Trains/Travel Disruption
Shocking (again) at London Bridge last night, trying to get home.
When I finally got on a (massively delayed) train, it must have been one of the most packed trains I have ever been on.
Two/three days after the snow fell, and its still a struggle to provide any sort of coherent service.
Run a rail service? I doubt they could run a bath.
When I finally got on a (massively delayed) train, it must have been one of the most packed trains I have ever been on.
Two/three days after the snow fell, and its still a struggle to provide any sort of coherent service.
Run a rail service? I doubt they could run a bath.
Perhaps you missed the post above yours?
There was a signal failure at Victoria last night which knocked out four platforms on the Southern side of the station (as opposed to the Southeastern side). At one point, trains were queueing all the way back to Thornton Heath waiting to get into Victoria.
This occurred as the service was still recovering after emergency engineering works to a broken rail near Norwood Junction and a broken down train at Battersea Park.
Angry commuters will not want to hear excuses, I fully appreciate that, if your train does not turn up at your station at the time you expect it, you have every right to feel aggrieved.
But you must understand that each of you is one commuter at one station. Southern Control must take actions that please as many commuters at as many stations as they possibly can.
All those trains queueing to get into Victoria last night arrived late. In some cases almost two hours late. If nothing is done, every other service which that train forms is also going to be two hours late.
You'd feel even more angry if, for example, your train home from work after a night out was 30 minutes late because a passenger was taken ill on a train in the morning rush hour.......
The signal failure at Vic had to be fixed. People who were able to fix it had to get to the scene. Then identify the fault. Then source the part necessary to fix it. Then fix it. Then test it. It all takes time. Its not a case of....oh no theres a signal failure....wave a magic wand and the fault is fixed and all the service miraculously returns to normal in minutes. Trains are out of place. Train drivers are out of place. Conductors are out of place.
Incidentally, signal failures and broken rails are infrastructure problems. IE NETWORK RAIL. Southern's services are only as good as the rails they run on. You don't moan at National Express when a coach gets stuck in road works....
This big long essay might help. Some of you might now just be beginning to understand what running a railway involves.
Some of you, of course, will still have the ar$e about Southern's crap service. A cross I shall just have to bear
There was a signal failure at Victoria last night which knocked out four platforms on the Southern side of the station (as opposed to the Southeastern side). At one point, trains were queueing all the way back to Thornton Heath waiting to get into Victoria.
This occurred as the service was still recovering after emergency engineering works to a broken rail near Norwood Junction and a broken down train at Battersea Park.
Angry commuters will not want to hear excuses, I fully appreciate that, if your train does not turn up at your station at the time you expect it, you have every right to feel aggrieved.
But you must understand that each of you is one commuter at one station. Southern Control must take actions that please as many commuters at as many stations as they possibly can.
All those trains queueing to get into Victoria last night arrived late. In some cases almost two hours late. If nothing is done, every other service which that train forms is also going to be two hours late.
You'd feel even more angry if, for example, your train home from work after a night out was 30 minutes late because a passenger was taken ill on a train in the morning rush hour.......
The signal failure at Vic had to be fixed. People who were able to fix it had to get to the scene. Then identify the fault. Then source the part necessary to fix it. Then fix it. Then test it. It all takes time. Its not a case of....oh no theres a signal failure....wave a magic wand and the fault is fixed and all the service miraculously returns to normal in minutes. Trains are out of place. Train drivers are out of place. Conductors are out of place.
Incidentally, signal failures and broken rails are infrastructure problems. IE NETWORK RAIL. Southern's services are only as good as the rails they run on. You don't moan at National Express when a coach gets stuck in road works....
This big long essay might help. Some of you might now just be beginning to understand what running a railway involves.
Some of you, of course, will still have the ar$e about Southern's crap service. A cross I shall just have to bear
SOUTHERN TRAINS DISRUPTION PREDICTED
Southern's website warns of more disruption tomorrow, Friday.
More snow is forecast across most of Southern's network overnight and tomorrow morning.
Admin, if you feel the need to recreate your Travel thread that was an excellent idea earlier in the week, what do you think? I'm not sure exactly where and how bad, not really got time to study the weather sites.
More snow is forecast across most of Southern's network overnight and tomorrow morning.
Admin, if you feel the need to recreate your Travel thread that was an excellent idea earlier in the week, what do you think? I'm not sure exactly where and how bad, not really got time to study the weather sites.
Looks like we might get some late Friday night if this Snowfall Map is right...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7865477.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7865477.stm
Well no Ronski - that was rain/sleet. The heavy snow was being forecast for 9am today. It actually started at 7.15am. Wife has set off to test the 176. Will resurrect the travel summary thread when I have gathered some info.
EDIT: Now at http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3080
(No probs at 07:40)
Admin
EDIT: Now at http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3080
(No probs at 07:40)
Admin