On May 5, 11:51*am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
wrote:
Found this on a transport blog:

'Reports are that during 2011 the Sevenoaks service will return to
Southeastern with First Capital Connect running a new Tonbridge via
Bromley South, Orpington, Sevenoaks and Hildenborough service. First
Capital Connect will also run a service from London Bridge to Dartford
calling at St Johns and then split with all station services via both
Lewisham/Welling and Sidcup/Crayford lines.'

The recently published Kent RUS consultation draft is possibly a more
authoritative update. Includes amongst many other references to Thameslink:

"The current expectation is that all fast trains to Cannon Street from the
Tonbridge area will be incorporated into the Thameslink network, calling at
London Bridge but running onwards towards Blackfriars and beyond...

"Based on the train service specification assumed by the South London RUS,
Thameslink services in the Kent RUS area would run to and from Tunbridge
Wells, Paddock Wood and Maidstone East. These are all likely to replace
services that currently operate to Cannon Street or Blackfriars.

As an aside, there is some interesting stuff in the RUS proposals for
extensions to HS1 services, with a significant number of additional 395s
being required...

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%...ocuments/route...

Paul

This would mean that the introduction of through services would result
in dramatically more people having to change at London Bridge, which
isn't very healthy and safe at the best of times.

Fixed peak service patterns, with everything from certain routes going
to the same terminus, have been suggested and rejected before.

I don't think the City types who currently tuck themselves into a seat
at Cannon Street will be keen on changing to an already full train at
London Bridge, so there will probably be some lobbying to prevent this
happening.