Southern Sydenham stoppers today

[LLivery]

I've had to venture to Sydenham today and took the Overground there. To my surprise I see a Southern service on the down platform around 13:50 with 'East Croydon - calling at Penge West, Anerley, Norwood Jun' on the CIS.

I think that'll be useful getting in home and that it's nice to see a ECR service again. I look on Real Time for times but the train I saw isn't on there. So I look on the Southern website and again, no mention of it.

I resort to Signal Maps and I see the next service also calling along the Sydenham corridor. Headcode 2H35 (in pink). I click on it and it comes up as a London Bridge - Beckenham Jun via Peckham Rye. So I assume its a diversion? Any idea why?

 

[JonathanH]

Various trains held 50 minutes at Denmark Hill / Peckham Rye. Can't quite work out which one might have had the problem.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:PMR/2026-10-17/1300-1350?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt

Obstruction on the track

Southern (@SouthernRailUK) on X

⚠️ There is an obstruction on the track between Peckham Rye and Elephant & Castle. Services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. ℹ️ More information to follow

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⚠️ There is an obstruction on the track between Peckham Rye and Elephant & Castle.

Services running through these stations may be delayed or revised.

 

[LLivery]

Ahh thank you!