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Chris217

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Travelled from Maidstone West this evening heading to Bognor Regis.

Changing at Tonbridge,then Redhill,Gatwick Airport and Barnham!

From Maidstone West our train was running 9mins late with 9mins between trains if it were on time.

As it was 9mins late,we asked station manager at Maidstone West if our connecting train could be held,and he said,its Southern and we are South Eastern so they wont hold!
So getting towards Tonbridge it looked promising we might actually make it,but then we got held outside Tonbridge station and missed our forwarding train.
We spoke to station manager at Tonbridge and said he had no phone call from Maidstone and we would have held it for the minute difference!
Bad case of no communication me thinks.
Still on the train from Gatwick to Barnham,then on to Bognor.
Hope it's a 313 lol.
 
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RTT tells me it's a 6min connection (55 to 01). That is still a valid connection, so your claim against SE is valid.
 

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You think common sense could have been used tbh for the sake of a minute,especially when our connecting train terminated at Rehill and departed 28mins after arrival.
Btw,I didnt get a 313 after all!
 

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You think common sense could have been used tbh for the sake of a minute,especially when our connecting train terminated at Rehill and departed 28mins after arrival.
Btw,I didnt get a 313 after all!
I agree, though it was actually (on the basis of RTT) 5-6 minutes: even with a 6min late start it should have made Redhill with +3 and only marginally delayed one other train.
 

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Had 313202 yesterday.
Large mileage....
Bognor Regis to Barnham lol.
Wasnt a winner though!
 
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