Latest information on the Perry Vale exit from Southern Railways sent to me and Cllr John Paschoud:
Southern Railway wrote:
I have had an update from our facilities team. As I suspected the problem lies with the gate installation. Whilst Southern manages the building works on behalf of TfL, TfL contracts directly with Cubic for the gate installation. We therefore have no control over the final part of project. Cubic have not yet been on site and we don?t have a firm date for when they will be. All aspects of the project within Southern?s control were completed to schedule.
I have asked for the entrance to be re-opened in the mean time and I understand the station manager is putting in place the staffing arrangements to do so.
Really quite typically pathetic of the railway industry, but at least we have got them to reopen the gate while nothing is happening.