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Grove Park to Bromley North shuttle on SouthEastern?

I had this issue on 21st March, 0307 & 0407 East Croydon to Gatwick services were cancelled with scheduled bus replacement at 0322 & 0422.However upon deeper investigation this possibly single replacement bus was starting at St Pancras and coming through Blackfriars prior.I was not overly...

Thanks all, definitely going to catch the 0207 and try to sleep when I get through security at Gatwick.Not worth the hassle of a full bus turning up at East Croydon and being unable to board. I understand that this can happen from time to time, however the contingency of a bus Vs 12 car train...

Hi All, Need to catch an easyJet flight from Gatwick at 6am tomorrow (Friday). Just been on both National Rail and Thameslink website to check and can see that the overnight services departing East Croydon at 03:07 & 04:07 are both showing as cancelled, however it does highlight replacement bus...

Thanks for all the useful comments. Emailed an appeal to SWR customer services and to their credit they have responded within 48 hours accepting the appeal and have agreed to send me a cheque for the 30 minutes + delay. Interestingly I have the exact same return journey booked in a couple of...

Hi All, Looking for some advice following a recently rejected Delay Repay from SWR. On 17th May I purchased via the SWR website an advance ticket for the 21:57 from Clapham Junction to Salisbury to use on Saturday 13th June. I arrived at Clapham Junction for the train, the service is not...

I was on the 159 that stopped short at Overton last night, it was the 17:50 ex:Waterloo with a substitute guard working.Yes there was an issue at Overton,however the RMT press release is fiction as no passengers were in any danger. The substitute guard recognised his error, no passengers left...

Hi All, I have recently purchased a house in Salisbury and am seeking some advice about monthly season tickets. I need to travel 5 days a week during morning peak and returning evening peak from Salisbury to London Waterloo and then onwards by the Drain and tube to Liverpool Street. I...

Mike, Thank you for the prompt reply. It was a couple of weeks ago from Erith, the Oyster readers weren't working so there was no option to Touch In. There was no check at the other SE station where I alighted so I didn't bother touching to then receive the maximum fare through no fault of...

Hi, I have recently seen examples of Oyster Card readers not working when travelling from some SouthEastern stations, meaning that it is not possible to touch in as required. This isn't a daily occurrence, however SouthEastern don't seem to rush to fix them. What advice would you offer if I...

Hi All, Planning a trip from Bromley South to Deal and trying to figure out the best deal from all the tips and hints that I have picked up from regularly looking at this forum... I believe that the current Cheap Deal Return is £30.30, from what I have picked up here, the best option is...

Another example of why Oyster is not fit for purpose:roll:

Just seen on the SWT website a special summer offer for weekends which gives a return ticket across the network,with certain exclusions for only £15 return.Think that this is a good offer and I would like to use it as it is only valid till start of September. The T's & C's indicate that...

Thanks for all the replies.Interesting to get a detailed picture. Just to build upon the answers received around the units stored overnight and at weekends,what happens to these early mornings? Are there lots of FCC ECS movements across SET?

I was recently at Orpington on a Saturday evening and surprised by the number of Class 319's from FCC stored both within the sidings and on the platforms. Must have been at least 6-8 units. My question is based around their usage and storage during evenings and weekends. I am not clear as...

I like to book trips away on weekends and frequently use Southern Daysave (bargain!) and SWT advance tickets to get good prices to travel to Poole & Weymouth (to connect with my ferry home). However when I search on National Rail and on the SouthEastern website I can never ever locate advance...

On Friday I used a bus in the London suburbs for a dentist appointment at 8am. I got the bus using my Oyster card.After 2 expensive hours but a much less painful tooth I touched in at East Croydon & went on FCC to City Thameslink. After some time in the office I went via GA to Romford for...

Next week I am hoping to do the following trip,looking for validation that this is acceptable in terms of ticketing. Thank you. Start at Ivybridge on the 07:50 to Penzance,buy 2 tickets from the guard (no ticket office). Ticket 1:Ivybridge -Plymouth day return, Ticket 2:Ride Cornwall (which I...

Thanks for the clarity-yes I did mean South Eastern 375's vs Southern 377's. Post was not clear - thank you

Hi Urban, Thanks for the clear,quick and helpful advice Alex