The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – how great will Great British Railways be?
Back in the heady pre-pandemic days of early 2019, Tonbridge Line Commuters submitted a response to something then known as the Williams […]
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A Spring Squeeze? Southeastern’s Worrying Lack of Capacity Planning
TLC recently had the opportunity to meet with the Minister of State for Rail, Chris Heaton-Harris, Southeastern’s Managing Director, David Statham, and […]
New Southeastern timetable sees deep cuts to Tonbridge line services
Let’s start with some good news. Network Rail has completed its repairs to the line between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, which was […]
Two timetables and a landslip sees misery on Southeastern
On 1 February 2021 a landslip was reported just to the north of High Brooms station and services between Tonbridge and Tunbridge […]
Join our campaign on rail fares – we need flexible ticketing now!
Covid has seen a dramatic squeeze on many household incomes, and yet the Government is steamrollering ahead with an above inflation rise […]
A new year and another new timetable
A new year has dawned, and one which we can only hope will – eventually – be better than 2020. Southeastern is […]
Christmas trains, or the lack of them – a 2020 tale
As usual, Christmas trains are to be heavily reduced. This is despite the possibility of serious overcrowding, increasing the risk of infection […]
Ticket Prices – Rail Users set to pay the price for COVID?
Benjamin Franklin famously wrote that only two things were certain in life, death and taxes. Were he alive today, he may well […]
Reduced Southeastern timetable from Monday 16 November
From Monday 16 November there are a number of short-term cuts to Southeastern’s timetable. Southeastern say they are making these changes to […]
Cuts on the Medway Valley Line – Southeastern’s claims debunked!
The Medway Valley Line connects Tonbridge (Kent’s busiest station) to Maidstone and Strood. This is a key rail line for the local […]