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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
It is Friday though. 15-20% less passengers on a Friday
Wow I'm negative this week! . |
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09-01-2015, 12:06 PM |
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It's not all in your head. Performance has been atrocious in peak hour lately. Check this table out. Anything after 7:50am expect to be delayed by 5+ minutes more than half the time. (data based on la... |
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15-12-2014, 01:50 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
I think Crossrail will take some of the pressure off Canada Water. Although, population growth will probably negate any benefit. You'll still have to queue up to use the escalators no matter what :thu... |
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30-12-2014, 01:27 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
[b]Overground platforms to Jubilee line reversing the escalator[/b]
This will never happen. It's already been requested numerous times. The response is that they fear the bottom of the escalators w... |
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06-01-2015, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
Holy fuck. They have cancelled for the rest of the week
16.36 London Bridge to West Croydon
17.06 London Bridge to West Croydon
17.38 London Bridge to West Croydon
18.06 London Bridge to West Cr... |
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07-01-2015, 05:44 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
The New Cross service has to be suspended in peak hour if this continues. It's that simple.
Just like over the Christmas period when they ran extra services and took away the new cross service. |
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08-01-2015, 09:09 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
I've found the morning fine last 2 weeks. Been getting a seat on the LB trains even after 8. Train never gets in superfast (17 min). But far less sitting for 10 minutes. It probably takes 20-25 which ... |
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03-02-2015, 12:47 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
I wrote 2 letters.
1. To London Overground saying they need to cancel the New Cross service and use those trains to run extra West Croydon/CP services. Put on a shuttle bus between NCG and NC.
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15-01-2015, 04:23 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
I think best thing to do is send an email or call the office of your local MP. They are the ones that can put pressure on people at the top. They have a team of people that have to respond to you pers... |
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15-01-2015, 06:29 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
Here's a trick. If you get to CW and it's crazy. Go to the Northbound platform and catch it backwards one stop to Rotherhithe. That's how you win. Instead of risking not getting on the train at CW you... |
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05-02-2015, 01:09 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
Those pictures are hilarious. How can some people lose all self respect just to catch a train.
They just need to have a constant BTP presence and arrest anyone who does stuff like that. Or put th... |
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04-03-2015, 10:34 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
It was probably best that things were so bad last week and someone was quick enough to capture those people diving under the barriers.
The media attention is bringing the issues to a national lev... |
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10-03-2015, 11:57 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
They are going to be running Thameslink 24 hours a day 7 days a week on our line. So it can't be a line issue? It must be a station/staffing issue, which is probably easier to campaign for and get som... |
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11-03-2015, 06:49 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
The Victoria - London Bridge route is the lowest priority route I reckon Southern have. It has to cross and intersect a lot of other routes. Which means if it's delayed, it's going to cause a lot of p... |
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17-04-2015, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
Firstly. The residents who have put up with the issues on Canonbie Road for the past 3 years (and still ongoing with 114 Canonbie) you have my greatest sympathy. I honestly feel depressed thinking abo... |
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03-06-2015, 10:15 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
Before I write a response to the official planning application. What are some of the main points worth bringing up?
I think the fact that Forest Hill already takes on its fair share of those in ... |
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08-04-2015, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
Put my comments in last night. I noticed the website only allows 1,000 characters which is tiny. So I just emailed them.
Got a reply, it says you may have to appear in person? Anyway - watch thi... |
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23-04-2015, 10:19 AM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
So many documents to read.
The transport assessment as mentioned above has mistakes in it. They include bus 176,185 etc which are outside the maximum distances.
No mention of the site being on a h... |
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21-04-2015, 11:57 AM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
If you can't be bothered watching basically what you'd expect. Double the amount of people allowed living in horrid conditions (unsafe live wires etc) . On one property he was collecting £12,000 a mon... |
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21-04-2015, 07:03 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
Yeah, let's keep this thread on topic and try to keep politics to a minimum.... |
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24-04-2015, 02:15 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
Wasn't someone saying the one in Bromley has 24/7 staff and also CCTV. There needs to be more of that. For the safety of the residents themselves. Having someone there from 9-5 is pretty useless.
My... |
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13-05-2015, 03:45 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
How do these meetings work?
Do the applicants just make a presentation and address some of the concerns?
I'm guessing there's not enough time for everyone to say something. |
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26-05-2015, 01:00 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
Firstly I think it's great that Cllr Upex and Cllr Hilton are involved and commenting on this issue.
I agree with Antony's sentiments that Cllr Upex's emotional appeal is
out of place. We are not... |
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23-04-2015, 10:37 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home) Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
I think there are a lot of properties that are perceived to be run by the Council, when in fact they are run by private landlords.(Mariam lodge for example).
If those statistics are right. Then... |
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08-06-2015, 05:08 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Station Subway Post: RE: Forest Hill Station Subway
Wowee. That is awesome. SE23!!! |
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13-04-2015, 01:48 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local? Post: RE: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morriso...
Yasmine - from what I can see on that article the issue it was rejected on was deliveries and rubbish disposal. Which are significant issues to overcome.
Rather than the absurd views of "cheap a... |
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07-03-2015, 01:31 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
Sad. But what can the Council do. They are already stretched to the limit, and when austerity measures come in something has to go.
Unfortunately this is the Government this country voted in. And... |
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07-09-2015, 12:20 PM |
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Thread: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in Forest Hill Post: RE: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in For...
Bring it on.
The less people from outside Forest Hill that can park in the area and contribute nothing to the area while creating parking and traffic problems to the actual residents would be wel... |
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12-10-2015, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in Forest Hill Post: RE: Consultation on Controlled Parking Zone in For...
If Devonshire Rd gets CPZ you can probably expect the property values to go up significantly. That Street currently is just a wall of noise and chaos all day long. Must be horrible for the residents. |
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29-10-2015, 05:07 PM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob
By "experienced" I hope it's not one of the McDonald's style pub chains :/ |
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03-07-2015, 08:22 AM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob
Interesting indeed. Small menu = good signs. Whenever I see a big menu at pub I start to get weary.
I saw a notice on the front to vary it's license? Is that just to change owner or change their ... |
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10-09-2015, 07:29 AM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob
I've got a feeling this pub is going to be a massive success. It will be interesting to see what vibe they go for. |
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24-09-2015, 05:11 PM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob
Seems reasonable.
Does anyone know what's upstairs? Is it a dining area? |
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07-10-2015, 02:40 PM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob
Someone give me a burger! I'm dying to try it. |
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29-10-2015, 05:05 PM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed Post: RE: The Hob Closed
I enjoyed it. Food is really good. I had a burger, friend had the chicken.
They do skin on thicker chips and I think the burger comes with skinnier chips which I really liked.
I think it's ... |
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27-11-2015, 11:45 AM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
The cars coming down Manor Mount start and end in the same location as if they took the South Circular. You are not taking traffic off the South Circular are you? It's not that hard to understand.
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25-11-2016, 12:57 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
Yes. All it does is move the traffic jam off the South Circular on to a local road. It doesn't help anything. In fact is probably makes it worse because then the South Circular won't flow as well |
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24-11-2016, 01:39 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
So if you take a photo or video of these people and send it to the police, can they do anything? If they can I'll do it from now on if I see it. |
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02-10-2015, 01:09 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
Having it open doesn't solve anything because it just relocates a traffic problem from a main road, to a residential street that also has an ambulance depot on it. Basically traffic backs up all the w... |
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12-01-2016, 02:24 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
Don't worry everyone who lives in the area thinks it should stay the way it is. It would be absolute chaos any other way.
Opening it would not have any positively effects what so ever. But would ha... |
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02-08-2016, 07:51 PM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland Post: RE: Walk to Save Southwark Woods - 8th March
It's 2015....why would anyone think we need burial plots in Central London? |
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22-04-2015, 09:52 AM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
Who actually owns the land? Southwark Council I'm assuming. So it's public land. What agreement if any does Camberwell Cemetery have with them? Do they have any legal entitlement to it? Or is it just ... |
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13-06-2017, 01:34 PM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
So its pretty black and white then. This is purely public land. |
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13-06-2017, 01:49 PM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
The real question is why do they need to be buried in Central London? Secondly, on public land?
Surely if the desire is so great to have them in Central London why don't people buy private land an... |
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13-06-2017, 02:39 PM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
Ummmm I think he is exercising his Democratic right to suggest an alternative use of the land as a resident of the area.
Your claim that all of the land, including football pitches, play area and a... |
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14-06-2017, 10:18 AM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
Oh well. Thanks to those who expressed concern. It will probably lay the foundation for when the gravehuggers come back to the council in about 5 years asking to tear down the play equipment and rip u... |
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19-06-2017, 05:09 PM |
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Thread: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban Post: RE: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
Can we all just leave this? It's clear school uniform bans are common place in London and they are there for a reason. Resources are scarce enough, why would a school put a teacher in the store? Your ... |
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Thread: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban Post: RE: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
My guess is that it's spoiled for everyone by a few bad eggs.
My second guess is the school is powerless to do anything. Hence why Sainsburys has done this for so long.
As far as I'm concerned, S... |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
By London standards nothing ever happens.
The only story I've heard in the last 5 or so years that affected an ordinary member of the public was a couple of people who were mugged over about a 1 ... |
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Thread: Planning Application: 1 Manor Mount Post: RE: Planning Application: 1 Manor Mount
Isn't the tactic to wait until it's in a state of disrepair? Then you can ignore all conservation issues, knock it down and just build a profit maximising new build without the costs of keeping the ol... |
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