Recent content by Callum J

Those stations are probably close enough to Norwood Junction that if you need London Bridge you just head there and change for the fast services from NWD. Though it's a bigger headache for East Croydon access from the 'via Forest Hill' line for sure. It's a shame there isn't maybe a stopping...

Am I right in thinking off-peak West Croydon to Victoria via Crystal Palace, plus the off-peak Victoria-London Bridge via Crystal Palace loop services, are still not coming back? I thought we were a mere week away from pretty much all Covid restrictions being lifted? How does Southern justify...

If you're going to terminate the London Bridge-Victoria loop service early at Crystal Palace then Crystal Palace would be reduced to just two trains an hour to Victoria, which doesn't seem like enough. Unless you switch the Beckenham Junction-London Bridge via CP service to start/terminate at...

Good shout. As part of that I'd like to see a 'high level' platform at Brixton added to facilitate connections from Clapham Junction to the Penge East/Beckenham Junction line. Presume this would be operated by London Overground? Maybe it could extend from Hither Green to Grove Park and onto the...

Thanks, Yorkie! I noticed on the fare details link which JB_B sent that Paddington evening travellers do seem to get singled out. I wonder what the rationale behind that is?

Many thanks for that helpful reply. So I was panicking unduly about the return leg then! Good to know. It just looked odd on the booking confirmation given that I'd selected a particular train on the 25th March. The ticket I booked was actually a 4 x Adults with Group Save Discount Off Peak...

Hello. I've recently booked an Off Peak Return ticket from London to Wareham, outbound on Fri 23rd March. In the booking engine I selected Sunday 25th March as my return date but my email booking confirmation shows 23rd March - 22 April 2018 as the return date. This may be a stupid question but...

Nightmare if you're a regular on the Orpington to Victoria via Penge East. Those 8-car trains are already pretty crowded in the peaks. Are they simply meant to absorb all the passengers using the existing Thameslink services? Perhaps they need to make use of the bay platform at Beckenham...

Autumn Statement: Is rail devolution in London dead? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38087100

Clapham Junction is already horrifically overcrowded during the rush hour. Wouldn't it be better to encourage more interchanging between CR2 and mainline services at a re-built and expanded Wimbledon Station? Wimbledon has been needing a re-build for a long time, so hopefully this could be...

I commute Wimbledon-Clapham Junction-Victoria every day and afraid to say I am not a fan of the 455s. As has been mentioned, unbearably hot in summer, and they just feel old and uncomfortable. If I commuted regularly to further flung destinations such as Dorking I think I wouldn't be too happy...

Yes, I simply don't get SWT's strategy. Surely this cobbled together 'mixed fleet' is going to cost them more in the long run. Wouldn't commonality of rolling stock keep training and maintenance costs down? Southern seems to have the right idea, retiring older stock on metro lines and moving...

Ultimately you'll be able to alight at Edinburgh Gateway station (Gogar) and connect with the tram to the airport there. But alas, that station is still a few years away from completion, I believe.

South West Trains doesn't exactly have a consistent image either. 455's painted predominantly red, 450's predominantly blue and 444's mainly white!

Don't quote me, but wouldn't these extra Raynes Park services come from the existing Guildford to Waterloo via Cobham services simply making an additional stop at Raynes Park instead of running fast from Surbiton to Wimbledon?