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I think I spot a pattern there, with the word "Thameslink". I've been coming back on a London Bridge Southern one that - unlike the Victoria service - doesn't stop at Gatwick. There's hardly been anyone standing on it and so I fully expect Southern to say it's under-utilised and to cancel it in...

My commute to London via Southern has been the best its been for years this week. They've added trains on my route and as they don't all stop at Gatwick they've not been packed.

As for a solution to the disputer - my thoughts are that the only way to compromise would be to focus on the safety aspect and not introduce the changes until some of these issues have been addressed. This could have the advantage of getting the unions to sign up for the changes while also not...

I've been on two trains that were cancelled (while I was on them) due to "faulty camera equipment". This never happened before the current dispute. From the comments of the MPs it suggests that the number of equipment failures of this type being reported is higher than previously. The cause is...

Tried driving to Three Bridges today to see what Thameslink were like this morning as I never normally go on them. I liked the way the train says "the doors will open automatically" when you're in London stations. I wish it was that easy on Southern. The train (coming from Brighton) was pretty...

I think the drivers' action makes it more likely that things will be resolved sooner. And recently I've noticed that the conductors have been much politer, presumably because they want to keep the commuters on side. That week in January sounds fun, though: Monday to Saturday! Presumably no...

There was a lively discussion - not ill natured, but fairly robust - between the guard and the passengers on my train back from London last night. I think the guard was well prepared for the arguments put against him and had had such discussions before. The advantage that the guards have is that...

As another commuter to London I'd say people are adapting to the strikes and general cancellations now it's become the new normal. I can't speak for others, but I would have thought no one particularly likes either Godiva or the RMT, but can probably live with the occasional strikes we have now...