andyfilm_1 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Hi all, Annoyingly, Southern Trains Engineers have voted for a five day strike from 5pm Friday 12th July to 5pm Friday 17th July: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33377128 I am hopeful that this will be prevented as five days is a long time and a lot of lost revenue for the train companies if it goes ahead. Also, it doesn't mean that there will be no trains running at all. I'll have to just get an even earlier one from Tunbridge Wells! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchyb1983 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 At least if it does go ahead it only affects the Friday, which would still be a bugger! But as you say hopefully there will be early ones on the Friday just in case. If it's not strikes it's rail work :-( booooooo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilmonkey76 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Just saw this so one quick stop to nation express website and one coach ticket from Canterbury booked £5 each way a bit of a longer trip but a much better price than the train. Edited July 4, 2015 by evilmonkey76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggieboi Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I have a virgin train from Birmingham to London Euston on Friday morning do you think that will be effected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewrolar Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Shouldn't be as a virgin train Edited July 4, 2015 by andrewrolar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfools Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Some train companies love to mess with customers/passengers lives, why don't they just get a different job if they don't like the conditions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirGeeksalot Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Damn. I think the one from Clapham Junction for me might be a Southern train. That could be a real problem for me. - G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveamyadams Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I have a virgin train from Birmingham to London Euston on Friday morning do you think that will be effected? No, it only affects Southern trains 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zahariel Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I think Brighton to London has a mixture of Southern and someone else go to Clapham... Needless to say I will be keeping an eye out for anything other then Southern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I think Brighton to London has a mixture of Southern and someone else go to Clapham... Needless to say I will be keeping an eye out for anything other then Southern. It'll be Thameslink (First Capital Connect) who you are thinking of. Problem is that they are the same company now, Govia. The trains are still going to stay stickered as they are but they are now Govia. Confused? Welcome to the rail industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Damn. I think the one from Clapham Junction for me might be a Southern train. That could be a real problem for me. - G Do you mean the train from Clapham Junction to Olympia? That's a London Overground train and so won't be affected. Hopefully... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 As the strike is with engineers and not drivers or station staff, chances are it'll be shorter trains with a few changes but not much. Best thing is see how the first few days go I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectorbob Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Hi I am travelling from Basingstoke. Does this affect South West Trains or is Southern a train company all by itself? Not sure about this as I need advice. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky114 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 South west should be fine. Southern is separate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectorbob Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I will go into the train station tomorrow and if this becomes an issue, will have to find a new way in which to get to London. May need to get a coach trip myself. No big deal, just an irritant, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I will go into the train station tomorrow and if this becomes an issue, will have to find a new way in which to get to London. May need to get a coach trip myself. No big deal, just an irritant, that's all. What vicky has written is correct, South West Trains will be fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectorbob Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I will go into the train station tomorrow and if this becomes an issue, will have to find a new way in which to get to London. May need to get a coach trip myself. No big deal, just an irritant, that's all. What vicky has written is correct, South West Trains will be fine. Excellent, that's put my mind at rest :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litafan83 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this annoucement says 5 day strike from 12th July, if I'm counting right should it be 12th-16th july ?? And there is no mention of 17th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectorbob Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Doesn't matter because it doesn't affect South West Trains so unless anything happens in the interim, should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyfilm_1 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this annoucement says 5 day strike from 12th July, if I'm counting right should it be 12th-16th july ?? And there is no mention of 17th5 days:5pm 12th - 5pm 13th = 1day 5pm 13th - 5pm 14th = 1day 5pm 14th - 5pm 15th = 1day 5pm 15th - 5pm 16th = 1day 5pm 16th - 5pm 17th = 1day = 5days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewer Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Every year there is a problem or issue with public transport when LFCC is on I'm sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky114 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Yeah but its normally just the underground. This year it's underground and main line trains for lots of people who use southern lol. Edited July 5, 2015 by vicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajknight1972 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Yet there's nothing on the Southern trains website (well I couldn't see anything) and I've just booked a ticket from Northampton - Olympia, using Southern from Milton Keynes and it still said nothing about disruption. Is it just south of London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky114 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Well they probably don't know how its going to affect them or if its going to happen yet. So don't want to panic people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward One Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Yet there's nothing on the Southern trains website (well I couldn't see anything) and I've just booked a ticket from Northampton - Olympia, using Southern from Milton Keynes and it still said nothing about disruption. Is it just south of London? I'll be getting a train from Northampton as well, probably to Victoria. Hopefully it won't be affected. Plan is to leave the car with family so I don't need to drive the dreaded London roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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