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[Travel] Southern Fail - Strike tomorrow and Thursday



Giraffe

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I'm trying to get from Worthing to Manchester by train tomorrow morning do I have any chance of making the Worthing to Victoria stretch on time so I can get my Manchester train?
 


Madafwo

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Nov 11, 2013
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Worthing to Victoria direct dumped the guards nearly a year ago, you should be fine.
 






Sussex Nomad

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Aug 26, 2010
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According to Clapham Junction yesterday there will be serious disruption to the Southern service and queuing will be in place on platforms, I'd take it being fine a little dubious, but you may be lucky. I'm driving to Notting Hill for the next two days, not much fun but I don't trust the railway.
 




beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
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According to Clapham Junction yesterday there will be serious disruption to the Southern service and queuing will be in place on platforms, I'd take it being fine a little dubious, but you may be lucky. I'm driving to Notting Hill for the next two days, not much fun but I don't trust the railway.

wouldnt that be South Western who also have a strike, more impacted as they'll actually have staff off? as far i see from trains running in previous strikes, Southern OBS staff are not taking part (a lot of new faces).
 












Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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8.32 West Worthing to Victoria cancelled [emoji849]
 




Sussex Nomad

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wouldnt that be South Western who also have a strike, more impacted as they'll actually have staff off? as far i see from trains running in previous strikes, Southern OBS staff are not taking part (a lot of new faces).

Southern are definitely part of this strike, there are 5 rail companies all told. How much participation involves Southern I have no idea, but I wasn't taking the chance.
 




Common as Mook

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Jul 26, 2004
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Absolute breeze getting into Victoria this morning. The strike is totally ineffectual.
 






Arthur

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Jul 8, 2003
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Another vote for service is better on strike days than normal.

Also I feel the service has improved an awful lot since DOO. So credit where credit is due Southern.
 


albionite

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May 20, 2009
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Another vote for service is better on strike days than normal.

Also I feel the service has improved an awful lot since DOO. So credit where credit is due Southern.

Helps when you have a few mp's on your line that southern bend backwards to please.
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
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Southern are definitely part of this strike, there are 5 rail companies all told. How much participation involves Southern I have no idea, but I wasn't taking the chance.

though Southern staff maybe striking, since they already transitioned from guards to OBS/DOO the impact is next to nothing. even had my ticket checked this morning.
 


rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011
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RMT Strikes usually make the trains a lot better.

This has certainly been my experience. Fewer trains but those that do run are on time and all have a decent number of carriages.

Are the strikes still about who gets to push the button to open and close the doors? I lost interest long ago.
 



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