On 9 Sep, 09:55, Mizter T wrote:
On Sep 9, 9:24*am, MaxB wrote:

I have to get from Bromley to Henley on Sunday (and back). Engineering
work is taking place at Shortlands Junction and "no trains" according
to South eastern (via Bromley N instead, no problem). However the
journey planner keeps displaying an hourly fast service each way
between Bromley S and Victoria. Is this a real ghost train or am I
missing something?

Help!

There is an ongoing issue with the Network Rail timetable database,
which all journey planners feed off - it potentially delivers wrong
information on weekends and bank holidays when there is engineering
works. FCC have a webpage describing the problems here (which affect
all TOCs and all journey planners):
http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?iCmsPageId=569

It's been ongoing since I think May, when Network Rail switched over
to a new tmetable system, and has been causing all sorts of problems -
the Office of Rail Regulation has (at last) just got involved to put
some fire up Network Rail's behind on this issue.

With regards to your specific issue, afraid I haven't looked at it but
I'd go with what Southeastern are saying on their website and their
posters, not what the journey planner says.

From the South Eastern Railway website:-

Track improvements and maintenance are taking place from 02:30 on
12/09/10 to 04:00 on 13/09/10 between Nunhead and Bickley.

There are no train services calling at Beckenham Hill, Bellingham,
Bickley, Bromley South, Catford, Crofton Park, Ravensbourne or
Shortlands. However, there are connecting replacement bus services,
calling at these stations, operating in each direction between Denmark
Hill and Swanley; and Beckenham Junction and Orpington. These
replacement bus services also call at Peckham Rye, Petts Wood and St
Mary Cray, with a shuttle bus service operating between Beckenham
Junction and Ravensbourne.Furthermore, there is an additional Metro
train service that operates between London Victoria and Bromley North
calling at -in alphabetical order-: Denmark Hill, Grove Park,
Lewisham, Nunhead and Peckham Rye.PLEASE NOTE: Mainline train services
that are scheduled to operate between London Victoria, Bromley South,
Maidstone East, Ashford International, Faversham, Ramsgate and Dover
Priory, are diverted to call at Grove Park in order to make
connections with the additional train services operating out of
Bromley North.IMORTANT: BROMLEY SOUTH STATION IS CLOSED BUT BROMLEY
NORTH STATION IS OPENThis may also affect train services to or from
the following stations -in alphabetical order-:Adisham, Aylesham,
Ashford International, Barming, Bat & Ball, Bearsted, Bekesbourne,
Birchington-on-Sea, Borough Green & Wrotham, Brixton, Broadstairs,
Canterbury East, Charing, Chatham, Chestfield & Swalecliffe, Dover
Priory, Dumpton Park, East Malling, Eynsford, Farningham Road,
Faversham, Gillingham -Kent-, Harrietsham, Herne Bay, Herne Hill,
Hollingbourne, Kearsney, Kent House, Lenham, London Victoria,
Longfield, Maidstone East, Margate, Meopham, Newington, Otford, Penge
East, Rainham -Kent-, Ramsgate, Rochester, Selling, Sheerness-on-Sea
Shepherds Well, Shoreham, Sittingbourne, Snowdown, Sole Street,
Sydenham Hill, Teynham, West Dulwich, Westgate-on-Sea, West Malling or
Whitstable.