Southern Rail

Local Services
#1

Why are they so bad and why do we put up with them.

#2

A controversial opinion, I know, but I donā€™t find them all that bad. I should add that I get an early train into London Bridge and return home before rush hour kicks in, so the trains are usually OK, on time and I always get a seat. I remember Connex, now they were crap. I guess I have always judged Southern in line with their truly awful predecessors. Having said all that, Iā€™m sure that if I was forced to do the rush hour day in day out I would not be praising Southern (I base this on friends who are always moaning about them).

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#3

Having posted that, I checked live updates; my train is delayed. Bloody Southern etc etc :grinning:

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#4

I posted that last night after a few beers in Borough. Had to wait 45 minutes for a train and was told at one stage they had all been cancelled so we had to make our own way home as there were no more. There was almost a riot at LB. This strike and ā€˜sicknessā€™ is getting on my nerves. Next time is see one of the illustrious union leaders going into Burger and Lobster in Farringdon I shall boo them.

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#6

Talk to the staff on the platforms at LB, they have no sympathy for drivers or conductors.

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#7

It is a complex subject and none of the parties involved come out of it well IMO:

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#8

@Brett I agree, really poor from both sides and us caught in the middle.

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#9

@Joey_H, as much as I personally disagree with transport union action Iā€™m really pleased we have the benefit of your insight here in the forum. Keep up the good posts!

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#10

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#11

I would Jubilee to the Overground if I were you. Canada Water platform was busy but surprisingly I managed to get a seat on the train and itā€™s running at a decent pace.

#12

I am on a train. Pass the party :tada:

#13

Well here we all are again. Cancelled trains because it rained. It will no doubt cascade on and on.

#14

A nice reposte to todayā€™s emergency timetable announcement;

http://m.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/southern-rail-to-replace-timetable-with-avant-garde-poem-20160704110166

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#15

Revised timetables out , nice to see my morning rush hour train has been cancelled, 07:59 from Norwood Junction that leaves from Forest Hill at 8:09, should be fun a bit of overcrowding going on round that time, even more so when a train is cancelled!

http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/revised-timetable

#16

Grrrā€¦ thatā€™s my normal commute train as well. Mind you, it normally seems to be the first sacrifice to the delay gods the second another other than a perfect day is encountered. Since the 08:22 normally gets stuck outside London Bridge more often than not I had better warm my boss up to my new Southern inspired working pattern ā€¦ ie, iā€™ll mainly be arriving late :pensive:(

#17

I have to say it is pushing me towards buying a bike. They really are useless as a train company.

#18
#19

Southern Rail to replace timetable with avant garde poetry. When youā€™ve become the subject of Daily Mash satire things really are bad.

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#20

I saw this the other day and had a chuckle. Then remembered I had to use the ā€œserviceā€. Sad, just bloody sad.

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#21

On the whole weā€™re relatively lucky compared to our neighbours who use East Dulwich where peak services will be ONE PER HOUR from Monday.