(24 Feb 2015, 5:54 pm)Tom wrote Pathetic today like!In all fairness the first one was completely out of their control so there's nothing they could have done since it was caused by engineering work done by a separate entity.
06:30 - Trains towards Park Lane and South Hylton are currently delayed due to the overrun of Network Rail engineering works. Passengers travelling between Pelaw and South Hylton (in both directions) should expect delay to their journey. Tickets are being accepted on Go North East bus services X36 and 29 from Heworth to Sunderland.
11:30 - There are delays of up to 30 mins to trains running between South Shields and St James due to obstruction on the line. Please leave extra time for your journey.
17:45 - Walkergate is closed and trains will not be stopping at this station until further notice. This is due to a problem with the power supply. Go North East are accepting Metro tickets on bus services 1 between Chillingham Road and Wallsend. We're sorry for any inconvenience.
Same sort of goes for the second, while I was one of those affected by the delays I can understand that they can't prevent objects obstructing the line. However the speed of the response was somewhat disappointing and should have been better.
I can't really say anything on the third but my gut tells me they could have done something about that so of those three there's only one I can see them being completely accountable for