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Old 20-05-2014, 02:58 PM
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Yep, and now NR have lost so many staff they're really struggling to cope with their current workload. Problems like yesterday's carnage are gonna happen more frequently IMO.
Depressing. Network Rail is publicly owned, right?
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Old 20-05-2014, 08:33 PM
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That may be so, but there was no information relayed to passengers at Norwood Junction about the delays around LB, which would have allowed people to change their schedule for the day, get a later train, work from home or whatever.

But the Southern drivers who were encouraging people to cram on knowing full well that we were going to be held up for ages definately have some blame to take
Norwood junction is a London Overground station not a Southern station
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Well ... to all the apologists ... go and ask the people living down the Eridge line how they are feeling tonight ...complete ***k up .... People all over the place - Haywards Heath, Redhill, E Grinstead, Oxted, etc .... No service on the Eridge line (apparently South of Edenbridge ..), no proper announcements, no buses, and one v irate member of Southern staff (at a station I shall not name for obvious reasons) ... publicly and loudly blaming managers who ".. will not turn out to help because they cannot be bothered .." ... to a queue of 20-30 people trying to just get home on a Tuesday night .....

I think this one might actually involve Southern and South Eastern ....
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Thing is though a significant number of commuters dont exactly help things. Some of the things I have witnesssed are unreal. I also wonder how many could improve their daily travel by leaving a bit earlier in the morning and not taking in enough baggage etc with them as if they are going on a 2 week exped to Mongolia or the like.
I've got a hunch that virtually no employee wants to be at work longer than they have to. A few might go to the gym before work, perhaps, but I've sure pretty much all of us get the trains most closed to our working hours.
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Old 21-05-2014, 08:48 AM
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Norwood junction is a London Overground station not a Southern station
Actually not. As reported some time ago on this thread, I contacted T.F.L. to give some positive feedback on a member of the Norwood platform staff. They responded by referring me to Southern, as that's who employs them. Bizarre, since the station and staff are all in T.F.L. livery.
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Old 21-05-2014, 08:51 AM
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I've got a hunch that virtually no employee wants to be at work longer than they have to. A few might go to the gym before work, perhaps, but I've sure pretty much all of us get the trains most closed to our working hours.
I purposely travel early and leave early (5.30am and 4.30pm) to avoid the usual crush (Brighton mainline) and in the main the trains are usually ok at those times, although standing room only from Three Bridges on the way up to LB in the morning and from LB to EC in the evening. It would certainly be better if they completely banned all bikes folding or non-folding on all trains though to give more room to those standing.
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Old 21-05-2014, 08:57 AM
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Well ... to all the apologists ... go and ask the people living down the Eridge line how they are feeling tonight ...complete ***k up .... People all over the place - Haywards Heath, Redhill, E Grinstead, Oxted, etc .... No service on the Eridge line (apparently South of Edenbridge ..), no proper announcements, no buses, and one v irate member of Southern staff (at a station I shall not name for obvious reasons) ... publicly and loudly blaming managers who ".. will not turn out to help because they cannot be bothered .." ... to a queue of 20-30 people trying to just get home on a Tuesday night .....

I think this one might actually involve Southern and South Eastern ....
Top man for not naming the fella.... Some on here would have named him out of spite. Someone on here got a member of staff in trouble via twitter. They over heard a conversation from a guard who was like many, felt the service wasn't good enough, and the arse tweeted what the guard said to the Southern twitter account. He named the train so the guard was easily identifiable.
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Old 21-05-2014, 09:02 AM
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Actually not. As reported some time ago on this thread, I contacted T.F.L. to give some positive feedback on a member of the Norwood platform staff. They responded by referring me to Southern, as that's who employs them. Bizarre, since the station and staff are all in T.F.L. livery.
Lol they are LO. The Platform staff have told us before they are LO. Clearly someone is telling fibs!
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Lol they are LO. The Platform staff have told us before they are LO. Clearly someone is telling fibs!
Well that's bizarre, because when I contacted Southern they responded as if the staff were theirs.
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Good journey in today, no complaints, other than the usual fact that the new platform takes ages to get to the end of at Bridge but never mind.
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Good journey in today, no complaints, other than the usual fact that the new platform takes ages to get to the end of at Bridge but never mind.
Same here.... I managed to get a seat in the luggage rack of my 2 carriage train! Beats standing up for 35-40mins!!
Not sure how I managed to get it either as at least 15 other people standing!
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Same here.... I managed to get a seat in the luggage rack of my 2 carriage train! Beats standing up for 35-40mins!!
Not sure how I managed to get it either as at least 15 other people standing!
Some people are embarassed to sit on the luggage rack.

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**** me, for the amount we are paying sometimes i'm tempted to sit on someones lap.
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**** me, for the amount we are paying sometimes i'm tempted to sit on someones lap.
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Well ... to all the apologists ... go and ask the people living down the Eridge line how they are feeling tonight ...complete ***k up .... People all over the place - Haywards Heath, Redhill, E Grinstead, Oxted, etc .... No service on the Eridge line (apparently South of Edenbridge ..), no proper announcements, no buses, and one v irate member of Southern staff (at a station I shall not name for obvious reasons) ... publicly and loudly blaming managers who ".. will not turn out to help because they cannot be bothered .." ... to a queue of 20-30 people trying to just get home on a Tuesday night .....

I think this one might actually involve Southern and South Eastern ....
I think if I were to move house I'd check out the transport links/if I was under a flight-path etc before buying/renting the place. If moving to out in the sticks understand that it is bit more convenient and probably cheaper than driving in, paying the congestion charge, parking charges, road tax, insurance etc...
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