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Thameslink to strip 60,000 ‘ironing board’ seats from its trains
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on the latest improvements announced by the newly publicly-run rail operator Croydon commuters should get more comfortable journeys on Thameslink trains, as the now publicly owned operator GTR is to strip 60,000 “ironing board” seats from … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged East Croydon, East Croydon station, Gatwick Express, Great British Railways, GTR, Heidi Alexander MP, Ironing Board seats, Norwood Junction, Norwood Junction Station, South Croydon, South Croydon station, Thameslink
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‘Spooked’ rail operators extend ticket office consultation
The Government’s scheme to close around 1,000 railway station ticket offices has not quite yet hit the buffers. But it has certainly been sent down a side track, as the Rail Delivery Group this morning announced that they are to … Continue reading
Asking the hard questions about ‘unacceptable’ rail closures
The closure of railway station ticket offices will have an “unacceptable impact on Londoners”, according to a member of the London Assembly today. The Rail Delivery Group, under the cover of a very brief public consultation, is implementing the staff-cutting … Continue reading
Southern could have acted to avoid £2 cash machine charges
Southern Rail, possibly the world’s least popular train operators, could have taken steps to ensure that their passengers would not be subject to £2 transaction charges at the cash machines by East Croydon and other stations – but they chose … Continue reading
Cash machine charges being introduced across rail network
Charges of £2 a time just to withdraw your own money from cash machines at railway stations are here to stay, according to a group of commuter activists. As Inside Croydon revealed earlier this week, transaction charges have been imposed … Continue reading
We need to find better ways to get our railways back on track
CROYDON COMMENTARY: High fares and poor service are the bane of every local commuters’ daily grind. DAVID CALLAM suggests it is time for change Trains play a crucial role in the lives of many people in Croydon. I haven’t been … Continue reading
