Today I have heard two manual station announcements saying that the Thameslink train is stopping additionally at Redhill today. However the broad days it will not be stopping at Redhill today.
Online via the National Rail Enquiries App is a note saying the train will be delayed due to maintenance extra stops but the only additional stop, Redhill, is cancelled.
That note and additional stop did not exist yesterday. So they added it and took it away.
The train arrives in Haywards Heath, 2 minutes late and left a further 4 minutes late. One lady asked a member of platform staff about the Redhill stop and was told if it didn't they can change at Gatwick Airport. Since boarding the train I've heard no announcement about whether Redhill is being included. Perhaps the driver is seeking clarification. I don't know. No announcement yet and train left 6 minutes late.
Not even sure if First Class is declassified. Looked online and it appears it must be. You'd think they'd make that more obvious. I told some people yesterday it was declassified. I got it wrong. Perhaps they are trying to catch people out.
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Looking on Southern's twitter page, first class is not declassified. You'd think they would make it more obvious. I told someone yesterday it was. I guess no one was interested in checking for people sitting in first class when they had a standard class ticket yesterday.
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So can the good folk at Redhill catch a bus, like the good folk at Horley can if they have an hours wait?
So the train has departed Three Bridges 8 minutes late and it's not even stopped at Redhill. 5 of those delay minutes were at Haywards Heath and still no announcement from the driver. This maybe a Thameslink service but it's a good indication as to what it would be like on Southern without a second member of staff.
However we have now switched to platform 1 at Gatwick but the train isn't stopping at Redhill. No announcement to say it is, other than announcement announcement at Haywards Heath station but the board said no.
Well finally at Gatwick Airport, after most passengers have alighted, the driver says we will be stopping additionally at Redhill. Wonder if that lady got off the train before he made the announcement and if so, did she get back on. The on board PIS doesn't mention Redhill.
National Rail Enquiries App does now show Redhill once more. Wonder who decided to excluded it and who then decides to include it. Maybe it was a discussion during the additional delay at Haywards Heath.
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Has the First Class declassification policy changed yet again?
The notice of blanket declassification across the Southern network seems to have disappeared from the 'overtime ban timetable' page.
Yes. Trains no longer declassified on any day it seems. Not sure what has changed operationally to course this. Maybe the trains are not packed enough to need it.
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A twitter member of staff has just said trains declassified on strike days. I thought the online information didn't say this. Confusing. However maybe first class was in fact declassified yesterday and I was OK telling someone to sit in it. Can't remember the words I used though so what's to say they now think first class is declassified today. Who knows. Lol.
