On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:13:19 +0100, eastender
wrote:

Took kids to a party in Romford yesterday. As it was a 17.30 start,
decided not to risk getting to and driving on the A12 so took train
from Dalston Kingsland, change at Stratford to TFL Rail. Apart from
trains coming back not running owing to a fatality at Stratford, so
took kids to Romford McDonald's (no hardship for them) and then got
home late, a few points:

- London Overground to Stratford - is there not air-con on these like
the trains from Dalston Junction? The outgoing train was packed and
very uncomfortable.

It was probably a 315, a BR train from about 35 years ago. They're not
air-conditioned, but their successors will be. Didn't you notice the
opening droplights?


- Fare is absurdly cheap - £2.80 to Romford going and £2.60 coming
back, I see from journey history. Would have been more in petrol so a
result there.

That's not changed, as Oyster fares already applied on that route.


- Touching in/out at Stratford - is this necessary as the touch
machines are not obvious, certainly on the TFL Rail platform and I had
to ask.

I don't think it's necessary, but I could be wrong.