Southeastern commuters moan about Hither Green train delays

The train company said in a statement: "Delays on services through the Hither Green area due to late running freight train. Apologies for any inconvenience caused."

As you can expect, commuters were quick to voice their anguish.

One wrote: "Decided to get the early train today, was running a couple minutes behind until we arrived at Hither Green and got held... and then my usual train overtook the earlier train. F****** priceless."

Here is what other Twitter users said about the Hither Green delays.

Why do freight trains have priority? Park IT up and make IT wait.

— ian webster (@wackywebs) May 10, 2018

@Se_Railway sort your trains out. Tired of waiting forever to get to hither green from central London. Increased fees for a crap service.

— Mark (@mark_h16) May 10, 2018

@Se_Railway why are London Bridge trains delayed and running so slow?! stuck on 7.02 from sidcup and going to miss a meeting!

— Jenny Dodds (@nellys_a_muppet) May 10, 2018

@Se_Railway can you please tell us what is going on? Been stuck on 6.35 from Gravesend to Charing Cross outside hither green?

— natasha corbett (@natasha_corbett) May 10, 2018

@Se_Railway why have we been sitting at Hither Green for 10 minutes? We left Lee at 7:08.

— F O S T E R (@alicefoster) May 10, 2018

A freight train are you serious?! Will that now delay us the rest of the way to London bridge?!

— Maja (@v_majan) May 10, 2018

@Se_Railway
Train 10 minutes later. 0654 Grove Park to Lewisham this morning! Stuck outside Hither Green with no explanation.

— ButterflyBlu (@rhones68) May 10, 2018

That excuse is the worst. We're still not at london Bridge and since your excuse is worthless perhaps an apology might be in order...

— Rachel Sheridan (@stheastsucks) May 10, 2018

This happens a lot. The 9.39 from Orpington is often delayed 10 mins while a freight train trundles through. But then it’s a totally crap service on SE most of the time

— that pebbles #FBPE (@LadyBrienne1) May 10, 2018