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November 30, 2010 — No comments — Facebook protest group A new Facebook page is angling for free Underground and Overground travel for the whole of January, but what will it achieve?
November 29, 2010 — No comments — Tube map showing disruption Today's tube strike is just a taste of things to come with the unions promising further action in 2011.
March 29, 2010 — No comments — The Daily Telegraph reports that while leisure and one-off travellers may be eligible for a rebate if their train is cancelled, commuters may not be so lucky.
March 26, 2010 — No comments — Two unions representing UK railway signal and maintenance workers are set to strike in the week following the Easter break. What are the issues that have brought it about, and what is the likely impact on travellers?
January 4, 2010 — No comments — 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.
August 18, 2009 — No comments — It hasn't (or has) been a good few weeks to be a commuter, depending on your point of view. If you absolutely positively have to get to London then living on our line was a bit of a bummer, as the unions went out on strike for three consecutive Thursdays and two consecutive Fridays.
June 11, 2009 — No comments — Tube strike: it can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you want to look at it.
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November 30, 2010 | No comments
Facebook protest group

A new Facebook page is angling for free Underground and Overground travel for the whole of January, but what will it achieve?

November 29, 2010 | No comments
Tube map showing disruption

Today’s tube strike is just a taste of things to come with the unions promising further action in 2011.

November 23, 2010 | No comments
What does each pound of your ticket price pay for?

Rail fares are heading skywards next year. Atoc has confirmed an average increase of 6.2% for 2011, starting in January.

November 23, 2010 | No comments

An answer to my question. I’d emailed to ask what ‘poor track conditions’ means, and it seems it’s a cover-all for general rail problems. I wonder if that’s a reaction to the general ribbing the train operators got to the ‘wrong kind of snow / leaves on the line’ excuses they gave years ago, as… Read more…

November 9, 2010 | No comments

Is Orwell running the trains these days? None of my trips to or from work have been without problems this last week or so. Yesterday’s total morning journey took an hour longer than usual, door to door, and this morning it was a good 30 minutes over the usual stretch. Why? Well, this morning it… Read more…