Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,095
Unfortunately, as a heavily unionised industry, able, along with the dockers and the colliers to bring the country to its knees (did anyone actually ever get fired for anything without the bruvvers threatening to down tools) it must have been great to work for. Job for life even when your role was redundant.
In terms of 'customer Service' however .....
While the Japanese were enjoying their first High Speed Train in 1964 I was still at Bridgwater railway station getting covered in smoke collecting engine numbers.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,928
Thankfully unions helped many people Bob
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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So did the Mafia for family members?
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,544
Had a ticket check on board today. Only the second I think since April.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Checked our tickets sat
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
Karlos wrote:1st class being removed by Southeastern from their trains in December.
Drat, and I was feeling so aspirational too.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
How sad that British Rail are removing First Class travel.My late husband worked for British rail for many years .When he died I received a pension and retained my first class pass.There are restrictions on what time you can travel which is fair enough.So not only am I taxed on my pension but first class class travel to be.withdrawn.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
I also have restricted free travel on the trains and always sat in the 1st class seats which always seemed virtually the same as the ordinary ones on Southeastern.
The 1st class could be completely different comfort wise in other areas, I was even offered free coffee on one journey but that was about ten years ago.
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Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
Never seen the point of 1st class on the Southeastern. Elsewhere the seating is what's known as 2+1. Down here it's 2+2 the same as standard class. I'm surprised it's lasted this long, HST Javelin's are all standard class.
Terry
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Not before time , like had been said the first class on South Eastern isn't that grand anyway .
Not a fan of unions then Bob ?
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:
Not a fan of unions then Bob ?
Always been a member, however all I've wanted is someone to negotiate my terms, conditions and pay while being there to hold my hand when I'm being bollocked again by management.
I don't wish to join anyone to support any political party, overthrow any freely elected Government or pass motions on sodding Palestine.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Some of your postings don't show like that in your last post
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
Given that the London Marathon raises huge amounts of money for charity I find it appalling that the rail unions choose today to go on strike.
Terry
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Some good news for DFLs and those commuting to London ( plus a photo opportunity for young Natalie!)
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/delight-at-restoration-of-train-link-274485/"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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- Posts: 8,095
Yup. A great shame. Carer and I took a train from Ashford to connect with TGV to Aix-en-Provence a few years ago for hols. THE most civilised way to travel IMHO.
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Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
Thank you for that - love Aix (where retail seems to work), just never thought of the train!
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,544
https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/ticketofficeconsultation
Dover Priory's ticket office to become a "Travel Centre" whatever that might mean.
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Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,706
Let's hope it means staff on the station to sort out your ticketing queries & more
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