Over the last few months, a number of proposals affecting people on the South Eastern rail network in and around Dartford, have been put forward. Last week, I made representations to the Department for Transport that I believe the primary priorities should be to improve the reliability of the network…
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Dartford MP Gareth Johnson took part in a debate in the House of Commons yesterday (2nd March 2016) which had been called to discuss the reliability of Southeastern train services. Gareth used the debate as an opportunity to highlight the recent poor performance of Southeastern and indicated that it appeared…
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Last week it was announced that Dartford commuters will soon be able to benefit from the Oyster Card. As a commuter myself, this is an issue close to my heart and something I have campaigned for, along with others. We have been without Oyster services on trains for too long,…
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Last week I had the opportunity to get a closer look at Dartford’s new train station as well as talk to the team who built it. The £10.7 million project began in 2011 when the construction firm Geoffrey Osborne Ltd broke ground. Although scheduled for completion at the end of…
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