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There are some Thameslink trips that are just so bad they are worth documenting for posterity. So - Friday night just gone. One train had been cancelled, so a few more than normal caught the next train going North from London around 23:20. It was slow and a relatively trouble free...

I'm surprised that I can't see any mention at all - not a new thread or a post within an existing thread. There was a problem with the third rail in the core on Friday night. At some stage, the southbound trains started to run on the northbound tracks. Incidents can happen sometimes. The comms...

On Friday (tomorrow) I'm travelling from London waterloo to Havant. On Monday I'm coming back from Winchester or Eastleigh to Waterloo. Is it possible to get a return and stop or start short, and is there a reasonable price difference between two singles vs a return. If buying a return is it...

A friend used to get the Southern East Croydon to Milton Keynes service via Kensington Olympia (specifically from East Croydon to Watford Junction). This apparently cost 1.90 (off-peak, disabled card discount). I can’t find that fare online, but as the route goes around central london rather...

Not the best written article in the world, but another reason to hate Thameslink. It's not clear how many of the crimes were actually violent or interlinked, but to have 3x any other late night train is pretty impressive...

Being a Thameslink commuter, I'm used to the standard reasons for issues: congestion passenger action passenger being taken ill driver shortage train fault (including on an earlier service)/broken down train (sometimes involving doors) icy/dangerous track conditions A less common...

I need to get from Euston to MK, Monday/tomorrow early afternoon/evening and return in rush hour tomorrow to arrive by around 9.30 at the latest. This mean it'll be difficult to target a specific train. I've tried my best and the ticketting options are just ever so confusing. I know there are...

I've had three recent experiences after a decent run without claims - thought I'd share experiences/compare notes with others/theraputic whinge about processing - first is the Rail Replacement buses from 20 June from St P north bound; we knew they were coming but the huge gap in departures and...

I wondered what looked suspiciously like a group of trainspotters were doing gathered in the car park near Luton Airport Parkway. A couple of minutes later my question was answered as I saw a stream train at the station. I captured a video (sorry - through a window!) of it pulling away if anyone...

http://www.itv.com/news/london/2014-10-14/top-10-worst-phone-signal-spots-for-london-commuters/ *sighs* as a North of London Thameslink commuter...simply could not make this up

Stunt today with a guy taking 1 min 20 seconds to run from Mansion House to Cannon Street (and beat the tube ;) ) http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-commuter-races-circle-line-tube-train--and-wins-9735171.html What other tube stop combinations might this work for? I guess...

http://www.cityam.com/1408562749/commuters-need-radical-privatised-solution-cut-through-disastrous-rail-blob?google_editors_picks=true I'm afraid I'm not old enough to really remember the pre-privatisation days. Views?

I can’t get a consistent view from TfL on the validity of my tickets. I would be grateful for advice from members. I have bought an annual season ticket from Harpenden to London for the past ten years and include the travel card option. i.e. Beween Harpenden & London Zones 1 -6; Valid for 12...