How long do you think is reasonable to get from Chiswick to Putney, on public transport? There’s loads of options available – train, tube, and buses – so you’d think not more than half an hour, right?
Nope. Last night it took me over and hour-and-a-half! I could have walked it quicker than that. It was as if TFL was conspiring to keep me from getting home.
First I got to the overland station only to find that the next train was delayed, and after 10 minutes, the train after was cancelled. Some signaling problem further down the line was causing trains to be diverted.
So on to the E3 (bus) I hopped after wasting almost half an hour waiting. It took me to Turnham Green, where I waited only 5 minutes for a tube. Things were looking up when I got to Earl’s Court – the train I needed to transfer on to was waiting in the station!
Unfortunately, when we got to Fulham Broadway, the driver announced, “attention passengers, I have no idea where this train is going, I’ll give you an update at the next station”. Uh-oh. We got to Parson’s Green and he announced, “sorry passengers, this train will terminate here, all change please”. And out on the platform we were told that “no trains are going through to Wimbledon, try taking a bus”.
I gave up by that point and walked home – a little over 2km according to google. Thank goodness for GPS.
You’d be surprised just how cheery I was when I finally got in!
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I thought someone might have briefed you when you landed in the UK, TFL has no friends
That’s a pretty awful journey you went through.
You know gerrod theoretically it is only supposed to be 8 minutes(or around that) from Chiswick to Putney on South West trains. I guess you were just unlucky as they are usually pretty reliable. On a side note you are lucky an E3 bus turned up, i have waited forever for it many a time!
WHITE UK-KK!
It could affect one of ya kids
WHITE UK-KK little Gerrod hates their transport biz
WHITE UK-KK!
Gerrod hates their sh^t
He goes on TFL
Look how many stares he gets.
W.T.F Ben?
I empathic to your cause (is empathic actually a word??), I have had similar experiences on FGW.
Hi VIIVIIVIIVII.
I once knew a girl with empa thighs.