First Capital Connect Train Disruptions – Request for Compensation

Kemi — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:33:48 +0000

Lots of people have complained to me about the chaotic train services from Herne Hill, Tulse Hill and Loughborough Junction stations.

I used to regularly take the train from Herne Hill into central London but had to stop because of
- the non-existent service at the weekend
– the shortage of carriages from the station which meant that several times I was unable to catch a train into work because it was too crowded.

The chaos during the snowy weather in December and January was the last straw and I now make the longer journey to Brixton tube station which is further away but more reliable.
Members of the Conservative Shadow Transport Team are working on this First Capital Connect issue too and an early day motion about First Capital Connect has been signed by 16 Conservative MPs, This morning I sent a letter to the Chief Executive of First Capital Connect (FCC), Mary Grant, requesting a refund for everyone who used the service during these months and not just Thameslink/FCC season ticket holders.

Those of us who buy travel cards because we are continuing our journey after the FCC service, but who rely on the service to get us there from Herne Hill, Tulse Hill and Loughborough Junction stations – should not be denied compensation simply because we buy a travel card. We rely on that service too, suffered the same inconvenience and deserve the same compensation.

Click here to read the letter I sent to Ms. Grant

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Hamish — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:47:44 +0000

As a local bus user, I know how frustrating it can be to stand in the cold not knowing
if or when a bus is going to turn up. We want Herne Hill to be top of the list when TfL
introduces these news signs.

Kemi Adegoke, our parliamentary candidate for Dulwich & West Norwood is campaigning
for Transport for London (TfL) to provide Herne Hill with new bus countdown signs for buses P4, 3, 322 37 and 196.

The new signs will be based on GPS technology making them more reliable than existing radio based signs.

As local residents we need to show Tfl that there is support for this measure.
Please sign the online petition for the new countdown signs and email or write to us if you have any information or concerns about buses that you would like us to feed through.

What The New Countdown Signs Mean For You

• No more standing in rain or cold not knowing if or when a bus is coming
• No more waiting ages for a bus only
• No more blank countdown signs

Please sign the petition here

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First Capital Connect Train Disruptions – Request for Compensation

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