SMBJones

Good afternoon to those who remember me...just thought I would pop in and say hello and hope all is well with your stations Sad to say I left Southern back in November but still in the industry (in a way!!) Best wishes Barry KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It looks like Bazza has left the train company he > worked with. > > He was kind enough to PM me to advise. > > FYI.

Hi, would love to be part of the day and will be bringing my management team along as well As you are aware I have donated prizes of some kind in the past, First Class Tickets, etc, this year I have something a little bit special I can arrange a tour of The Shard @ London Bridge (will be tallest building in Europe) and be one of the first members of the public to have a look at the site and the fantastic views across London. I am planning a tour with my team to go up so will extend this to the lucky winner and guest. The Shard is not due for completion until May 2012 so as you can appreciate a worthwhile prize. I have attached a picture taken from the 45th floor Or a return trip to Croydon on a Southern Service......not fussed either way:) Kind regards Barry

The answer is yes...... Peckham is part of our plans to increase Ticket Machines Regards Barry

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS USING LONDON BRIDGE STATION THIS WEEKEND As part of the on-going Shard project, the bus station at London Bridge station will be demolished and rebuilt. The existing canopy roof over the bus station will be removed on each of the four weekends in March. The first weekend to be affected is this weekend, 5th and 6th March. The work will require a complete closure of the bus station meaning that there will be no vehicular access to the front of the station. During these weekend closures: ? Taxis will relocate outside of the station. If you need a taxi, you will need to make your way to the temporary rank near the London Dungeon attraction at Tooley Street. There will be Marshals in the vicinity who will help you to find the rank if you need assistance. ? Buses will not be able to serve the station while the work is taking place, so services 17, 43, 48, 141, 149, N21 and N343 will pick up and drop off passengers at locations near to the station. For details of where these services will operate from, please click on the link below: http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/app/webroot/files/cache/PG20567_London_Bridge_Canopy_A5.pdf ? The footbridge to Guy?s Hospital will also be closed so passengers will need to access the hospital via the Joiner Street tube exit. ? Passengers who require mobility assistance will be able to speak to any member of station staff, or to any of the marshals outside the station to arrange assistance. Please note that there will be no vehicular access to the front of the station, so please use Tooley Street to pick up and drop off those who require mobility assistance. Step free access to the station and platforms is available from Tooley Street via Joiner Street. During the closures easy to follow signage and extra bus station staff and customer information assistants will be on hand to provide help and information for you. Lastly, apologies for not responding to some of the postings, I have been extremely busy over the last two weeks, I will ensure that postings etc are answered by this Friday Many thanks Barry

Hi Loz This makes sense now, any off peak tickets of this kind have a special restriction on them, this is so gate staff can check that passengers are not travelling during peak times, hence them being barred through the gates Sorry! Barry Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Loz Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Barry - I often have to travel out of London by > > train from Paddington. I buy my ticket from > the > > machine at East Dulwich. But, when I travel > out > > the gates at London Bridge won't accept my > ticket > > and I have to get an attendant to let me out. > The > > same occurs on the way back at LB. The > > underground accepts my ticket and the gates at > > Paddington accept it, but not London Bridge. > Do > > you know why this happens and can it be fixed? > > SMBJones Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Hi, to get to the route of these issues and > deal > > with it, I need to know what code flashes up on > > the gate line when you try to gain entry. Once > I > > have the codes (ask the staff if unsure, they > will > > see the number on the system) I can look into > this > > for you. > > Hi Barry, > > Finally got round to checking this and the code > that comes up is "105". > > And if it is any help, it's a Super Off Peak > ticket. > > Loz

Hi LOROL trains will be stopping however the station itself will remian under Southeastern Barry Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Barry, > > I know Denmark Hill isn't under your remit, but do > you know if the station's being transferred to > LOROL or staying with Southeastern in 2012?

Hi Dont worry about sending these through, however I do expect my staff to be more proactive! This has now been faulted Barry Ladygooner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to bother you Barry, but the light is out at > the bottom of Platform 2. Is there anyone else we > can email about ED station to save you the > trouble?

Hi, There have been few postings regarding the 0921 from ED to London Bridge, I now have some information from the Southern Performance team, I will try and keep this simple as possible Each train route/service has its own unique code, in this case the 0921 is(2E72) The information below relates to the service when the new time table was introduced on December 13th last year. Trains booked 34 ? 2 were cancelled due to driver and stock shortage. On average the train departs East Dulwich 7 late and the most common departure time is 3 late. On average the train arrives at LB 5 late and the most common arrival time is Right Time. 17 trains (55%) of the trains that run are Time to 5, of which 14 trains (45%) were Right Time. 11 (35%) have been over 10 late, much of which occurred between 16/12 and 18/01. The reasons for the delays have been various; however, many of the delays are because of an unexplained loss in running, which is causing knock-on delays to the service. Also the severe weather during December caused considerable problems. The ?2E? services are now subject to an investigation by the Right Time Railway Group for the area. They are studying the clash in timings in and around the Streatham area - particularly at Streatham South Junction. I will keep you informed of the outcomes and hopefully we can find a solution and get it rectified ASAP. In the meantime I will continue to monitor the 2E's through my route I can only apologise for the inconvenience this has caused but we are now looking for a solution Regards Barry

Hi The new "Piazza" will be on the opposite side of the station and it will also create a 2nd entrance. The new retail units will formed from the bricked up arches, these are still in discussion as to how they will be refurbished The main bridge itself is indeed a real mess and I have been onto Network Rail regarding the graffiti, since reading your posting I have sent an email to another contact and hopefully we can get this sorted with the Queens Road refurb The ELL is scheduled to run through from May 2012, two of my small stations will come under LOROL's remit at the same time, those being Clapham High St and Wandsworth Road. Queens Road Peckham and Peckham Rye will remain in Southern's franchise. Unfortunately there are no current plans for escalators or lifts I am afraid Barry Shane Clarke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Barry - Your note that Queens Road Peckham is to > get a new piazza (where?), entrance (where?) and > retail units is all very interesting and > encouraging. Have you any further details? > > Also, I understand that the East London Line will > not arrive in QRP until later Dec 2012. Are there > any plans to invest in elevators or esculators. > There are a lots of young mothers with prams and > elderdy folk for whom this would really help open > up travel opportunities. > > Finally, could something creative be done with the > bridge over Queens Road to disguise the graffiti > and perhaps provide a welcome to the area. Have a > look at what they've done in Kilburn as a really > creative example. > http://www.signalproject.com/kilburn-tube-mural > > Keep up the good work. Cheers, Shane

Hi Sorry for the inconvenience this has caused There are new posters/maps outside the station stating clearly where the bus replacements are situated, hopefully no more issues in the future Barry bloonoo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hiya > Know this probably isn't your area and I always > seem to be moaning on this thread (sorry!!) but do > you know who I can complain to regarding the rail > replacement service that never turned up > yesterday? According to the national rail site, > there was replacement services to London Bridge at > 16.27, 16.40 and 16.57. I turned up at 16.15, > waited at the wrong stop (the sign on the bin > really wasn't that helpful - 'sorry there's no > trains running to london today'), a bus came along > but it was for Victoria and the drover said the LB > ones were on the opposite side of the road (at > this point this was the first rail replacement > service, hadn't seen any on the other side of the > road). So off I trundled to the other side of the > road, waiting for 45 mins for a bus that never > appears whilst missing plenty of 40s and 176s. I > ended up darting across the road to jump on a 176 > as it was clear the rail replacement wasn't going > to turn up. It would have been helpful for the > sign on the bin to say which bus stop to wait at > for which London destination, and how regular the > busses were also. > Thanks in advance and sorry again for constantly > complaining!!

Hi I am afraid this is correct, they constructing the new roof over the old, these crane movements are very delicate operations and have to have clear space underneath hence closing the concourse off at night (elf and safety as you put it) I keep promising that I will update the London Bridge situation as there will be a lot of disruption over the next 9 months. I will sit down over the next few days and post regarding this Glad you like the new shelter Barry Ladygooner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Barry - many thanks for the new shelter on > Platform 1 - very welcome today! > > I have a question about the closing off of > platforms 13-16 at night. You have to go up and > down the bridge to reach these platforms late at > night. The railway staff yesterday told me it's > because of the cranes working at the Shard and > 'elf and safety. Do they really use these cranes > at night or was he just fobbing me off?

Hi I have sent an email to our performance team and I have requested some data on this service, I will get back to you asap Barry plimsoul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hi > > sorry but it's a very specific moan called the > 09:21 from east dulwich to london bridge. i will > admit that last week there were 2 days when i > didn't get the train but does this ever, i mean > EVER, roll in on time? it's the first train in > over 15 minutes and more often than not it's > late. > > why?? it's driving me crazy. today it was a broken > down train, the other day a signal, before that a > faulty train. what is up with wimbledon? > > i am sorry but it's just not good enough in what > is considered 'peak time' to be happening this > frequently. > > thanks.

Hi Yes there are plans to refurbish the old waiting room on platform 3 as well as the toilets. I am awaiting dates for works to commence Barry spanglysteve Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is there any chance of getting a waiting room on > Platform 3 of Peckham Rye similar to that between > platforms 1 and 2? Its always so cold and windy > there and even standing in the stairwell does not > really have any impact.

Hi I was discussing this issue whilst at London Bridge, please see response from my Station Manager Regards Barry The oyster reader the passenger is referring to is the one on the luggage gate platforms 9 & 10, we did have an issue where when TFL did a down load it would tweak the reader to accept entry only and not both exit and entry, it was noticed last summer and the reason behind the fault was not obvious and took a while to diagnose and then find a remedy, I can confirm once the fault was picked up a note was put over the reader advising passengers and gateline staff to only tap if entering. In November 2010 this was eventually rectified and has worked accepting both entry and exit since then. I think this passenger understandably may have add issues when first installed and now makes a decision to avoid tapping when leaving the station, but we can reassure the passenger that this has been rectified and she should no longer have issues using this reader clux Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you Barry > > One little thing that has now been niggling me for > a year - when i travel to London Bridge on the > train and then swap to the underground i have to > go through the large gate that a member of staff > has to open for me as i have a pram with me. > EVERYTIME i swipe my oyster card there it thinks > i'm going out not in and fines me. I have > mentioned this to the staff there dozens of times > and months ago stopped using that oyster reader > and instead insisting that they let me use a > different one. They are obviously aware of the > problem but nothing has been done about it in a > whole year. I have also spoken to the Oyster > Customer Services about it on numerous occasions. > > Barry, I know the Underground isn't your > department but do you have any idea what I can do > to get this sorted please?

Clux/Loz Hi, to get to the route of these issues and deal with it, I need to know what code flashes up on the gate line when you try to gain entry. Once I have the codes (ask the staff if unsure, they will see the number on the system) I can look into this for you. On a positive note, London Bridge (April onwards) we will see the brand new gates being installed, these are very state of the art so hopefully no more issues in relation to Oyster Barry

Hi The new shelter at East Dulwich on the London bound platform (and apologies it has taken so long)the works will commence tomorrow In addition, I am also waiting for the installation dates for the new Customer Information Screens for the entrance to platform 1 at ED At Peckham Rye we are looking at refurbishing the redundant toilets on platform 4, refurbishing toilets on platform 3, and also looking at the small waiting room on platform 3 (not to be confused with the Old Billiard Room) And lastly at Peckham Rye we are looking at demolishing some redundant buildings on platform 1 and 2 thus creating some extra space (very tight as we know)installing new wind breakers and shelters, again I am waiting for dates for these works to commence Queens Road Peckham will get a new piazza to the front, a second entrance with new Oyster Pads, there also talks taking place regarding the unused/boarded up arches and turning them into retail units (currently being discussed) I still need to update on London Bridge and will do so after I have attended a meeting later this week with the project managers and contractors who are building the "Shard" Regards Barry

Hi, Please see below, 2 of the three answered Regards Barry klikker22 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dear Barry > I've moved to Peckham Rye recently, and think its > great that you have this forum on here. I'm afraid > I haven't scanned through all 35 pages on this > thread, but wanted to suggest a few improvements > for the station, if its not too rude: > > - Please can you stop the yellow 'warning' pages > on the information screens at PMR station - it's > so annoying if you are trying to decide which > train to get (in a hurry), and you have to wait > for an extra 10 seconds for the train time screen > to come up - the warning pages are completely > illegible anyway, and pretty pointless - please > can we just have a constant display of the train > times and platforms? If its not possible to remove > from both the info screens, please can we at least > remove it from the one at the top of the stairs? I will speak with our control centre to see if we solve this one by speeding the program up > > - Would it be possible to install another > oyster/ticket machine at PMR station? - every > morning there is queue of about 3-4 people and > I've missed trains each time I've had to wait 5 > minutes to top up the oyster/buy travelcard. All > tube stations have more than one machine, why > can't our local train station have one, which must > serve thousands of passengers each day. Yes, we are in the process at Southern at installing extra Ticket Machines, I will update accordingly when I have a date for installation at Peckham Rye > > - Why is it not possible to get advance warnings > of delays and cancellations? Last month when there > was the snow, I was trying to get a FCC train to > Farringdon, and the screen said it was delayed by > about 5 minutes; I kept waiting for another 10 > minutes (and in the mean time missed a train to > LBR) and when I eventually pushed the info button, > they told me it was cancelled; this is just > completely crap and there is no excuse. Also, most > mornings when the trains are delayed (I've yet to > see a train that was on time in the 6 weeks I've > lived here), the screen downstairs says the train > is on time, and then when I get up to the > platform, it is 5 minutes late. Shouldn't the two > information systems be consistent? I am looking into this one and will update soon, in the meantime I will speak with FCC > > I'm sorry to grumble, but these kind of little > irritations cause stress when you have to commute Dont be sorry, I am here to listen > every day. > Thanks...

Hi There has only been one cancellation (around 1400 hrs) , my Group Manager has checked with our train planning department and all is ok Barry meadow408 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hello > I just checked national rail website and basically > every other train from London Victoria to Peckham > Rye is cancelled. what is the reason for this? > harldy the snow, is it? thanks

Morning A couple of things Southern running another normal service tomorrow (hopefully no more snow untill Christmas day and for it to melt by 27th) Please be aware that we will be shutting down early on Christmas Eve Saturday services will run between 27th and 31st December If you go back a page or so, I posted all last services for all Train Operators for Christmas Eve I would also like to thank you all for patience and understanding during this horrible weather we have been experiencing I will post another update on Thursday (if needed) after that I am taking a well earnt break and will return on Monday 3rd January Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2011 Best wishes Barry Jones Area Manager London Bridge/Metro East

Hi Like today Southern will be running a normal timetable tomorrow, however South West Trains a running a revised timetable today and not sure what they are doing tomorrow. Most Train Operating Companies are playing it on a day to day basis. I have just look at a long range forcast and it states more snow on way. Sorry, this is the best I can do Barry Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Barry, > I am meant to be visiting my mum in Dorchester > tommorow. Internet information shows trains > running normally, but realistically do you think > it is safe to make the journey from Peckham rye if > wanting to get back same day? thanks.

Hi I know there cancellations and delays, but I am aware services were running from platform 3 Peckham Rye to Victoria on the Southeastern services. I will speak with my duty manager to clarify Barry Chiara Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dear Barry Jones > I checked Southern Rail website on Saturday 18 Dec > around midday,and clicked on to latest > information, because I had hoped to travel to > Victoria from Peckham Rye. Along with > announcement of delays and early closure was a map > of the network showing the lines that Southern > Rail were attempting to keep open. Although SR > was running trains to and from the south coast, > the SLL that runs from Victoria to London Bridge > was closed. I don't understand why SR was not able > to run this line, which must have been less > affected by the snow than the longer distance > lines. > Chiara

Hi As you can see from the pictures, our trains are delicate and as you know they are run of electric from the 3rd rail. You can see in picture one, the build up of ice has affected all the pipes and the part where the shoe touches the rail to draw power. As you can appreciate when you hack this away, sometimes can damage some parts and in addition collects more snow and ice when travelling. The second picture shows the front of one of our services which is frozen solid, even more so where the units attach to other carriages Just though I would show you an example of what the units look like and hope this helps Barry Weegee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Peckham native Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > From Southern's website - might explain the > fewer > > carriages > > > > Updated 7 December 10:00hrs > > We are running a normal weekday timetable > today, > > Tuesday 7 December. > > However, we are sorry that some trains will > have > > fewer coaches than normal this week as some > > coaches were damaged in last week's snow. Our > > engineers are working hard to get all our > trains > > back in service as soon as possible. > > > > For details of any cancellations and > short-formed > > trains, please see our live running pages or > > journey check. > > Trains damaged by snow....LOL!! > > Ooh they are delicate things...these mechanical > carriages

Dear all I have been in a meeting today reference the weather. Southern have decided to run a revised time table tomorrow. No more snow is forcast tonight but will hit about 6am in the morning. Below are the revised times for your stations. Any other information or timings please refer to Southern's website London Bridge to London Bridge (via Forest Hill, Crystal Palace and Tulse Hill) A half hourly service will operate at 06 and 36 past the hour calling at New Cross Gate (11 and 41) Brockley (14 and 44) Honor Oak Park (17 and 47) Forest Hill (19 and 49) Sydenham (22 and 52) Crystal Palace (30 and 00) Gipsy Hill (32 and 02) West Norwood (35 and 05) Tulse Hill (39 and 09) North Dulwich (42 and 12) East Dulwich (44 and 14) Peckham Rye (46 and 16) Queens Road (49 and 19) South Bermondsey (51 and 21) London Bridge arr 56 and 26. The first train will be at 06.06 and the last train will be at 22.06. London Bridge to London Bridge (via Tulse Hill, Crystal Palace and Forest Hill) A half hourly service will operate at 03 and 33 past the hour calling at South Bermondsey (07 and 37) Queens Road (09 and 39) Peckham Rye (12 and 42) East Dulwich (15 and 45) North Dulwich (17 and 47) Tulse Hill (21 and 51) West Norwood (24 and 54) Gipsy Hill (27 and 57) Crystal Palace (depart 39 and 09) Sydenham (12 and 42) Forest Hill (15 and 45) Honor Oak Park (17 and 47) Brockley (20 and 50) New Cross Gate (22 and 52) London Bridge arr 29 and 59. The first train will be at 06.03 and the last train will be at 21.33. Regards Barry

Hi Really sorry about this, I have fed this through to our head of control. I know there were issues on the route first thing this morning Barry goldilocks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Barry, > > This morning the 06:39 just showed as 'delayed' > then never turned up. I pressed the button for > info on the station twice but both times it rang > and no one answered. Whilst I understand that > there are occasionally delays, this doesn't > explain the total lack of info. Is this something > you could raise as appropriate please?

Hi, just to inform you that I am taking some leave and will be back next Monday,I will respond to postings then Many thanks Barry Ps lady muck..... It's great to be back!