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But surely the important question is why those delays occur? If it's infrastructure problems then Southern aren't to blame. In my experience the majority of issues are with signalling, congestion, fatalities, trespassers, overrunning engineering works etc- nothing to do with Southern although...

Looks like the 06.49 from West Worthing was today on time all the way to East Croydon where it departed a couple of mins late and arrived into London Bridge around a minute late so nothing too terrible.

Almost certainly, if that is the case, timetabling issues meaning the FCC has to wait to leave Brighton or wait at the signal before Preston Park whilst another train crosses towards Hove. There are a few trains it's almost impossible to keep on time due to these timetabling conflicts.

Will be interesting to monitor this service over the next week or so and, if and when delays happen, it will be equally interesting to note how much Southern can be blamed-or is it signalling (Network Rail), congestion, broken down trains (either Southern or FCC), engineering works (Network...

Just out of interest what train do you catch each morning and evening?

This. He/She lost concentration for a second, plus it's leaf fall season so the tracks are extra slippery. Happens from time to time because, guess what, train drivers are human. And if he'd done it at Brighton (which is unlikely as it's a terminus so he/she wouldn't "forget" they were stopping...