Work Relocation

[westv]

My company is transferring the work I do to another company in Guildford.
Currently I commute from Hull to London on a Monday and the reverse on a Friday. This has worked well for nearly six years mostly without problem.
If I move offices it'll mean Monday Hull to Guildford and the reverse on Friday.
I just have visions of this ending up a total nightmare with missed services due to late running and cancellations. Am I being too negative?

 

[30907]

Provided you have allowed enough time to cross London as per your itinerary you will be entitled to take the next available service of your Train Company from Kings Cross (at Waterloo it won't matter). I assume you travel on Advance (specified train only) tickets?
Obviously adding two extra legs to your journey increases the risk of delays and cancellations, but in the London area there are plenty of workarounds to mitigate these. In that respect it is better than the East Coast route, and at least yiu will be going against the flow out of Waterloo.

 

[westv]

Thanks. The worry about missed services is really more to do with getting home even later rather than not being able to board. Currently I get the 17:19 from Kings X but the new office is insisting I leave no earlier than 4pm so there's no way I'd get that.
Just a right pain in the rear as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Hadders]

1617 Guildford arrives Waterloo at 1653. If you're fleet of foot this is ample time to get to Kings Cross for the 1719.

Note that this isn't an official connection and wouldn't really be suitable if using Advance tickets but it is possible.

 

[westv]

Yes, AP tickets and there's no way I'd get from the business park to the station in 17 minutes.

 

[westv]

Now into the 3rd week of the relocation and I'm fed up already with the travelling to/from Hull Monday and Friday and to/from Willesden Green the other weekdays.