On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 17:44:26 -0000, "tkd" wrote:

The barriers to the platforms at Fenchurch Street would not open for a
Freedom Pass at 9:25am today. The guy on the gateline said they are not
valid there until 9:30am. As far as I can tell from this map the line from
Fenchurch Street is available from 9am (because of the interavailability
with the District Line).
http://www.freedompass.org/documents...assMap2006.pdf Am I reading
this right?

You most certainly are. C2C have clearly not configured their system or
trained their staff correctly based on your experience. IIWY I'd drop
them a short E Mail of "complaint" explaining your experience and asking
what they are going to do to rectify matters.

Thanks for that. I wrote a letter to c2c, Network Rail (as they manage that
station) and London Councils (formerly ALG, as they administer the Freedom
Pass scheme).

I got a full and prompt letter of apology from c2c with a commitment to
train staff and get the barriers working properly. London Councils
telephoned yesterday to say they had written to Network Rail but had not got
a reply. I have not yet received a reply to my letter to Network Rail
either.

Good - the key player is C2C.

Let's hope its not up to Network Rail to sort out the barriers.

I can't believe that they would be down to Network Rail. AIUI all ticket
gates (or the lease based contracts for them) are now considered to be
"franchise assets" and thus the responsibility of the TOC. It is
mandatory for a successor TOC to take on the responsibility for these in
the same way as things like train leasing contracts.

The other issue is that C2C put line wide gating as a franchise
commitment so while Network Rail will have had to approve their
installation they will not be in charge of them at Fenchurch St.

--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!