Monday 24 November 2014

Weekly Travel Report W/C 17/11/14

Monday 17th November
No Travel

Tuesday 18th November
12:03 SNF to 12:12 CHM
Train: 360118 - Carriage: 72568
3rd (from the front) of 4 Carriages
Pulled into SNF @ 12:04 (1 Minute Late)
Pulled out of SNF @ 12:05 (2 Minutes Late)
Pulled into CHM @ 12:13 (1 Minute Late)
Temperature: 19.9 to 20.9 C
Humidity: 55 to 56 %
Notes: Dirty floors, smells horrible, toilet carriage. Litter picker was on board. 7 digit from the carriage number was missing from the toilet end of the carriage.

21:16 CHM to 21:27 SNF
Train: 360120 & 360115 - Carriage: 65565
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into CHM @ 21:14 (2 Minutes Early)
Pulled out of CHM @ 21:16 (On Time)
Pulled into SNF @ 21:25 (2 Minutes Early)
Temperature: 18.9 to 20.3 C
Humidity: 54 to 57 %
Notes: Disgusting, big stains on seats, rubbish everywhere, video and photos taken.

Wednesday 19th November
11:41 SNF to 11:52 CHM
Train: 360111 - Carriage: 72561
2nd of 4 Carriages
Pulled into SNF @ 11:51 (10 Minutes Late)
Pulled out of SNF @ 11:52 (11 Minutes Late)
Pulled into CHM @ 12:01 (9 Minutes Late)
Temperature: 19.7 to 21.1 C
Humidity: 54 to 55 %
Notes: Got this train instead of 12:03 train that I normally get. This train was running sufficiently late as a result of a track safety inspection. Dirty seats and floor. Got me to CHM 9 minutes before I would have normally been due to get there.

20:56 CHM to 21:08 SNF
Train: 360101 & 360112 - Carriage: 68562
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into CHM @ 21:03 (7 Minutes Late)
Pulled out of CHM @ 21:04 (8 Minutes Late)
Pulled into SNF @ 21:16 (8 Minutes Late)
Temperature: 19.9 to 20.4 C
Humidity: 51 to 55 %
Notes: Got this train instead of 21:16 train that I normally get. This train was running sufficiently late as a result of a points failure in Maryland. Dirty seats and floor. Got me to SNF 9 minutes before I would have normally been due to get there.

Thursday 20th November
11:41 SNF to 11:52 CHM
Train: 360110 - Carriage: 74560
2nd of 4 Carriages
Pulled into SNF @ 11:46 (5 Minutes Late)
Pulled out of SNF @ 11:48 (7 Minutes Late)
Pulled into CHM @ 11:58 (6 Minutes Late)
Temperature: 20.6 to 21.5 C
Humidity: 51 %
Notes: Got to SNF just after this train was timetabled to leave, with the intention of getting the 12:03 service, but this one was running sufficiently late. Dirty seats and filthy floors. Got me to CHM 14 minutes before I would have normally been there.

21:16 CHM to 21:27 SNF
Train: 360106 & 360119 - Carriage: 65569
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into CHM @ 21:14 (2 Minutes Early)
Pulled out of CHM @ 21:16 (On Time)
Pulled into SNF @ 21:24 (3 Minutes Early)
Temperature: 17.9 to 20.1 C
Humidity: 51 to 52 %
Notes: Papers everywhere and dirty floors.

Friday 21st November
11:41 SNF to 11:52 CHM
Train: 360115 - Carriage: 74565
2nd of 4 Carriages
Pulled into SNF @ 11:53 (12 Minutes Late)
Pulled out of SNF @ 11:54 (13 Minutes Late)
Pulled into CHM @ 12:04 (12 Minutes Late)
Temperature: 20.3 to 20.9 C
Humidity: 48 to 49 %
Notes: Third time in 3 days that this service has been running late enough for me to catch, when I have intended to catch the 12:03 service. Speed restrictions in the Maryland area have been blamed for this train running late. Got me to CHM 8 minutes before I would have normally been there.

20:56 CHM to 21:08 SNF
Train: 360107 & 360119 - Carriage: 65569
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into CHM @ 21:09 (13 Minutes Late)
Pulled out of CHM @ 21:10 (14 Minutes Late)
Pulled into SNF @ 21:21 (13 Minutes Late)
Temperature: 20.1 to 20.9 C
Humidity: 50 to 51 %
Notes: Second time in 3 days I have caught this service instead of the 21:16 service, a fatality between Colchester & Manningtree was blamed for the late running. Dirty with rubbish everywhere. Got me to SNF 6 minutes before I would have normally been there.

Saturday 22nd November
10:59 SNF to 11:08 CHM
Train: 321421 & 321311 - Carriage: 63083
3rd of 8 Carriages
Pulled into SNF @ 10:59 (On Time)
Pulled out of SNF @ 11:00 (1 Minute Late)
Pulled into CHM @ 11:08 (On Time)
Temperature: 19.7 to 19.8 C
Humidity: 52 to 55 %
Notes: Change to train times, London bound trains terminating at Stratford, Southend trains terminating and starting from Shenfield. Screens and announcements stated the train was 4 carriages when it had 8 carriages, a Class 321 train instead of the normal Class 360 on this service. AGA grey seats and red grab handles. Seats and floors were filthy and external white paintwork was also filthy.

20:09 CHM to 20:19 SNF
Train: 360107 & 360119 - Carriage: 65569
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into CHM @ 20:08 (1 Minute Early)
Pulled out of CHM @ 20:09 (On Time)
Pulled into SNF @ 20:18 (1 Minute Early)
Temperature: 19.9 to 20.8 C
Humidity: 62 to 64 %
Notes: Filthy as with every other night I have been on this carriage.

Sunday 23rd November
10:02 SNF to 10:11 CHM
Train: 321434 & 321334 - Carriage: 77886
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into SNF @ 09:59 (3 Minutes Early)
Pulled out of SNF @ 10:02 (On Time)
Pulled into CHM @ 10:11 (On Time)
Temperature: 14.2 to 16.3 C
Humidity: 59 to 62 %
Notes: Heating seems to be on, but very low. only noticeable when you put your hand near the heaters. Not very good traction on pull away. Carriage was filthy and dirty and smelt like urine.

19:30 CHM to 19:40 SNF
Train: 360111 & 360110 - Carriage: 65560
5th of 8 Carriages
Pulled into CHM @ 19:32 (2 Minutes Late)
Pulled out of CHM @ 19:33 (2 Minutes Late)
Pulled into SNF @ 19:42 (2 Minutes Late)
Temperature: 13.8 to 18.1 C
Humidity: 69 to 75 %
Notes: Busy, dirty seats and floors. Heaters only mildly warm to the touch, but carriage generally cold.

General Notes:
Another week of delays, on 3 occasions I got an earlier but late running Shenfield to Chelmsford train than I normally get and on 2 occasions I got an earlier but late running Chelmsford to Shenfield train, while I got to my destination earlier than I would have normally, if I got my normal train services, I would have been later than normal. Other than that, on my normal trains I had a total of 3 minutes late. The earlier trains had a total of 48 minutes late over the course of the week.

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