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...and of course Labour is wholly sympathetic to the commuters' plight...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3740047/Labour-leader-Jeremy-Corbyn-backs-strikes-Southern-Rail-Eurostar-despite-walkout-causing-misery-thousands-commuters.html


(yes, I know its the Daily Mail - but the other is the Grauniad - so fair play!)

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> ...and of course Labour is wholly sympathetic to

> the commuters' plight...

>

> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3740047/La

> bour-leader-Jeremy-Corbyn-backs-strikes-Southern-R

> ail-Eurostar-despite-walkout-causing-misery-thousa

> nds-commuters.html

>

> (yes, I know its the Daily Mail - but the other is

> the Grauniad - so fair play!)



The issue isn't on strike days however, it's every single day


unless drivers are messing around ?

TfL would have seen at least an improvement to late evening and Sunday services, with staff at each station until the last train as seen at Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park with integrated fares for example between East Dulwich and the tube without the penalty for changing at London Bridge.


Instead we're left with the farcical situation of Southern staying with the infamous GTR who have no incentive to improve services or improve staff relations as they do the dirty work of the government.

Not a silly question DaveR. I get on at Denmark Hill but same line (usually any time between 0845 and 0945). Yesterday, everything was late and today mostly on time. I was struck today by how it felt like the first time for ages that a train had been on time in the morning. I'm sure it will be back to normal tomorrow (i.e. a combination of lateness/cancellations/four coach trains.)

It's the last day today, if you use the Catford loop (from Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, via Blackfriars) please add your name to the consultation, this is for the long term timetabling from 2018:


https://acinderellaline.formstack.com/forms/consultation#consult


thanks Renata



Renata Hamvas Wrote:

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> Hi all,

> Thameslink are offering 4 trains an hour on the

> Catford loop (via Nunhead, Peckham Rye and Denmark

> Hill) in their consultation document. Two of these

> will only go as far as Blackfriars. I know many

> residents travel further, particularly to stops

> between Blackfriars and Kentish Town. They are

> proposing a 10/20 minute gap in the timetable, the

> trains should run every 15 minutes. We are

> supporting the Cinderella Line Campaign which is

> run by local residents for a better service on

> this Line. (They came and spoke to Council

> Assembly last week and we support this campaign).

> They have a petition which will be part of the

> Thameslink consultation.

> If you every use this service, please sign up ASAP

> as the consultation closes on the 8th December.

>

> ACinderellaLine.com/voice

>

>

> Thanks

> Renata

Bic Basher Wrote:

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> TfL would have seen at least an improvement to

> late evening and Sunday services, with staff at

> each station until the last train as seen at

> Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park with integrated

> fares for example between East Dulwich and the

> tube without the penalty for changing at London

> Bridge.

>

> Instead we're left with the farcical situation of

> Southern staying with the infamous GTR who have no

> incentive to improve services or improve staff

> relations as they do the dirty work of the

> government.



Chris Grayling should resign over this. He hasn't

even acknowledged it just quoted as being embarrassed..

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