From the category archives:

Delays

Broken down train at Stratford

January 19, 2010

Our train our of London broke down half way to Stratford this evening, and a 30-minute journey turned into a two and a half hour slog on three trains, stopping at almost every station on the line.

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A two and a half-hour journey to work

January 13, 2010

A frustrating, long journey to work as points failure leads to cancellations and broken down trains cause short formations, overcrowding and further delays as we must wait to board a train.

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A bad start to the commuting year

January 4, 2010
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Over-running engineering works on the lead in to London Liverpool Street, and strikes on Virgin’s network meant a dispiriting start to the year for commuters returning after the Christmas break.

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Copper quandry

December 14, 2009

The problem of stealing copper from the railway lines is getting worse. Today it’s stopped us getting into London at all.

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Clip clop

October 6, 2009

A horse on the line this morning.

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Compound complications

September 17, 2009

A fallen tree, which should have been removed long before, causes serious delays and, a day later, a suicide on the line means a day spent working from home.

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Delays, delays and delays

September 2, 2009

Another couple of bad journeys yesterday. A delay in the morning getting my train into London late and then, in the evening, equipment problems, which meant the next Chelmsford train leaving Liverpool Street wouldn’t be for 25 minutes.

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Breakdown at Ilford

August 25, 2009

A particularly crappy journey home last night. A very slow roll-out from London and then, as we got to Ilford, full stop as the driver rebooted the train. Whatever was wrong – something about the safety systems, apparently – she said she couldn’t fix it, so after 15 minutes or so we were turfed off.

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Irony

August 19, 2009

Well there’s irony. This morning’s train arrives 15 minutes late and they still have the tenacity to ask that you close the windows and doors to assist staff in the ’safe and punctual’ departure of your train.

Punctual.

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Norfolk crossings

July 13, 2009

It’s Monday, so of course the trains were delayed this morning. This time around it was problems with a level crossing in Norfolk that caused the 09h02 to be 21 minutes late leaving Chelmsford.

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