Is The Silverlink North London Line the Worst Line in London?

Question

Only three carriages, 6 trains an hour at rush hour each one delayed by at least 3 minutes, constantly packed, Train rage, cant use Oyster Pre-Pay. Surely this is the worst line in London?

Answer 1

You should thank God you don't have to use the Northern Line

Answer 2

You need to look at the structure of the railway thats running badly, and see who's decisions are behind it.

Lot's of useless railway managers and directors.. are simply moved from one company to another... each time they c**k it up, they are moved with a  handsome pay off and a good welcome payout from the new company, and a new job title.  

Look at the mess that some of WAGN's former directors made of the services between Peterborough, Cambridge and London.... the station staff and drivers are all still there, and the managers and directors are where ?    Thats right.... cocking up other services for other people.

HONESTLY ! They spend more time worrying sbout the colour fo the employee's socks than they do the reliability of the trains. I was once reprimanded at 4am for wearing white socks, by a boss who then sold off the station's original iron scales to balance his budget as he'd overspent on plastic hanging baskets in DECEMBER !!  ( I worked at Royston and Letchworth for WAGN)

Answer 3

The run from Clapham Junction to Waterloo (coming from Southampton) is my least favourite part of London's railways.  Either there are too many trains on the track, so you run at snails pace from one stop signal to the next - or you get a free run in, and get bounced around like a pea in a frying pan over the complex pointwork.  Not fun at all.

Answer 4

Only six trains an hour over the busiest bit if you're lucky! Yes it is the worst line in London - but cheer up! Transport for London will soon be taking over - big improvements are coming!

The main problem at the moment is that there simply aren't enough trains to either increase the service or increase the length of the trains. The trains used now are of an unusual dual voltage design and are in very short supply. However I believe new ones will be ordered when TfL take over.

Answer 5

The North London Line at least runs trains, which is more than can be said for the Circle line.