I would say there is nothing personal in the comments at all and we're all aware of the effort put in. I'm sure I'm not the only one who (mostly quietly) put up with poor services since August knowing that the pain would transfer to Southeastern in January. It's therefore through frustration that I've been outpouring on here recently.
I also don't buy the information screens argument as I'm still 50% down on services in the evening peak and those that do run are still heavily disrupted, 12late yesterday and 15late tonight.
I do respect you Bald Rick for posting, taking the flak and giving us all very interesting information. If any of you post on DD your situation reminds me of MetControl when the new Metropolitan timetable was introduced a few years ago.
I very much appreciate your posting and heart shown and do wish you all get a well deserved break soon. I feel the programme is a victim of all the huge amount of advertising of the closures. Since everyone knew they were happening there was the assumption, mine included, that outside of those hours all would be normal. I do understand however that it would've been politically untenable to say there will be years of disruption non-stop.
The above all said I do think Southern have questions to ask themselves regarding a timetable that seems to have (in my opinion) far too much swapping of drivers and attach/detach operations at London Bridge.
I also don't buy the information screens argument as I'm still 50% down on services in the evening peak and those that do run are still heavily disrupted, 12late yesterday and 15late tonight.
I do respect you Bald Rick for posting, taking the flak and giving us all very interesting information. If any of you post on DD your situation reminds me of MetControl when the new Metropolitan timetable was introduced a few years ago.
I very much appreciate your posting and heart shown and do wish you all get a well deserved break soon. I feel the programme is a victim of all the huge amount of advertising of the closures. Since everyone knew they were happening there was the assumption, mine included, that outside of those hours all would be normal. I do understand however that it would've been politically untenable to say there will be years of disruption non-stop.
The above all said I do think Southern have questions to ask themselves regarding a timetable that seems to have (in my opinion) far too much swapping of drivers and attach/detach operations at London Bridge.