On 27 Nov, 10:39, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, Richard J. wrote:
Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Mizter T wrote:

(Moving slightly off-topic...) Indeed the "South London Line" the
official designation of the actual running lines (i.e. the tracks)
until (I think) the late 80's when they were partially renamed the
"Atlantic Lines", when a junction went in between Peckham Rye and
Denmark Hill (Crofton Rd Jn) which allowed trains to switch over from
the Chatham lines.

Is the Chatham line even the best way to get to Chatham? Is
some route via Dartford not faster?

The London Chatham & Dover Railway never went anywhere very fast, but
AFAIK it never went to Dartford.

No, but the South Eastern Railway did, via the North Kent line through
Dartford.

Although looking at some timetable type info, it looks like this line is
currently used for stopping services, so the answer to my question is
"no".

tom


I doubt if it's ever been quicker via Dartford. There's a late night
service that goes via Dartford to Victoria fairly non-stop (apparently
via sidcup, I infer from the route code). Nothing non-stop in the
opposite direction. Plus the line speeds are probably a lot lower.