After Monday anything would be an improvement

NXEA still showing they're incapable of running things. After Mondays balls-up it didn't get any better...

Tuesday

Morning
Dep: Braintree 0813 (0812) Late starting.
Arr: Stratford  0910 (0907) And late arriving.

Evening
Dep: Stratford  1820 (1820) A miracle! This one was on time - perhaps for the first time ever....
Arr: Witham  1858 (1858) Still on time - this was definitely a first.
Dep: Witham 1901 (1901) Could it be. Are they actually going to run a train on time end-to-end?
Arr: Braintree 1916 (1919) Jesus! Early. Hang out the flags.

Wednesday

Morning
Dep: Braintree 0813 (0812)
Arr: Stratford 0914 (0907) And back to the dross....

Evening
Dep: Stratford 1822 (1820) Yep here we go, back to the usual sh*t
Arr: Witham  1902 (1858) Late arriving.
Dep: Witham 1903 (1901) Late departing.
Arr: Braintree 1917 (1919) Early again!

Thursday

Morning
Dep: Braintree 0813 (0812) Well they're consistent.
Arr: Stratford 0920 (0907) And getting later...

Evening
Dep: Stratford 1821 (1820) Nope still can't get it right
Arr: Witham  1900 (1858) Oooohhh close but no cigar.
Dep: Witham 1902 (1901)
Arr: Braintree 1917 (1919) Early yet again.

Friday

Morning
Dep: Braintree 0731 (0727) Same rubbish as before.
Arr: Witham  0746 (0743) Oh well the wait for the connection should be shorter...
Dep: Witham 0759 (0755) ...or not.
Arr: Stratford  0838 (0829) Utter utter shite. How do they f*ck up so consistently?

Evening
Dep: Stratford 1726 (1720) Just goes to prove that any train these dickheads manage to run on time is total fluke.
Arr: Chelmsford 1747 (1744) Shortened wait in the cold?
Dep: Chelmsford 1800 (1757) Course not.
Arr: Braintree  1828 (1828) This'll be claimed as on time. It wasn't. It was late all along the route; just arriving on time at the destination does not constitute on time.

Another dismal effort.  And we've still not had their quarterly major f*ck-up. That's still hanging like the Sword of Damocles.

And now, to add insult to the misery, the up-to-now, free car parking for commuters at Braintree Freeport is about to go as the owners have decided they're now going to start charging 3 quid a day to stay longer than 6 hours. Handily, this will stitch-up the commuters wanting to use the car park nicely.

F*ck 'em I'd sooner walk than pay these money grubbing bastards.