Tag Archives: Govia Thameslink

May Day! #SouthernFail get in their excuses for new timetable

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

Promising the biggest overhaul of commuter network timetables for decades, Southern and Thameslink’s boss does not sound too confident, reports transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON Could the end of Croydon rail passengers’ misery be within sight? Passengers on new Thameslink trains … Continue reading →

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#SouthernFail: 94% of Croydon rush hour services are late

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on a report that confirms the bleedin’ obvious A National Audit Office report has confirmed what Croydon commuters have known for more than three years: they daily endure the worst train performance in the whole … Continue reading →

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It’s official: East Croydon has the worst train service in Britain

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

Commuters on the 09.24 Caterham to Victoria, stopping at Purley, South Croydon and East Croydon along the way, won’t need telling this, and probably would rather not be reminded of this, either, but they are officially enduring the worst train … Continue reading →

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#SouthernFail: Rail closures promise Boxing Day chaos

Posted on December 21, 2017 by

Southern’s apology for a rail service looks set to create traffic chaos on the roads in and around south London on Boxing Day and in the week following, when Brighton supporters drive up from the south coast for their game … Continue reading →

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#SouthernFail: Victoria night services to be axed permanently

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on the latest, inevitable erosion of rail services by stealth for Croydon Southern Railway’s effort to reduce services out of Victoria on the Brighton line, via East Croydon, will take another big step forward at noon … Continue reading →

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‘Stooge’ Philp draws scorn for Walter Mitty role in rail dispute

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

Transport reporter JEREMY CLACKSON on a breakthrough in the dispute on Southern trains, as the unions call off industrial action after agreeing to talks with the minister following much hard lobbying by commuter group ABC Chris Philp, the Tory MP … Continue reading →

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Southern Rail’s £13.4m fine is ‘less than a slap on the wrist’

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest shameful piece of Tory mismanagement of commuter rail links Chris Grayling today maintained the Conservative Government’s absurd charade over the scandalous levels of poor service on the south London commuter rail network, … Continue reading →

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