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Forest Hill has recently gained a security guard to patrol the concourse during the morning peak. Presumably this is after a gateline assistant was assaulted in July along with renovation work which has made the ticket office vulnerable to a potential robbery. Which other stations outside...

When did this Southern service become formed of an 8 car 377 instead of a 4 car 455? I've avoided this train for a long time because of the short formation. (Sorry mods, this should be in traction and rolling stock)

Checking my journey history on Oyster Online. I've noticed the balance changing for journeys I've made which shouldn't have. As you'll see from the attachment, I topped up 10p on Tuesday to bring my balance to £3. Journey history shows the balance at £6.30, touching on a bus then brings the...

Recently a new footbridge was installed, connecting the island platforms 3-4 with the southbound platforms 1-2. Now that the new footbridge has opened this week, there is no longer access from the concourse to 1-2, instead you have to walk via the island platforms where new signs (using the NR...

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From September 16th, the W&C will be open until 0030 Monday to Saturday. Weekday frequencies: 3.5 mins until 2130 6 mins until 2330 10 mins until close of service Saturday frequencies: 6 mins until 2330. 10 mins until close of service.

I'll be using a Zone 2-3 7 day travelcard from next Wednesday which I'll also be using PAYG in Zone 1 on the Friday during the morning peak and Monday during the evening peak. Just a couple of quick questions, if I use PAYG within Zone 1 all day, I'll reach the Z1-2 cap instead of Z1-4? If I...

Southern have announced that they'll only be using Twitter to communicate with customers on social media. As I don't use Twitter, I'll be penalised by having to use a 0845 rate number to contact the company, nor am I interested in having a Twitter account considering the security issues it...

I was on the 2G52 Caterham to London Bridge which I think is a 377/4 which was curtailed at New Cross Gate. What I noticed was another Southern employee on the platform at NXG who checked the train for passengers and shut the doors before allowing the driver to go to the sidings. Was that...

On occasion, I've been able to use the ticket office at Surrey Quays in the afternoon, this is despite NRE saying it's only open in the morning peak. Today it was closed and mentioned the morning peak opening times sign which has been put up in the past, yet has re-opened again after 10am...

Now that FasTIS is installed at Forest Hill, should I be able to purchase the discounted £9.80 weekly pass as long as the photocard number is loaded on Oyster? The Shere Fast Ticket machines and the ticket office have only sold the full price ones previously.

A nice surprise to see a Cubic engineer at Forest Hill installing the FasTIS terminals this afternoon. I have no idea if the other ex Southern stations are having them installed this week, however it should solve a lot of Oyster related issues at those south London ELL stations which have...

On my day trip to Brighton today, I noticed that the stopping services have 8 car formations, while the semi-fasts are 4 car. Any reason? Also have to admit the 319's despite showing their age are holding up well on the East Croydon to Brighton section at least after the last refurb...

Can this ticket be purchased at the East Croydon ticket office? Also is it possible to purchase Plusbus with this ticket as I couldn't find any tickets on offer using Brighton B&H BUS using BRFares?

From a response to a commuter in the South London area, Southeastern plan to add an additional evening service from Victoria to Barnehurst via Peckham Rye at 2009 from September, extended to Dartford from the Winter Timetable. Far from perfect, but a start in the right direction from...

Noticed today on the Oyster gatelines with LCD displays that it now shows "Low Balance" instead of the total. In my case, I had £1.50 on the card at the start and £0.00 when I touched out.

I boarded a bus this afternoon where the Oyster reader was covered up with a "NOT WORKING" message written in biro was taped to it. The driver allowed everyone to board the bus without any checks. If a London Buses RPI checked my card and noticed I didn't touch in, despite having a 7 Day Bus...

According to local forums, Denmark Hill's refurb is finally coming to an end with the opening of a new ticket office on Champion Park (the main road outside the station). The old ticket office on Windsor Walk was notorious for overcrowding with only one TVM with Oyster facilities and ticket...

I asked a similar question last summer, but I think the circumstances are slightly different this year. I'm going next Friday 14th June off-peak with my elderly mother who holds a Freedom Pass. Southern's WebTIS quotes £20.30 CDR as part of their 10% discounted ticket offer with the £3 PLUSBUS...

While using BRFares, I was surprised to see LU managed stations on the Met which are not served by Chiltern having NR codes, such as Chesham, Croxley and Watford. Have these stations ever been part of the National Rail/BR network?