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Forest Hill and Sydenham post Thameslink
Mizter T wrote: (big snip) One I really liked was the now obsolete "Overground Network" map of south London rails services from TfL and the SRA - for the sake of the record I'm putting it up on some of my webspace, but I wish to stress that it is now ***out of date*** ! http://mizter.t.googlepages.com/on_map_-_now_obsolete.pdf It doesn't show the new off-peak 4tph service from Orpington via Beckenham Jn and Herne Hill to Victoria, though I don't think anything else is currently misleading but I haven't really properly checked it over. I forgot to say this - what that PDF doesn't make clear, but the leaflet in which it came did, is that it shows the weekday daytime off- peak service, though of course off-peak services at other times were much the same. (And sorry for not flagging it up as a link to a PDF file.) Regarding changes since this map was still valid - it shows the East London line, now closed for the big extension works, and it doesn't show the lack of off-peak through Northern line trains from points south to the Charing Cross branch - however I was really scanning for any changes in National Rail services other than the Orpington example I gave above, and I don't think there have been any. |
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Forest Hill and Sydenham post Thameslink
On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:40:01 -0600, David Jackman pleasereplytogroup
wrote: "Paul Scott" wrote in : The overground as 'part of the tube system' seems to be a fairly regular mistaken belief. Only last week I read about an MP (Battersea?) who was looking forward to ELLX phase 2, so that Clapham junction could finally be part of the tube network... Paul S Surely TfL's intention is for the overground to be seen as a 'part of the tube system'? One would think so, given that they are treating it as not-just-another TOC ("the next station is Euston. Change here for the Northern line and London Overground; and National Rail services"...) |
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Forest Hill and Sydenham post Thameslink
On Feb 3, 4:13*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote: Mwmbwls wrote: The Forest Hill Society blog reports: http://foresthillsociety.blogspot.co...-for-rail-pass... quote Is this possibly a mistaken reference to Thameslink, rather than ELLX in the subject line? No - the level of ELLX services through Forest Hill and Sydenham has long been been in the public domain.The intriguing change is the maintainence of 18 peak hour trains into London Bridge bearing in mind the reduced number of terminal platforms there after the Thameslink inspired rebuild. Some thought appears to be being given to the post Thameslink timetable into london Bridge - it would be interesting to understand the overall picture. |
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On 3 Feb, 07:57, Mwmbwls wrote:
The Forest Hill Society blog reports:http://foresthillsociety.blogspot.co...-for-rail-pass... quote Good news for rail passengers from Forest Hill and Sydenham Over the last year the Forest Hill Society and the Sydenham Society have jointly campaigned to keep our current levels of services to and from London mainline stations after the introduction of the East London Line in 2010. Jim Dowd, our local MP, together with Len Duvall, our GLA member, has also lobbied hard in support of our aims. Last Autumn Network Rail published their draft Route Utilisation Strategy setting out proposed levels of rail services from 2010. It clearly suggested a significant reduction in services to London Bridge. There were doubts too about the continuation of the current off-peak services to Victoria. However, new information recently received from Network Rail, via London TravelWatch, suggests that, as a result of our continued campaign, most of our concerns about their proposals have now been addressed. Rather than a reduction in peak services to London Bridge the plan now is that the total number of trains between 7am and 10am will remain at the current level of 18 trains, with only a slight adjustment to the present hourly spread of trains. All trains are planned to be 8 carriages long, whereas some are currently only 6 carriages long. This represents an overall increase in carriages serving Forest Hill and Sydenham during peak time. Indications are that the present direct off-peak services to Victoria may continue from Forest Hill and Sydenham, while at peak times the extension of the East London Line to Crystal Palace will reduce journey times to Victoria and Clapham Junction from our line. The addition of 8 trains of 4 carriages on the East London Railway from 2010 is welcomed by both Societies as providing fast and regular connections to the Jubilee Line, Crystal Palace, Docklands and the East of the City of London as well as other destinations. The services outlined above are dependent on the agreement of the Department for Transport and on their discussions with the train operators and Transport for London when the Franchises are renegotiated in 2009. We will therefore continue to closely monitor the situation over the next couple of years to make sure that these revised proposals become a reality. Highlights: From 2010 Forest Hill, Sydenham, Honor Oak Park, Brockley, Penge West and Anerley will be connected to the Overground tube system New peak services to Crystal Palace allowing for interchange to Victoria Possible continuation of off-peak services to Victoria Journey times under 18 minutes to Canary Wharf Commuters working in the east of the City, travelling on a direct connection to Shoreditch, will benefit from cheaper tickets by avoiding zone 1 Oyster readers on all stations on the line Southbound platform at Forest Hill to be made accessible to disabled passengers with money from DfT Negative impacts: All services between London Bridge and Forest Hill/Sydenham will be stopping services, removing existing fast services No direct services to and from Charing Cross, from 2009 We will continue to campaign about the negative impacts and we will work with the rail industry to ensure further improvements in the future. In particular we will press for 10 or 12 carriage trains into London Bridge. This would require the extension of all station platforms along the route, but will become necessary as more passengers continue to use the rail services from our area. Overall this is good news for people in Forest Hill and Sydenham who finally get to join the tube system. For further information: Michael Abrahams - - Chair, Forest Hill Society Pat Trembath - - Chair, Sydenham Society Labels: east london line, Forest Hill, SE23, sydenham society, trains, Transport posted on Saturday, February 02, 2008 unquote What is also very interesting is that the Southern franchise is due to expire in 2009. There are rumours that the metro will be signed over to TFL and that Southern (or another franchisee) will keep the mainline. The concept would tally with ELLX taking over stations from New Cross Gate to Norwood Jnc. Also, worthy of note that Norwood Junction is apparently now being fitted with ticket barriers, maybe that will help keep the riff raff out! |
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"Standing at HN28 signal" wrote in message ... What is also very interesting is that the Southern franchise is due to expire in 2009. There are rumours that the metro will be signed over to TFL and that Southern (or another franchisee) will keep the mainline. The concept would tally with ELLX taking over stations from New Cross Gate to Norwood Jnc. Somewhat less than that according to the last board papers. One of Mr Thant's useful summaries covers it: http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...-takeover.html Paul S |
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