Thameslink trains - sign the petition for a decent service

[Medley]

Hi all,

Sick of the dismal Thameslink service, particularly on the Catford Loop? I'm helping with a local campaign to get improvements, starting with the day to day task of running something like the timetable.

Our petition is here https://www.change.org/p/thameslink-a-decent-train-service-for-crofton-park-and-the-catford-loop

Follow us on Twitter @acinderellaline

For those of an historical bent, or whose natural justice is easily offended, take a look at our slides which show how passenger numbers have shot up, yet the service remains substantially worse than in the 1950s. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p401EdjWd0TjfiSM_VCwKtB6-DRPQbdGkST66TG8c58/edit#slide=id.p3

We've got Vicky Foxcroft MP to a meeting on 6th Feb from 2pm at the Rivoli ballroom. Hope to see you there.

[randombloke]

Signed. I use the service from Nunhead to City Thameslink or Blackfriars every day, over the last 8 years it has deteriorated dramatically, every train is overcrowded, ALWAYS late and often cancelled with no notification. I also notice that the South eastern service trains to Victoria seem to get priority, why? There may be extra passengers due to the work at London Bridge but that is no excuse.

[edcam]

Signed. Thank you.

[Medley]

No, thank you!

For some detail on what's actually happening with the trains, take a look at http://www.recenttraintimes.co.uk/Home/Search?Op=Srch&Fr=Crofton+Park+%28CFT%29&To=London+Blackfriars+%28BFR%29&TimTyp=A&TimDay=6a&Days=Wk&TimPer=12w&dtFr=&dtTo=&ShwTim=AvAr&ShwAdv=ShwAdv&TOC=All&ArrSta=5&MetAvg=Mea&MetSpr=RT&MxScDu=&MxSvAg=10&MnScCt=2&MxArCl=5

[PeckhamNicola]

Done - thank you.

[Medley]

Super, thank you

[JohnL]

I tweeted Thameslink to say they were the worst train service ... and they retweeted it, then their other company did too.

Are they proud of it ?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/worst-train-operators-for-customer-satisfaction-are-all-in-south-east-a6838431.html

[miga]

Signed, for what it's worth.

Worryingly - in the recent TfL announcement of takeovers of suburban lines, Sevenoaks TL seemed to not be included. When I contacted a local councilor, who had contributed to the Adonis' "Turning South London Orange", he wasn't clear on whether this would be the case. Certainly that study - which partly drove the TfL announcement, makes no mention of the Catford Loop trains. Think we might be stuck with TL for some time - though any improvement would be great.