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Only have day-to-day experience of SWT and Southeastern but would love SE to adopt SWT's practice of adding train lengths to the scrolling platform displays. Not earth-shattering but would just help in a small way.

It's currently impossible (as far as I can see) to get meaningful info on NRE around which trains are running from Folkestone to Ashford/London. Southeastern have tweeted that trains are leaving West at xx16 but that info isn't reflected on journey planner - it's suggesting a train to Central...

I think as you say the potential loss of Charing Cross would make this difficult - there'd have to be some pretty compelling arguments over replacement access. But it would create a direct South Bank RER-type route Vauxhall-Waterloo-London Bridge (Waterloo East being presumably redundant)...

Haven't been to Burton often enough to be able to comment on the smaller details but as an infrequent passenger it had a shop, plenty of seats, a waiting room (I think, didn't use it) and a big canopy for shelter. Assuming it also has working toilets, I'd say it was fine. That's not to say...

Fantastic, thank you both for your help.

Hi After years of buying a Travelcard on Oyster, I'm moving into Southeastern territory and need to buy an annual paper ticket. Would appreciate some advice as their website is a bit confusing - on the season ticket page it says: "All season tickets must be purchased at least 7 days in...

It always feels like the 243 and 341 are fairly low frequency - but that could be my impatience trying to get back to Waterloo from Grays Inn Road!

On some Underground lines the doors can slide open before the train has quite stopped - normally on the older stock so I guess that can't happen on the newer?

Useful to know, thank you. Although the Redhill route is a mapped route on a ticket from Headcorn, which it isn't from Walmer. I know now that I'd be OK on the shortest route rule but I would just hope that any inspectors would be aware of this. Maybe I've read too many horror stories on here!

That's interesting, thank you Martin. So it looks like the only lines in the area that wouldn't be valid at all are Ashford-Hastings-Tonbridge, Medway Valley and Sheerness. Appreciate the time you've taken.

Thank you for these replies. I do find this whole area fascinating. I have friends in Horley - if I wanted to do this, could I go via Tonbridge and Redhill and if so, would I need an additional ticket from Redhill to Horley or one from Purley to Horley? Without looking I suspect that going to St...

The red was later changed to green as I remember.

Hi I hope it's OK to reactivate this as I have another question about routing. So a Walmer to All Zones annual ticket, £6800. Routes valid via Dover or Ramsgate. Looking up the routes in the guide, it comes up with the various routings you'd expect via Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Faversham and...

Two trains in the morning peak start at Raynes Park and miss out Clapham Junction and Vauxhall on the way to Waterloo. Nothing does any of that in the opposite direction.

Strangely I was on a train this week that approached Clapham Junction fast, slowed slightly for platform 10 as usual (non-stop train) but then braked quite hard halfway down the platform, although didn't come to a stand. Then accelerated again out of the station. Thought it was odd at the time.

Have some friends travelling on the sleeper tonight - will keep an eye on stuff for them (would it/could it be diverted to Waterloo?) but if anyone here knows anything they can share about its running that would be really good to know in advance. Thanks!

Thank you everyone. That's what I'd thought, although I can't see a routing code for Ashford-Hastings-Tunbridge Wells against Dover Priory or Ramsgate Group. I think that if an (eg) Walmer to London season allows travel via Dover and then either Folkestone or Canterbury East, or Ramsgate and...

Hi Am thinking of moving down to the Kent coast and wanted some advice on season ticket routings back to London - would be looking at an annual all zones plus HS. Prices are all much the same depending on whichever area I look at so I was trying to work out which ticket would give most...

Well I was there from '87 to '91 and I THINK it ran at least until then. I have a Thomas Cook from '87 showing the 08.04 and 20.40 to Newhaven Marine and the 05.25 and 17.20 back. If you want to know the times of boat trains then getting your hands on old copies of Thomas Cook's Continental...

I used to work on the International side and I remember that for the evening service the boat train left Victoria at 20.40. It was such an ingrained time that even now, if I happen to see a clock at 20.40, I think "Night Dieppe".