6yo, Writes Heart-Rending Letter To Rail Network Which Is ‘Stopping Daddy From Tucking Her In At Night’
Ella’s adorable note came about after she was left upset when dad Neil Porter consistently missed her bedtime due to late running trains. She also told the network off for ‘taking all of daddy’s money’, thus preventing her from getting her much-wanted trip to Disneyland.
Neil, a graphic designer from Uckfield, East Sussex, posted a picture of the heartbreaking letter on his Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.
Neil has revealed that Southern Rail have since been in touch and told him and said: ‘Don’t want to ruin the surprise, but watch out for the postman…’
The dad of two said: ‘I just want to get home and see the children before they’re asleep. Ella felt so strongly about me not being there that she took to pen and paper and vented her frustration in the sweetest way.
‘If Southern Rail can stick to their schedule, maybe I’ll be able to get some quality family time.’
Mr Porter pays £4,000 a year to travel to Shoreditch, but recent disruptions on the Uckfield-London Bridge line have meant he’s missed numerous story times.
Ella wrote: ‘Dear Mr Railway Man, my daddy is always late home and I miss him very much because he always used to tuck me into bed, this makes me upset. Please get him home on time. Daddy says you take all his money, that is why I can’t go to Disneyland. I really want to go to Disneyland.’
Southern have posted an apology for delays on their site: ‘London Bridge: Southern and Network Rail apologise for the disruption and delays at London Bridge recently.
‘The new track layout on the approach to the station has meant that so far, it has been a challenge to deliver the new timetable. We have reviewed this and made some changes to a small number of peak time train services.’ A metro.co.uk extract.