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English is my third language (out of seven), and I have to say that it was one of the easiest of the bunch to learn! I've always been a strong advocate of a plurality of languages and think that it's fundamentally a good thing that signage, announcements et al are in more than language. The...

If someone would like to do this, PM me and I'll put you in touch. I know most of the journalists at the Argus very well.

Another perspective on BML2: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13524127.Hove_MP_accuses_Government_of_deceit_over_Brighton_Main_Line_2_promises/

TfL accept contactless cards issued outside the UK as well: https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/contactless/what-are-contactless-payment-cards#outside

Echoing the sentiments above, I've been quite frustrated with the lack of progress at East Croydon in the last year. My commute takes me from St Pancras to Brighton so quite often I change at East Croydon to/from the fast Brighton train. My observations so far: I suspected as much that the...

First time this had happened: there was an RPI doing ticket checks (Oysters included) between St Pancras and Farringdon this morning on Thameslink. For all Oyster passengers, he was asking them where they were going and reminding them that East Croydon would be the limit.

Oh dear - having worked with the public sector in the US before made me think of the wrong health and safety authority! :oops: The Network Rail path sounds like the best one if I find the time to send them a message. HSE might be more relevant if I were an employee, though from EM2's comments...

I wanted to post here to find out if anyone else feels strongly about the high levels of noise that the trains make at the southern end of the Thameslink platforms at St Pancras. Every time a northbound 319 comes out of the tunnel, the screeching sound it makes actually hurts my ears. On quite a...

Just this week I was thinking of how good the service has been for the last couple of weeks! During this monthly season ticket, I've only claimed for one delay repay - in the previous period, I claimed for six or seven.

Ended up stuck at Loughborough Junction when trying to travel from Brighton to St Pancras on the 1606 today. It took a long while for the driver to give an update to what was going on - and by the time he did, I'd already figured it out through the NR website. After a significant while, the...

Normal service this morning when I travelled from STP to BTN. The STP to ZFD leg was a lot slower than usual but there was still water in the tunnel. It didn't seem to go on top of the rails, though, as it had done before. Hats off for yesterday's communications: I managed to get to work and...

I'm in the unusual position of doing what some people call "reverse commuting". I live in London in zone 1 and commute out to Brighton (or Hove, actually). If my contract were any longer than until May, I think that the cost of it would make it prohibitive. The price hike in itself wasn't huge...

Thank you for the very helpful replies - this has clarified the ticketing situation for me!

http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/download/7480.2/major-service-changes-20-december-2014-until-january/ The document sets out several scenarios and then refers to the alternative arrangements on page 10, which implies the ticket would be valid at a number of underground stations.

I've been reading the forum for a couple of months now and decided to register and start contributing. I started commuting by rail a couple of months ago and have found the forum a very useful resource! I buy monthly season tickets between St Pancras and Brighton, and travel by Thameslink...