The cynic in me was wondering whether it was to do with reducing Delay Repay claims for the 15min late payments as I believe they are calculated on the departure time of the next station so for example
Train scheduled to leave at 3pm due to arrive at Hampden Park at 3.04pm train 15 mins late...
Quick question which I was trying to work out earlier, the trains from Eastbourne to Brighton ( well the peak ones certainly ) that stop at Berwick allow longer journey intervals than those that don't - for example it normally states 4 mins from Eastbourne to Hampden Park but its 6 mins on the...
Frustrating at Falmer at 2 today
Train to Lewes and later train to Ore both delayed, gets to 2.05 and says train to Ore will be there at 2.14 on screen, announcement goes out to say Ore train is delayed and next train into station is the earlier Lewes train, train comes in and is the Ore train...
One for those more in the know but just spoke to someone in ticket office who said he heard drivers have been offered a £5-7k increase to operate how Southern want
If true will be interesting to see what happens and where that leaves the "safety issues"
However lets all cheer at them winning awards today at the Railway Innovation Awards including the prize for Passenger Experience!!!
They also won the award for its approach to the environment, presumably the innovative approach is to run no trains at all and then you don't damage the...
Mainly because it is the norm now, will probably get people reacting if a day went with no issues!
For me, massively packed train this morning to Brighton which I paid to stand ( always very busy ) and then coming back cancelled trains towards Eastbourne and having to change at Lewes to more...
It has been a shambles today, I can take trains being late- however annoying it is but the misinformation is horrendous
Waiting for train to Falmer at Polegate this morning, Brighton train due in one minute - message on tannoy to say stand back as train not stopping only for a train to stop one...