Hi folks,

Well, details of train services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day are
starting to become available, so here we go with a summary:

Christmas Day:
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No service except Gatwick Express, with coaches replacing trains and
running every 30 minutes between 06:30 and 16:00 from Victoria, with a
final service at 16:45, and between 06:30 and 16:30 from Gatwick.
Estimated journey time is one hour.

In addition, Heathrow Express will operate a reduced service (3 trains
per hour) from approximately 05:00 until apprixmately 14:15, and then
coaches for the rest of the day, with last coaches at 23:35 from
Paddington, and 23:55 from Heathrow Central Bus Station.

Boxing Day:
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No service, apart from the following:

First Scotrail: Limited service on some routes. Timetable leaflet
available from www.firstscotrail.com.

Gatwick Express: Rail replacement coach service. Every 15 minutes
between 05:30 and 07:00, then every 6 minutes until 19:00, then every 15
minutes until 00:30 on Tuesday (27th).

Heathrow Express: Normal service

South Eastern Trains: Hourly services Charing Cross - Ashford
International via Tonbridge, Victoria - Gillingham via Beckenham
Junction, Victoria - Orpington via Beckenham Junction, Charing Cross -
Slade Green via Lewisham & Bexleyheath, Charing Cross - Slade Green via
Lewisham & Charlton.

Southern: Half hourly service Victoria - West Croydon via Balham and
Norbury.

Stansted Express: Rail replacement coach service, non-stop from
Liverpool Street, at 0425, 0455, then half hourly until 2325 from
Liverpool Street; 0530, 0600, then half hourly until 0030 from Stansted.

Thameslink: Half hourly service London Bridge - Luton

HTH,

Barry

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On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:23:07 +0000, Barry Salter wrote:
Well, details of train services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day are
starting to become available, so here we go with a summary:

Boxing Day:
-=-=-=-=-=-

No service, apart from the following:

[snip]

Eurostar will be running what looks like a modified Sunday service.

Regards,

Rian

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