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[Rayleigh Weir]

A lot of Rolling Stones fans have complained , but a spokesman for GA said “you can’t always get what you want”.

Don't "Start Me Up" on that one...

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

If there is a Greater Anglia does that mean there is a Lesser Anglia somewhere as well?

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Not only have they been a thorn in my *** all year by not having weekend trains to get to and from work, they now want to mess around with my home journey during the week.. disgusting service.

Your poor donkey - can't you speak to the R.S.P.C.A. for some advice?

 

[Mick]

If there is a Greater Anglia does that mean there is a Lesser Anglia somewhere as well?

impossible.

 

[united we stand]

Mick, the wheels grind VERY slowly within NR (insert joke here) and timetable changes are planned months if not years in advance. Simply put, the income that GA get from West Ham/Tottenham fans living in and around Southend dwarfs anything we can generate.

When I do get the train down the trains are never full - when I came down for the Blackpool game and drove through Shenfield, the station was emptying with 1000s of Spammers.

Our visits to Wembley and GA”s plans compared to C2C was simply pathetic

 

[SARF]

To be fair the GA network is a proper railway.. C2C is a point to point commuter line .. which had huge problems and was totally revamped in the late 90,s early 00,s ? With new signaling and new trains ..
It’s a far superior product but was a much easier problem to solve
GA will get there eventually. The trains they are running are decades old.

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

if possible just get on c2c and see the sea, much nicer way to go if you have the option

 

[MK Shrimper]

Thank your lucky stars you're not on Thameslink, Southern or Northern Rail. :omg: :facepalm:

 

[Uncle Leo]

Thank your lucky stars you're not on Thameslink, Southern or Northern Rail. :omg: :facepalm:

Well...these changes have been pretty well signposted. I was astonished that the BBC News lead with some pricks from Harpenden moaning about their train times being different.

I appreciate some of the changes may not suit some commuters but they've had plenty of time to ready themselves for it.

My daily train home now leave a minute later, which I guess means another 60 seconds of fannying about on here.

 

[Kris]

Thank your lucky stars you're not on Thameslink, Southern or Northern Rail. :omg: :facepalm:

I am! I work in Coulsdon in Surrey so have had to put up with Southern Fail for the best part of five years.

Three trains in a row on my route were cancelled this morning. I ended up having to take a Brighton train, get off at Redhill (the first major station after Coulsdon) and go back the other way.

 

[Kris]

Well...these changes have been pretty well signposted. I was astonished that the BBC News lead with some pricks from Harpenden moaning about their train times being different.

I appreciate some of the changes may not suit some commuters but they've had plenty of time to ready themselves for it.

My daily train home now leave a minute later, which I guess means another 60 seconds of fannying about on here.

So have the operators.

 

[Uncle Leo]

So have the operators.

I'm not excusing the poor performance today, rather slating those who were moaning on telly yesterday before the problems had manifested themselves.

Best of luck for the trip home!

 

[united we stand]

To be fair the GA network is a proper railway.. C2C is a point to point commuter line .. which had huge problems and was totally revamped in the late 90,s early 00,s ? With new signaling and new trains ..
It’s a far superior product but was a much easier problem to solve
GA will get there eventually. The trains they are running are decades old.

actually GA is in the midst of replacing the rolling stock with new carriages. Only GA must have said in the design brief “ can you make tge seats as u comfortable as possible, and make it so it’s painful to learn against the window “. Speak to anyone who has sat in the new trains and they will say the same. The plug sockets ar a good idea, but a socket with a USB would have met people’s needs far better

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Thank your lucky stars you're not on Thameslink, Southern or Northern Rail. :omg: :facepalm:

cancellations on Southern on day 1 and day 2 of the new timetable. The app I use told me my train was cancelled then it wasn't so my amble had to suddenly pick up pace and I hate being reminded how out of condition I am!

 

[Uncle Leo]

Those suffering bad delays, don't forget to claim a refund!

My PayPal balance is quite healthy at the moment thanks to all the cancellations over the last year.

 

[Mick]

actually GA is in the midst of replacing the rolling stock with new carriages. Only GA must have said in the design brief “ can you make tge seats as u comfortable as possible, and make it so it’s painful to learn against the window “. Speak to anyone who has sat in the new trains and they will say the same. The plug sockets ar a good idea, but a socket with a USB would have met people’s needs far better

GA are in the middle of improving their trains and services like Southend United is in the middle of moving to a new ground.

It's taking too long and there are no tangible improvements on the horizon.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Pointless fact: The big banks actually own the trains. The TOCs just rent them, hence one one TOC gets binned they don't take their Class 321s with them, like the sulky kid who takes his football after losing 11-0 to the big kids.

 

[Adrian C]

actually GA is in the midst of replacing the rolling stock with new carriages. Only GA must have said in the design brief “ can you make tge seats as u comfortable as possible, and make it so it’s painful to learn against the window “. Speak to anyone who has sat in the new trains and they will say the same. The plug sockets ar a good idea, but a socket with a USB would have met people’s needs far better

There aren't any new trains yet. The 'new' ones are a refurbishment of current stock. The new ones will begin appearing at the end of the year on test IIRC. I personally find the new seats much better posture wise (the old seats are to low down and I've never found them comfortable), but they are a bit hard. The main reason (but not the only one) they are harder is because of fire and safety regulations dictating things such as thickness of the cushions etc., although I know it's been acknowledged that they could have been better, and the new trains ones will be.

 

[wally4pm]

I'm shortly moving to Norfolk and was hoping to catch a train to RH from Norwich via Shenfield. Any hopes besides Bob?

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

I'm shortly moving to Norfolk and was hoping to catch a train to RH from Norwich via Shenfield. Any hopes besides Bob?

What neck of the woods are you moving to?