The reduction in planned SE services to Cannon Street after 2018 has always been an issue that looked likely to bite them in the bum.
And now a late change of plans to try to deal with it?
It was always very unlikely they could get away with reducing Cannon Street peak paths. How was it that came about without any long standing plan? Capacity cannot reudce on SE Metro lines with the numbers of housing and population changes. Under GLA and national govt plans homebuilding is the highest in London, if not the country, in places served by SE Metro.
Today in the DLR I noticed the following map and it reminded me of this discussion. Usually network rail lines are shown on a separate map with all southeastern lines the same colour.
On this new map (from June this year) rail and tube are neatly integrated, and they made a clear colour distinction between the Southeastern to Gilligham via Greenwich, vs the other lines.
Easing us in to changes about to come??
Posters now going up on stations. Saw one at Haywards Heath.
I don't get this. A typical consultation lasts for weeks if not months. So whats the problem if they get a few emailed responses this week, they won't be analysing the responses the day they arrive surely?
Still on for tomorrow? Looking forward to seeing what it contains.
Will it go live at midnight or 9am?
2018 Timetable Consultation
We are delaying the launch of our 2018 timetable consultation by a couple of days so we can concentrate on helping our passengers during the RMT strikes (on Southern and Gatwick Express) on Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 8 September.
We are now launching on Friday 9 September so please come back then to download the document and give us your comments.
Well, it isn't there at the moment.
http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/timetable-consultation
EDIT - and still not there at 07:40. Perhaps someone manually has to update the page and they haven't got to work yet.
Ha ha at least I'm not the only one waiting eagerly for it
Expecting Cat and Tatt splitters all day ��
That would certainly help with paths through South Croydon if all the Redhill service is on the slow side - would likely represent a slow down in the off-peak service to Tattenham Corner however.
Ha ha at least I'm not the only one waiting eagerly for it
Give it a chance people. It's being launched today so any time today it will go up. Expect to see press release and press stories about same time it goes live.
Are there any major timetable changes this december? Havent heard anything.
Yes, no trains on weekends. Thus solving the driver shortage problems.
You won't have heard anything because the person doing the timetables is off sick.
Nothing yet. Will it be a 5 minutes to 5 job?
If so why the delay due to staff being elsewhere and busy with the strike thus enable to monitor? They wont be in over the weekend in all likelihood. Thameslink sure do know how to do bad PR.
Give it a chance people. It's being launched today so any time today it will go up. Expect to see press release and press stories about same time it goes live.
GTR said:2018 Timetable Consultation
We are very sorry but due to a technicality with one of the interactive documents, we won’t be able to start the consultation until early next week.
In typical GTR fashion this has now been posted on the consultation page - http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/timetable-consultation
What exactly do they mean by an ''interactive document''?