SE23.com - The Official Forum for Forest Hill & Honor Oak, London SE23
Online since 2002   11,000+ members   72,000+ posts

Home | SE23 Topics | Businesses & Services | Wider Topics | Offered/Wanted/Lost/Found | About SE23.com | Advertising | Contact | |
 Armstrong & Co Solicitors



Post Reply  Post Topic 
Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Author Message
michael


Posts: 3,261
Joined: Mar 2005
Post: #1
27-11-2009 03:30 PM

Nasaroc,
You make some interesting points. I'm still not completely convinced by your analysis as I would assume that the Surrey bound passengers from Canary Wharf would currently be using the stopping service via Forest Hill.

I have never seen huge numbers of passengers left on the train after Forest Hill, and I suspect most of these passengers get off at Sydenham and the remaining trains before Croydon.
When the ELL was running (admittedly less frequently than 8tph) I did not see huge numbers changing from ELL to get down to Surrey.
Our figures suggested that less than 4% of passengers from Forest Hill travel to Canary Wharf. Even if 10% of passengers to Surrey who currently use our line are coming from Canary Wharf, I don't think that is a lot of passengers based on the numbers currently travelling on our trains. I also do not expect many people to travel from Shoreditch to Surrey in exactly the same way.
I expect that the vast majority of Surrey passengers who currently use London Bridge will have come from the Northern Line and from central London via the Jubilee Line. I would not expect an extra stop at NXG would change their travelling patterns.

Whilst the "Abrahams Special" does seem quite attractive (to people in Surrey) I don't think that it would lead to the chaos you suggest. In fact I think the people who would most object would be those from Surrey who would not welcome hoards of South Londoners travelling on their trains for one stop to get to NXG. The question is who would benefit most - the 70% of Brockley-Sydenham passengers using London Bridge or the 10% (estimate) of Surrey passengers using the fast line?

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply

Friends of Blythe Hill Fields


Messages In This Topic
RE: Overcrowding Consultation - BarCar - 03-10-2008, 08:15 AM
RE: Trains to London Bridge - Redalways - 18-11-2008, 01:38 PM
RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak - michael - 27-11-2009 03:30 PM
Train services from Forest Hill - michael - 01-04-2008, 04:55 PM
RE: Train services from Forest Hill - Ghis - 01-04-2008, 05:10 PM
RE: Train services from Forest Hill - SSR - 09-04-2008, 09:44 AM
RE: Train services from Forest Hill - loca - 17-04-2008, 09:02 PM
RE: Train services from Forest Hill - loca - 17-04-2008, 09:42 PM
Reduced trains in the evening? - Gep - 27-01-2009, 09:38 PM
Snow disruption - michael - 02-02-2009, 09:47 AM
More Direct Trains to Charing X - Baumer - 23-02-2009, 10:49 AM
Rail Ticket Refunds - michael - 11-03-2009, 11:55 PM
Train disruption this evening - roz - 29-06-2009, 11:21 PM
RAIL MEETING TONIGHT - nasaroc - 17-09-2009, 07:09 AM
[] - Gaz - 20-11-2009, 01:58 PM
ELL journey times - Horseface - 22-11-2009, 01:55 PM
Trains - boudicca21 - 12-04-2012, 09:25 PM

Possibly Related Topics ...
Topic: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  South Eastern trains from Forest Hill nottinghillbilly 14 8,280 14-06-2022 09:01 PM
Last Post: nottinghillbilly
  No trains this weekend from Forest Hill hillview 0 2,908 16-06-2017 12:14 PM
Last Post: hillview
  Speed of cars from Honor Oak Park/Forest Hill road - does it bother anyone? paddygirl 15 19,875 16-03-2013 10:48 AM
Last Post: daveherne
  Planting at Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Stations - 20th October michael 6 9,041 15-10-2012 09:00 PM
Last Post: Anotherjohn
  Move to Forest Hill or Honor Oak Park? ourkid025 14 29,372 14-11-2011 03:57 PM
Last Post: rmurraywest
  Forest Hill and Honor Oak on the ELL nevermodern 1 5,443 20-05-2010 03:55 PM
Last Post: NewForester
  Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Secrets Cellar Door 4 8,847 23-01-2008 05:34 PM
Last Post: billham