You know what.. I've finally given up with Thameslink or trying to catch tiheir trains from East Croydon to Luton Airport parkway 3 times a week to get to my head office..
Previously it would be.. Get to East Croydon, hope the 07:23 train was running, watch 3 minutes at a time get added on to the estimated arrival time and then after 20 minutes of waiting for the train, get on and be nicely squashed for the 40 minute crawl to central London. Arrive late and then have to walk 20 minutes.
On the way back, get to Parkway and hope the train was not delayed due to the mystical 'Fault on the train' and then sit on it for one hour 20 minutes all the time getting later and later.
Now it's get in the car and drive. I would rather catch the train as it's supposed to be less stressful and I can read a book. But I really dislike the new class 700. So the car it is.. I've done it for the last 2 weeks and my stress levels are way down.. I know there can be incidents on the motorway but at least I'm sitting down and can listen to some music.
Also no ned so stress on strike days and try and get to Beckenham junction and get onto a clapped out short formed class 319..
Previously it would be.. Get to East Croydon, hope the 07:23 train was running, watch 3 minutes at a time get added on to the estimated arrival time and then after 20 minutes of waiting for the train, get on and be nicely squashed for the 40 minute crawl to central London. Arrive late and then have to walk 20 minutes.
On the way back, get to Parkway and hope the train was not delayed due to the mystical 'Fault on the train' and then sit on it for one hour 20 minutes all the time getting later and later.
Now it's get in the car and drive. I would rather catch the train as it's supposed to be less stressful and I can read a book. But I really dislike the new class 700. So the car it is.. I've done it for the last 2 weeks and my stress levels are way down.. I know there can be incidents on the motorway but at least I'm sitting down and can listen to some music.
Also no ned so stress on strike days and try and get to Beckenham junction and get onto a clapped out short formed class 319..