Train services [London] after the Olympics

Narj

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Oh well, it looks like we're all well and truly back to normal now.

My usual 33 minute journey (which often took a few minutes less than it was supposed to during the Olympics) is now taking close to an hour some days thanks to London Bridge being an absolute nightmare.

Has anyone got any ideas why it's got so bad again? It's really annoying to see how good the service can be when they really want it to be, only for it to revert back to a snail's pace afterwards. :(
 
the only way the london underground will make money is when they get automated trains in and dont have to pay £45k a year to the drivers. then you may see a improvement in services.
 
Southern/South Eastern can be shocking at times. One late train seems to have a significant knock on effect - you would think after decades of doing the same thing they would figure it out. My main gripe is the lack of communication; either we sit at the station and hear nothing from the driver or the driver says some garbled message on a PA system that is either crackly or too quiet.
 
GAC said:
the only way the london underground will make money is when they get automated trains in and dont have to pay £45k a year to the drivers. then you may see a improvement in services.
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I think they have scaled back the introduction/trial of automated trains.
 
Narj said:
Oh well, it looks like we're all well and truly back to normal now.

My usual 33 minute journey (which often took a few minutes less than it was supposed to during the Olympics) is now taking close to an hour some days thanks to London Bridge being an absolute nightmare.

Has anyone got any ideas why it's got so bad again? It's really annoying to see how good the service can be when they really want it to be, only for it to revert back to a snail's pace afterwards. :(
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Where do you live and what is your route to work?

Can't say my own experience mirrors that of what you suggest. Biggest change though is that they aren't running as late into the early hours as they were during the games, which was nice.
 
It's back to normal because the amount of commuters is back to normal

During the games I've never seen London at commuting hours so quiet
 
Because the train operators enjoy a fascist state enabled monopoly and the train infrastructure is owned by fascist network rail. They have no incentive to improve services, in other words the staff don't care if you are late and have the audacity to have an attitude about it as well. They say to me that i should be grateful that i can get a train.
 
Narj said:
Oh well, it looks like we're all well and truly back to normal now.
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Now that the world has buggered off and is no longer interested in London we don't have to pretend that our public transport is world class. Normal service can resume! :p

Back to weekend line closures, slow responses to unplanned track closures, etc. God bless you, TfL!

GAC said:
the only way the london underground will make money is when they get automated trains in and dont have to pay £45k a year to the drivers. then you may see a improvement in services.
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Didn't MoL say that even if automated trains went ahead they'd still need to employ the drivers?
 
Theophany said:
Didn't MoL say that even if automated trains went ahead they'd still need to employ the drivers?
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i was under the impression the docklands light railway was automated and didnt have any drivers, so why would the underground be any different, or is it just the fact the unions will go ape when they start this.
 
GAC said:
i was under the impression the docklands light railway was automated and didnt have any drivers, so why would the underground be any different, or is it just the fact the unions will go ape when they start this.
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That was my thought when I heard it - just lip service to prevent a possible strike - but you never know!
 
maccapacca said:
It's back to normal because the amount of commuters is back to normal

During the games I've never seen London at commuting hours so quiet
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Actually that is they key reason it ran so well, due to so many businesses following the advice of the government and telling workers not to come in. Where my Father works for example, they shut down the entire Office building.

I think what was most telling of this was when the Paralympics was on, because people weren't avoiding London anymore so it was a lot busier when trying to get to venues.
 
GAC said:
i was under the impression the docklands light railway was automated and didnt have any drivers, so why would the underground be any different, or is it just the fact the unions will go ape when they start this.
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It's automated to a certain degree, they still have a "driver" on the front that just sits there.
 
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