F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

[Santino]

The piss taking is epic. Could it be the beginning of the end for rail franchises, though? We can only hope.

I'm so fed up with commuting, amongst other rat race things, that we have decided that we are ending this life(style) on 30 June 2019. On to new things after then, probably away from the ridiculously overcrowded south-east. A week on, we still seem to be holding to it as a concept -- it didn't dissolve the morning after, certainly.

Can I have your house?

 

[ffsear]

If they are cutting all these services, does that mean their will be an excess of rolling stock? Why can't my packed 8.40 from South Croydon 8 carriage service become a 12 carriage service?

 

[kabbes]

Can I have your house?

By "have", you mean "buy", right?

 

[Dan U]

If they are cutting all these services, does that mean their will be an excess of rolling stock? Why can't my packed 8.40 from South Croydon 8 carriage service become a 12 carriage service?

don't be so logical.

 

[Santino]

By "have", you mean "buy", right?

Yeah, ok.

Can I have your money too?

 

[kabbes]

By "have" you mean "murder you and take", right?

 

[Santino]

'Murder' is such an ugly word.

 

[Me76]

So, even though the trains I get have been largely unaffected by the unoffical strike action, Southern have completely cut many of them in their revised timetable. Two whole routes just disappeared.

Their website says

Please note that whilst the amended timetable is in place then claims will be accepted against either the amended timetable or the normal timetable.

So does that means I can claim every single day?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

So does that means I can claim every single day?

I have seen it suggested elsewhere that yes, you can. (assuming you do daily tickets or weekly season tickets - the system for getting any money back on monthly / annual season tickets is a bit more complex.

 

[discobastard]

So, even though the trains I get have been largely unaffected by the unoffical strike action, Southern have completely cut many of them in their revised timetable. Two whole routes just disappeared.

Their website says


So does that means I can claim every single day?

I have seen it suggested elsewhere that yes, you can. (assuming you do daily tickets or weekly season tickets - the system for getting any money back on monthly / annual season tickets is a bit more complex.

I emailed them about this today - I may get a response within 20 days apparently.

It is really unclear on their site what happens if you are (like me) a monthly Oyster travelcard holder (Tulse Hill -> London Bridge and back daily).

They say you should keep a record of delays and cancellations but I haven't been doing that and it seems totally unreasonable to expect anybody to do that (esp when the train I get home depends on what time I leave work).

And here is what appears to be the laughable bit - they say you need to submit your Oyster statement so they know when you touched in and out of the network. This is fin at Tulse Hill, but if the departure boards at London Bridge say a train is delayed or cancelled, you won't touch in (in fact they encourage you to stay on the concourse if there are no trains) and so your proof of intent to travel is all over the place.

Anyway - I shall publish any updates I get.

It would be nice of them to be clear about whether you can/can't claim for trains that have been removed from the timetable.

 

[Me76]

I'm going to try it.

My regular morning train being removed means I can't make any classes at the gym anymore (I know, poor me, fwp etc) which is annoying and it also means that any flexibility I had going home has gone (I mainly go to West Norwood but would get a Tulse Hill train when there were delays / cancellations) so I now need to be a bit of a clock watcher at work or wait 30 minutes in between trains, or pay as you go for tube / bus via Brixton.

It looks like you can make three claims on the same on line application, so I will send the first one off tomorrow. I am sure there is a massive wait for any response from them, but I will keep you informed.

 

[skyscraper101]

I knew it. My bus (14) is one of the slowest in London. 3rd slowest in London to be accurate. I'm currently averaging 1hr and 10 getting from Putney Bridge to Tottenham Ct Rd.

Piss take.

London’s 10 slowest buses
15H – Charing Cross to Tower – 4.9mph
15H – Tower to Charing Cross – 5.1mph
14 – Putney Heath to Warren St Station – 5.6mph
11 – Liverpool St Station to Fulham Broadway – 5.6mph
650 – Emerson Park School to Cedar Hill, Hornchurch – 5.9mph
11 – Fulham Broadway to Liverpool St Station – 5.9mph
26 – St Mary of Eton, Hackney to Waterloo Station – 6.0mph
69A – Canning Town to Walthamstow Bus Station – 6.0mph
38 – Clapton Pond to Victoria Bus Station –
6.1mph
656 – Emerson Park School to Gallows Corner, Hornchurch – 6.1mph

From: Two of the slowest bus routes in London travel through Hornchurch

 

[Me76]

First claim submitted, no reference number or confirmation email received so I might have well sent that into the ether!!

 

[not-bono-ever]

Meltdown Monday: Southern's Problems Run Deep

interesting overview of the current Southern rail shitstorm

 

[sealion]

Meltdown Monday: Southern's Problems Run Deep

interesting overview of the current Southern rail shitstorm

Also southern/govia is the only franchise that gets no money from ticket sales.It goes straight to the government so there is no incentive for them to run a decent and proper service.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

11 minutes late this morning, 33 minutes late this evening.

signal problems at battersea (not sure if last night's fire caused this or a coincidence) and line closed (large vehicle hit bridge then buggered off, from what i can gather) in the brentford area

all not well on south west trains today.

:blargh:

 

[not-bono-ever]

im cycling again. 25 minutes to Bank each way from peckham . quicker than the non existent trains but i am sweating like david camerons pig when i arrive. trains are down to 3 during rush hour, compared with 12 last week.i cant drink the night before if i have to cycle as it kills me, so maybe not too bad as i have slashed my alcohol intake by 80%

 

[Dan U]

How many Southern trains can you cancel?

Southern Rail Tycoon

 

[davesgcr]

 

[SikhWarrioR]

I knew it. My bus (14) is one of the slowest in London. 3rd slowest in London to be accurate. I'm currently averaging 1hr and 10 getting from Putney Bridge to Tottenham Ct Rd.

Piss take.



From: Two of the slowest bus routes in London travel through Hornchurch

We got better speeds than that with LGOC "B" types a century ago

 

[Puddy_Tat]

We got better speeds than that with LGOC "B" types a century ago

I think average speeds were better when the 'engine' had to be fed regularly...

 

[SikhWarrioR]

I think average speeds were better when the 'engine' had to be fed regularly...

A "2" horsepower engine ??

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Last week was relatively efficient on my commute - only a total delay of 35 minutes.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

We got better speeds than that with LGOC "B" types a century ago

Perhaps in a museum somewhere there are some retired London General B types that could be brought back into service. They were last used as troop transport in WW1, so probably not much worse for wear.

 

[Dan U]

Sinkhole at Forest Hill.

Literally the last thing Southern and their commuters need right now

Commuter chaos this evening as 50ft sinkhole opens near track

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Sinkhole at Forest Hill...

"...our engineers are looking in to it"

 

[Dan U]

 

[Bungle73]

"...our engineers are looking in to it"

Funnily enough, they used exactly that wording on the report about on the BBC London Facebook page. I'm not sure if the author realised what they were writing when they wrote it.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I wonder what will go wrong on the rail network today as it is forecast to be a tad warm? Melting rails is my guess.

I have several hours of travelling to look forward to today...

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Why do people insist on making so much noise on the train? Twats.