Why do commuters feel SouthEastern should loose their franchise?
Although I do tend to stay away from politics the one big topic over the recent months has been about the dire state of the rail network covering the southeast of England operated by SouthEastern. It...
View ArticleHow a single train can cripple an entire network
This morning a train failed between two main stations, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. Although this happened just before 8am it caused chaos across the entire southern half of the network which was felt well...
View ArticleWritten answers in House of Commons about Southeastern Franchise
The following is a set of Written Answers in the House of Commons dated 20 Dec 2010. It contains details of some of the figures being used in determining if SouthEastern retain their franchise when...
View ArticleSoutheastern Franchise no public consultation and continuation if awarded...
Southeastern could find that its franchise will be extended to cover the period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014 with no public consultation. Also if it is awarded then it would be at the price agreed in...
View ArticleA good commentary of one of the HS1 trai
A good commentary of one of the HS1 trains stuck in the tunnel this morning by @garethhector #southeastern http://setra.in/s/vd #hatetravel
View ArticleAh brilliant #southeastern 18:21 Charing
Ah brilliant #southeastern 18:21 Charing X to Ashford cancelled – now I’m going to presume this is the hastings obstruction causing that train to be stuck? Who knows Dear Peter Mount, Disruption has...
View ArticleSoutheastern Contact Detals
A new avenue for disgruntled SouthEastern Trains commuters to voice their complaints at the regular disruption, poor customer service and rip-off fares has arisen, perhaps you’d like to get in touch...
View ArticleThe ideal Christmas present for a Southeastern commuter…
Over on 853Blog there’s a post of a couple of Christmas present ideas for the Southeastern commuter… well I was going to put this up as part of the surviving winter on Southeastern series but here is...
View ArticleWhy do commuters feel SouthEastern should loose their franchise?
Although I do tend to stay away from politics the one big topic over the recent months has been about the dire state of the rail network covering the southeast of England operated by SouthEastern. It...
View ArticleHow a single train can cripple an entire network
This morning a train failed between two main stations, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. Although this happened just before 8am it caused chaos across the entire southern half of the network which was felt well...
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