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F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

Now sat just after Grove Park not moving. The train's being diverted to Victoria, unhelpfully.

I'd normally have been at my desk for 45 mins by now.
 
Some poor sods were 121 mins late in from Sevenoaks - a total disaster - no less than 5 signal / points failures on the route - one as far away as Bo-Peep Jct which screwed the up Hastings trains. 2 ill passengers which needed Paramedics and the "piece de resistance" - a woman went into labour on a diverted train into Victoria (no issues there on a name for the newcomer !) - the trouble with the SE peak is - once it is rolling , almost impossible to recover it......bad, bad day for all.
 
ChrisFilter said:
Dumped at Victoria to find tube is fucked. Getting quite funny now.
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The Circle / District decided to join in ......signal problems - and of course the curse of the Brighton line appeared - a nasty broken rail needing a 5mph speed over it at Patcham , with a route locked up at that wayside halt known as Clapham Junction ....
 
davesgcr said:
Some poor sods were 121 mins late in from Sevenoaks - a total disaster - no less than 5 signal / points failures on the route - one as far away as Bo-Peep Jct which screwed the up Hastings trains. 2 ill passengers which needed Paramedics and the "piece de resistance" - a woman went into labour on a diverted train into Victoria (no issues there on a name for the newcomer !) - the trouble with the SE peak is - once it is rolling , almost impossible to recover it......bad, bad day for all.
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I had a similar journey, but only 70 mins late.
 
I was about 25 minutes late, although the train was about 40 minutes late when i got on (the 0626 arrived around the time i went for the station for the 0708) and 65 minutes late by the time it got to waterloo east

general all round balls-up not resolved for the pm peak, travelled back via the catford loop and train so full people were being left behind at denmark hill.

blargh.

no doubt all will be resolved by wednesday when i'm back in berkshire...
 
Apart from an ongoing issue around Leeds, National Rail is reporting no other problems on the network at the moment. Fingers crossed things are working properly today in reality, as I never quite trust the NR site.
 
farmerbarleymow said:
Apart from an ongoing issue around Leeds, National Rail is reporting no other problems on the network at the moment. Fingers crossed things are working properly today in reality, as I never quite trust the NR site.
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I've signed up to Southwest Trains alerts. I get one of these twice a day:

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If there's disruption I don't get an alert. Which I guess is as good as getting an alert :hmm:
 
Defective train on the way home, but only delayed by ten minutes. Read earlier it's gone tits up again in the SE on the Brighton line. :(
 
farmerbarleymow said:
Defective train on the way home, but only delayed by ten minutes. Read earlier it's gone tits up again in the SE on the Brighton line. :(
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About 1350 today - an empty train coming out of Lovers Walk depot (splendid name) - derailed - blocking all lines due to the need to take the power off as it sliced through some of the 750v feeder cables - which has caused massive local and regional disruption.(combined with a lineside fire on the Horsham line and a heat releated signal problem Lewes to Eastbourne)

Basically - a toptal f+++ing nightmare ...
 
All trains cancelled at gipsy hill. Somebody hit on the track just outside.

Nothing running towards Victoria on that line.
 
tommers said:
All trains cancelled at gipsy hill. Somebody hit on the track just outside.

Nothing running towards Victoria on that line.
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Body found on the line at 0500 this am when the engineers were checking the track - reports of a trespasser last night at 2230 but nothing found then. They did quite well to get the service running , considering it was a crime scene .....sorry you got messed up. A tragedy (again) ..
 
davesgcr said:
Body found on the line at 0500 this am when the engineers were checking the track - reports of a trespasser last night at 2230 but nothing found then. They did quite well to get the service running , considering it was a crime scene .....sorry you got messed up. A tragedy (again) ..
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Yeah, I wasn't moaning. More a public service announcement.

I ended up working from home but could have cycled in too.

A bit of inconvenience doesn't really match up to somebody dying. :(
 
farmerbarleymow said:
There does seem to have been a spate of suicides on the tracks lately, although it may be me just noticing it more. :(
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Yes there have been - I see the Daily Operations log every day - (at 0600 or so) - and it is very depressing reading I have to say. Apart from the tragedy of each confirmed case - there are some awful incidents which result in "life changing injuries" ......
 
davesgcr said:
Yes there have been - I see the Daily Operations log every day - (at 0600 or so) - and it is very depressing reading I have to say. Apart from the tragedy of each confirmed case - there are some awful incidents which result in "life changing injuries" ......
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I think death is probably preferable to some life changing injuries that people would sustain after being hit by a train. :(
 
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