The government has resisted a call from City Hall politicians to hand over Southeastern Metro and other rail services to be transferred to Transport for London. Westminster currently controls most of the capital’s local services, but many services have faced cutbacks following the pandemic, or will suffer service reductions in the next timetable. Southeastern Metro […]
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Southeastern ‘not listening to Greenwich Council’ about rail cuts
Southeastern has been accused of “not listening” by Greenwich Council’s transport chief – who said that the government-owned rail company had not responded to her complaints about service cuts. Averil Lekau, the cabinet member for transport for the council’s deputy leader, praised the petition set up by this website calling on the government to transfer […]
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Link to Elizabeth Line would cost £5 million to bring back, Southeastern boss says
Southeastern cannot restore direct trains between New Eltham and the Elizabeth Line at Abbey Wood because it would cost £5 million, the rail company’s managing director said last night. Steve White appealed to Greenwich councillors to help him build a case to get government funding to bring back the services, which were scrapped in December […]
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No big changes to Southeastern Metro in next timetable, minister says
There will be no major changes to Southeastern services when the next timetable is introduced in May, the rail minister has confirmed – four months after cuts led to overcrowding and long waits for trains in SE London. Southeastern Metro bore the brunt of the government’s service cuts last December, with rush-hour trains axed and […]
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Rail minister’s trains dodged cuts while Southeastern Metro lost £5m in funding
Rail services used by Huw Merriman, the Conservative rail minister, have been largely unaffected by the cuts made to Southeastern services – while £5 million cuts were made to Metro services in SE London, 853 can reveal. Southeastern Metro services across Greenwich, Lewisham, Bexley and Bromley were cut by the Westminster government in December, with […]
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Thousands back call for TfL to run Southeastern Metro as rail firm adds Charing Cross trains
Thousands of people have signed this website’s petition to have Southeastern Metro trains handed to Transport for London – with MPs, councillors and campaigners from all parties signing up. Over 3,600 people have put their names to the official petition on the UK Parliament website, which was launched on Monday. If more than 10,000 people […]
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We’ve had enough: Sign our petition for TfL to run Southeastern Metro
Enough’s enough. Southeastern’s new rail timetable has left passengers in the lurch for more than two months now. SE London deserves better – and that’s why you should sign our petition, says site editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN. It’s hard to overestimate the damage done to lives and businesses in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley by Southeastern Metro’s […]
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Mind the gap: Southeastern passengers lose out again as fare rises outstrip TfL’s
Passengers using the slow and infrequent Southeastern services from Woolwich Arsenal in rush hour will be paying 50p per trip more than those using the new Elizabeth Line from March, City Hall documents reveal. Both TfL and National Rail fares will increase by 5.9 per cent on average from March 5. But the rises are […]
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