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Came up from Sevenoaks into Waterloo today. Dozens and dozens of Southeastern staff hanging out at the gateline and in the main station, and lots of enthusiasts taking the chance to snap a Southeastern-liveried Electrostar in the former international terminal!

I've seen revenue blocks at ungated stations like Barnehurst and Belvedere on occasion, but not regularly. As island said, they congregate at Greenhithe, and used to do so at Dartford before the Oyster area was expanded to include it.

I know that the "attitude test" is not real policy, nor are its results recorded! But as sheff1 says, many of the TOC staff we've seen in here have commented on its (unofficial) existence and how it influences their interactions with people they're interviewing. I speak of "manipulation"...

Fair enough that if you're deliberately combative or obstructive, then an RPI is less inclined to exercise discretion. This is understandable. But is it fair that an RPI deliberately behave in a combative or provocative manner themselves, knowing full well that their target will need to resist...

I understand that it's unavoidable in many situations, but I do feel that the "attitude test" is open to abuse - it gives the RPI / inspector too much power, as they can easily provoke or mislead railway users who aren't familiar with the railway's system of byelaws and sanctions. Even if they...

Those of you attempting to get to Woolwich Arsenal for the DLR, beware: there's a broken down train stuck on the line between King George V and WWA, and they've closed the DLR station temporarily. DLR staff are advising passengers to head for North Greenwich by bus. Southeastern staff are...

I think a lot of people would favour the direct link through from Bexley to Barking, though, instead of it becoming just another spur of the DLR network. There's a lot of redevelopment happening along the riverside on both banks, and having to trundle along the Beckton branch, go to West Ham and...

If the goal is to avoid crowds at London Bridge, directing him to go to Bank isn't much better (if at all). Via West Ham on the H&C would get my vote.

I'm a little concerned about the scope of the DLR extension. If it just runs to Thamesmead, then Abbey Wood may well be close by but it's not likely to be a direct connection. Anyone wanting to change for Southeastern or Crossrail will need to make their way there via the roads, which are...

Haha, I must've missed that! I guess I should update the map stored in my phone... Thanks!

A work colleague traveled from Fenchurch Street to North Greenwich via West Ham (in Zone 3). He had a Z1-2 travelcard and enough PAYG credit for a Z3 trip, but his PAYG balance wasn't debited. The single fare finder says this journey is a Z1-2 only fare (£2.40 off peak) - I'm just curious as...

Govia can't have their cake and eat it too. If they want to run Southern as well as Thameslink etc., they have to face the consequences, in this case losing the ability to restrict "Southern" tickets on "Thameslink" routes.

In terms of automated platform announcements, Eltham tends to be ok. It's Erith that it can't get right - always EE-rith instead of the local pronunciation EAR-ith.

Wasn't there a consultation earlier in the year to require all TOCs to have a "stop the clock" policy for Penalty Fare appeals, so that arbitrary admin costs don't keep being added on while an appeal is pending?

I've seen this on the Jubilee Line at peak times - a lot of passengers get off the train, then there's a "this train is ready to depart" announcement and the doors close regardless of whether anyone on the platform was able to board!

You can go to any station on the London Terminals list as long as it doesn't entail making a cross-London journey. So from Welling you could go to Vauxhall or Waterloo (main) via London Overground and South West Trains; Blackfriars or City Thameslink on a Thameslink service; and naturally...

I happened to be at City Thameslink on the 5th of January, and figured I'd just catch a train to London Bridge from there instead of walking to Cannon Street, my usual station. I asked the gateline staff if trains were still running to London Bridge - his response was "Oh yes - your next train...

Thanks everyone. Out of curiosity, if the two cards provide exactly the same benefits, why are they separate products? Or, why did TfL create a new card if their intent was to extend Freedom Pass benefits to people from age 60?

My dad has a 60+ Oyster Card and needs to travel to Chertsey. Are 60+ Oysters treated like Travelcards for the purposes of split ticketing under NRCoC condition 19, and he can just buy a ticket from Feltham or BZ6 and stay on the same train, or is he required to touch in and out for it to be...

Aren't loop services usually restricted by negative easements, though? For example, you're not permitted to travel "the wrong way" around the Dartford lines to get to London (no taking the train from Sidcup via Woolwich Arsenal to Cannon Street!), to prevent atypical routes from potentially...