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Tag Archives: Southern Rail
Tories move to shut ticket offices at 1,000 railway stations
The Tory government, in the final throes of its catastrophic administration, has decided to end its days in a headlong battle with the rail unions, after imposing the closure of almost all of England’s station ticket offices. The move has … Continue reading
Selhurst rail engineer wins multicultural apprentice prize
The feeling of rejection can be hard to handle, but Maro Sakpere used his knockback as an opportunity to enter the world of rail another way. Four years on and Sakpere has just picked up the transport and logistics apprentice … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Maro Sakpere, Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards, Selhurst, Selhurst depot, Southern Rail
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Cheaper fares on Southern and Thameslink through December
Govia, operator of Thameslink and Southern trains, has released Advance Fares for the festive period. Passengers can save up to 45per cent by booking in advance, compared to buying their tickets on the day. “Not only is taking the train … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Christmas, East Croydon, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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Strike-free weekend – and Network Rail shuts down Victoria
The railway network in the capital is clear of any industrial action this weekend. But Transport for London has issued a warning to passengers because there will be no Southern or Gatwick Express services to and from Victoria Station. “During … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged #SouthernFail, ASLEF, East Croydon station, Network Rail, RMT union, Southern, Southern Rail, Victoria Station
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Biggest rail strike for 30 years could see network in meltdown
Even Southern, a rail network where its workers are not striking, is asking passengers not to travel next week. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Train operators are appealing to their regular passengers and commuters not to travel next week, when … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged #SouthernFail, Coulsdon, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick Express, Govia Thameslink, London Bridge station, Norwood Junction, Purley, Southeastern Railway, Southern Rail, Thameslink, West Croydon station
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Tory government rail cuts cause more commuter misery
Conservative ministers might expect us to return to work ‘as normal’, but they’re doing less-than-nothing to provide a transport service at pre-pandemic levels, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent New rail timetables are to be implemented from Monday, with Croydon, Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Commuting, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, East Croydon, Epsom and Ewell, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Norwood Junction, Purley, Selhurst, Surrey, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Charles King, Crystal Palace, Department for Transport, DfT, East Croydon station, East Surrey Transport Committee, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, Norwood Junction, Selhurst, Southern Rail, West Croydon
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Rail operator Govia faces landmark £73m tribunal challenge
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on a landmark court case which seeks to show that the rail operator behind Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services has been over-charging passengers A legal claim for compensation of up to £73million was made … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged #SouthernFail, Gatwick Express, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Southern, Southern Rail
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U-turn on the railway as Govia reinstate services for September
Less than a month since announcing a much-reduced service for passengers across south London, Govia Thameslink Railway – who also operate Southern Rail – have released details of revised timetables from September 6, with more trains to coincide with the … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged #SouthernFail, Coulsdon, Govia Thameslink, Purley, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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How the timetable changes will affect your rail journey
Here is the detailed briefing note from Govia Thameslink on the timetable and service changes. As there was a reduction to five Thameslink and Southern routes from July 26, to help understand the changes on a route-by-route basis, the guide … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged #SouthernFail, Coulsdon, East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, Purley, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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All aboard! Thameslink repaints trains in support of NHS
Govia Thameslink has today announced that they have re-painted three of their trains to reflect the public support for the NHS and key-workers. Of course, in this time of covid-19 emergency, transport workers are key workers, too – the rising … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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Commuters in mass protests as 2.7% rail fare hike hits
Passenger action groups across the country are staging a day of protest today against above-inflation fare rises on rail and bus services, and calling for a national referendum over re-nationalising the railways. Rail commuters faced their first day back at … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged #SouthernFail, ABC, Association of British Commuters, FirstGroup, Southern Rail
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East Croydon’s ‘Bridge To Nowhere’ may never be completed
In an example of how public infrastructure planning functions and a demonstration of the legal negotiation skills of the transport and council authorities, a £22million public works project could be demolished before it is ever completed. Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Southern Rail, TfL, Transport for London
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Victoria Station faces 12-day shutdown over Christmas period
Christmas is a’coming, just not by train (again). If you’re planning on going anywhere in central London over the end-of-year period, you might as well as forget trying to do so by train, as Southern has announced a host of … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Gatwick Express, Southern Rail, Victoria Station
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It’s official: East Croydon has the worst train service in Britain
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
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon, Govia Thameslink, Southern Rail
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#Southernfail: There’s no need to cancel night trains
Suspicions mount over the true reason behind Southern withdrawing overnight trains from Victoria to East Croydon, as our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports There has never been any real need to cancel all though-the-night train services between Victoria and East … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon South, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, East Croydon, Southern Rail, Southern Railways
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East Croydon has 3 of the 5 worst train journeys in Britain
Three of the five most overcrowded and uncomfortable rail services in the country operate out of East Croydon, it has been reported today. The news is further evidence – not that any is needed – for those commuters who endure … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Southern Rail
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Southern Rail’s £13.4m fine is ‘less than a slap on the wrist’
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
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, Southern Rail, Thameslink, Tory
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#SouthernFail: New MP Jones questions on the Gibb Report
Sarah Jones, the new MP for Croydon Central, has wasted no time in trying to hold the Government to account over its mismanagement of the Southern Rail crisis, as yesterday she tabled five written questions on the subject to Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon Central, Croydon South, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Transport
Tagged Association of British Commuters, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Southern Rail, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Commuters to get their day in court over #SouthernFail
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on the latest twist in the legal battle between the public and the Government The commuter campaign group ABC – the Association of British Commuters – is to get its day in court at the Royal … Continue reading
Philp won by a landslide – as Most Useless MP in Rail Crisis
The Association of British Commuters has rejected claims (mainly from those members of the Croydon Conservatives who rarely have to use trains) that last week’s award to Croydon South’s Chris Philp for being “the Most Useless MP in the Southern … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon South, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, East Croydon station, South Croydon, Southern Rail, Tory
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Philp is recognised as ‘most useless MP’ in Southern crisis
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, went full black-tie last night to attend a less-than-lavish gala awards Three cheers for Chris Philp. There’s recognition, at last, for the Conservative MP for Croydon South, for all his posturing and hot air over … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon South, East Croydon, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon South, Southern Rail, Tory
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Commuters launch Judicial Review to hold Grayling to account
Local Tories, who for the past couple of months have been disingenuously pumping out the party line that it is the unions who are responsible for the appalling mismanagement of Southern Rail services, will be dismayed to learn that a … Continue reading
2001 – A Space Oddity has arrived on Platforms 5 and 6
Whimsy appears to be taking over at East Croydon Station. It already has its Bridge to Nowhere, a £22 million edifice which, almost four years after “completion”, remains unfinished with no access on the Addiscombe side of the station. Now, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Southern Rail
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Coulsdon commuters deserve much more than compensation
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Offering refunds to Southern Rail passengers does nothing to improve the dreadful service endured by the forgotten commuters of Coulsdon South, says CHARLES KING Rather than resolving the problems faced daily by Croydon commuters travelling to and from … Continue reading
Philp backs ‘gesture’ rail refund as train fares are hiked again
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on a government announcement intended to divert from the news that rail commuters are about to get shafted again Rather than actually sorting out the on-going crisis over the terrible service provided by the operator that … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon South, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Southern Rail, Tory
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