On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 08:32:16PM +0100, wrote:

Just been reading on Wikipedia that Amersham might be going down to having
just two trains an hour? Is that not a really poor service?

Not really. It's a lot better than most places, and there's plenty of
places in London with that sort of service.

And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL (like
Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now *that's* poor
service.


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David Cantrell wrote:

And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL (like
Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now *that's* poor
service.

What is there around Epsom Downs that's covered by TfL?

On Jul 21, 4:49 pm, "Tim Roll-Pickering" T.C.Roll-
wrote:
David Cantrell wrote:
And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL (like
Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now *that's* poor
service.

What is there around Epsom Downs that's covered by TfL?

Buses, IIRC.

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David Cantrell wrote:
And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL
(like Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now
*that's* poor service.

"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote:
What is there around Epsom Downs that's covered by TfL?

John B wrote
Buses, IIRC.

Not many of those. However, though outside Gtr London, the station is in
the TfL-defined zone 6, as is the nearby(ish) Tattenham Corner. Belmont
station is on the Epsom Downs line and is in TfL territory.

Despite covering prime commuter territory, the Epsom Downs line is not
popular, perhaps because its trains take the long route via West Croydon.
The line was singled in the 80s when its signal box burned down, limiting
the capacity (though it could manage a half-hourly service if it tried).

In its heyday it had a dozen or so platforms - mainly used only on race
days.

Peter

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Peter Campbell Smith wrote:
David Cantrell wrote:
And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL
(like Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now
*that's* poor service.

"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote:
What is there around Epsom Downs that's covered by TfL?

John B wrote
Buses, IIRC.

Not many of those. However, though outside Gtr London, the station
is in the TfL-defined zone 6, as is the nearby(ish) Tattenham Corner.
Belmont station is on the Epsom Downs line and is in TfL territory.

Despite covering prime commuter territory, the Epsom Downs line is not
popular, perhaps because its trains take the long route via West
Croydon. The line was singled in the 80s when its signal box burned
down, limiting the capacity (though it could manage a half-hourly
service if it tried).

In its heyday it had a dozen or so platforms - mainly used only on
race days.

That was a different station, slightly further southwest.

John Rowland wrote:
Peter Campbell Smith wrote:
David Cantrell wrote:
And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL
(like Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now
*that's* poor service.
"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote:
What is there around Epsom Downs that's covered by TfL?
John B wrote
Buses, IIRC.
Not many of those. However, though outside Gtr London, the station
is in the TfL-defined zone 6, as is the nearby(ish) Tattenham Corner.
Belmont station is on the Epsom Downs line and is in TfL territory.

Despite covering prime commuter territory, the Epsom Downs line is not
popular, perhaps because its trains take the long route via West
Croydon. The line was singled in the 80s when its signal box burned
down, limiting the capacity (though it could manage a half-hourly
service if it tried).

In its heyday it had a dozen or so platforms - mainly used only on
race days.

That was a different station, slightly further southwest.

Not really a different station, more they moved the station.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Arthur Figgis wrote:

John Rowland wrote:
Peter Campbell Smith wrote:
David Cantrell wrote:
And in the area just outside London that is still covered by TfL
(like Amersham is), Epsom Downs has only one train an hour. Now
*that's* poor service.
"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote:
What is there around Epsom Downs that's covered by TfL?
John B wrote
Buses, IIRC.
Not many of those. However, though outside Gtr London, the station
is in the TfL-defined zone 6, as is the nearby(ish) Tattenham Corner.
Belmont station is on the Epsom Downs line and is in TfL territory.

Despite covering prime commuter territory, the Epsom Downs line is not
popular, perhaps because its trains take the long route via West
Croydon. The line was singled in the 80s when its signal box burned
down, limiting the capacity (though it could manage a half-hourly
service if it tried).

In its heyday it had a dozen or so platforms - mainly used only on
race days.

That was a different station, slightly further southwest.

Not really a different station, more they moved the station.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

tom

--
We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that
needs to be done. -- Alan Turing

Peter Campbell Smith wrote:

Despite covering prime commuter territory, the Epsom Downs line is not
popular, perhaps because its trains take the long route via West Croydon.

It's also not in the best of locations to accumulate commuters. And there
isn't an "Epsom stations" fare option so it's not a valid alternative
destination for people with Epsom season tickets. Compared to the much
greater number of trains and destinations at Epsom and naturally many
commuters opt for there (including myself when I commuted to school despite
living closer to Epsom Downs).

"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote in message
...

(including myself when I commuted to school

Epsom College?

Ian

Ian F. wrote:

(including myself when I commuted to school

Epsom College?

City of London School.

However I didn't take the direct trains from Epsom to Blackfriars when they
existed because it was a stopping service round all the houses through West
Croydon.