched the diesel go off . Had a lovely chat with the train driver! Sat in cab with her was a German guy on holiday who Is a train driver by trade in Germany, but had paid to ride at the front with the driver as a unique experience on these wonderful trains.  I was so jealous we have decided to try and book the experience ourselves!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,168
    That’s the Germans for you, filth the lot of them 

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