18 December 2010
22:1485374#1
Just discovered that not only is there no train service on Christmas day but there is also no train service Boxing day. So I will have drive my son to London to go to work on Sunday if i want to see him Christmas day.
Yet another example of poor service from Southeastern
Trevor
18 December 2010
22:1785375#2
It has been appalling. Southeastern have really failed on almost every level this Christmas.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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18 December 2010
22:1785376#3
there never has been a train service on those two days from here.
there are no bus services either.
18 December 2010
22:1885377#4
A public service? Hmmm.......
Jan Higgins
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18 December 2010
22:3585383#5
Not poor service at all a lot of track work gets done on these two days. Why would you expect the trains to run when buses do not or come to that shops not open. These people are just as entitled to Christmas off as everyone else, I always feel sorry for those that have to work.
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18 December 2010
22:3985384#6
Well the industries that i have worked inhave always worked Boxing day and also Christmas Day
Even my son's industry works Boxing Day but he can't get to work by train.
Of course trains will run in the rest of the EU just not in the UK on the 26th
In fact we are probably the only country in the world with no trains running on the 26th
Ross Miller
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19 December 2010
00:2185393#7
Christmas is one of those periods when Network Rail can get a 4day possession of the track to carry out major remedial works. It is not the train operators fault (Southeastern in this case) as they only rent track slots from the infrastructure operator. If you wan to bitch at someone, then bitch at Network Rail.
Yes Southeastern have been poor over this period of inclement weather, not in terms of running services, but most absolutely in terms of communicating with their passengers. I did note that their website today was much more informative than during the previous snow fall, so maybe they are learning.
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19 December 2010
09:1885403#8
I understand, also, that they had their snow-plough type trains in for repair and therefore out of commission - in December. Doh!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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19 December 2010
11:0885427#9
usually when we get snow it is in january or february, maybe they had planned to have them in tip top condition ready for those dates?
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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19 December 2010
11:2385433#10
No excuse Howard, they should have been serviced between April and October not at the start of winter.
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19 December 2010
13:1485457#11
Exactly. Blinking December.
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19 December 2010
17:4285508#12
Lay off the trains they are runnin where are the buses!
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Brian Dixon
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19 December 2010
18:2885512#13
john,running up and down aycliffe ok since 0850 am this morning,unusal as normaly the first one is at 0930am sundays.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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19 December 2010
18:3085514#14
buses are running normally, they finished at 7 p.m. yesterday, hardly any buses after that time normally.
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19 December 2010
18:3985519#15
A friend of mine took her 3 children to Liverpool yesterday for the day to visit relations,as I went into work last night about 8pm they were walking home from the Station they had 1 problem and that was Euston Station was full so they caught the underground.They left Dover at 05.44 just goes to show!
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19 December 2010
18:4385520#16
By the way Trevor welcome to the Forum,you of course have the pleasure of sitting next to me at the Council chamber,as I sit on the far left of the Labour group and you sit on the far right of the Tory benches.Glad to see your Australian Cricket team are at least making a fight of losing the ashes,but don't get to excited a 3-1 defeat is still a defeat.
Did you know that the British are the world Boomerang champions as well !
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Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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19 December 2010
20:5785536#17
As I said earlier John - the trains have run ok - there have been problems but overall the service has been ok - it is the lack of communication by your employer that really is the problem
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