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VIDEO:
Mayor & Southern face the commuters
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news produced by Sean James Cameron / Interfusion Films, 2008 |
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Showdown Time: 6pm
Friday July 18th @ Sydenham Station
The Mayor challenges senior railway
managers to witness the chaos
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VICTORY!
As a result of the meeting Southern
Rail have made this announcement:
Sydenham
As from Monday 28
July we will provide access to platform 1 for all passengers with a valid
ticket from 0630 to 0930 and then from 1600 to 2000 on Mondays to Fridays.
There will be a member of staff present to check and collect tickets. Outside
of these times during the day (0930-1600) entry and exit will still be
available via buzzer entry for those requiring level access on platform 1.
Forest Hill
As from Monday
28 July we will be providing access to both platforms while the gates are in
operation between 0600 and 2000 on Mondays to Saturdays. The access point from
Perry Vale onto platform 2 will have a member of staff checking and collecting
tickets during these hours. |
Mayor Steve Bullock has demanded Southern & TfL
meet him at Sydenham Station to witness the chaos and anger of commuters caused
by the disasterous implementation of the Oystergates. Huge queues form, tickets
are misread, people are forced to cross two bridges to get to the up platform.
This can double the commuting time to and from London Bridge. Steve
said:
"The installation of barriers is causing delays and
inconvenience of a large scale as well as putting individuals who have mobility
problems of any kind in a very difficult position ...join me to hear directly
from users directly how much inconvenience you are causing them"
We knew it was going to happen. SydSoc & other
organisations warned Southern. They were fobbed off with weak excuses. Sadly
the worst predictions have come true. Angry commuters have made Oystergate into
the longest diatribe ever seen in our Town Forum. Nearly 36,000 views of over
200 complaining posts
«here».
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VIDEO:
Oystergate Queues (July 2008) |
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VIDEO:
SydSoc protest at closure of Platform 1 exit (April 2008) |
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