Southeastern passengers braced for disruption from Christmas and New Year engineering work

Get a grip wrote:

@ At get a grip.

No its not discounted. I pay full price the same as every other commuter. I may work on the railway but I'm not an employee of a railway company. I'm contracted to one. So if the railways did lose all the customers and the lines were concreted over and made into roads I'd still find a job...!
By the way, "you" has three letters in it, not one. Write in english.

15 Nov 2011 1:42 PM

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At get a Grip wrote:

Dear Get a grip,

It's nice to see that you possess the same attitude as Southeastern Staff!! If all the passengers desserted the trains and drove, you wouldn't have a job... You fool!!!And whilst u may pay to travel, I'm sure its discounted.

15 Nov 2011 11:51 AM

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hsdeal.blogspot.com wrote:

Does it bring the railway in East Kent into the 21st century?

It's about time... but this should be rolled out to the Kent Coast Line (Sandwich, Deal, Walmer and Martin Mill) which still has semaphore signalling and is still a major fail point for the network.

Very surprised given the emphasis KCC have put into attracting business to the Discovery Park this is not a priority.

15 Nov 2011 10:57 AM

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Get a grip wrote:

By the way, yes I do work on the railway, but I'm also a commuter who pays for his fares, and yes I to get frustrated, but it’s rarely due to infrastructure faults

15 Nov 2011 10:11 AM

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Get a grip wrote:

@ Fed Up Commuter.

You people make me laugh. You moan when the systems break down because they are old and life expired, and you moan when they are replaced with modern reliable systems.
For your information, "when the inevitable happens" the system can be run remotely. You dont hear of signalling fauls on the lines from Dover to London via Ashford or the High Speed Line from Dollands Moor to London via Ashford. They have had a similar system (though it is older now) on those lines for some 15 years.
If you dont like it use the roads!!

15 Nov 2011 10:08 AM

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Fed up Commuter wrote:

I know "progress" is a good thing,but what worries me is that all "the eggs are being put in one basket",ie at G'Ham.I dread to think of the day when the inevitable happens and the system crashes(and we all know whats that like at work!)
Secondly,whats going to happen to all the staff that work at these boxes that are being closed?
Thats a fine Xmas present if they're going to be out of a job.
Lets hope the system has a back up plan!

15 Nov 2011 9:31 AM

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