I don't even attempt to get the train to/from work anymore. I work in Canary Wharf and used to take the train to London Bridge and then the Jubilee Line (I could never be bothered with changing onto the ELL at New Cross, partly because I am lazy and partly because the Jubilee Line trains were always pretty packed at London Bridge and people often didn't seem able to get on at Canada Water). The journey became so unpleasant (mostly the Jubilee Line part) that I decided to try the bus then DLR option and I've stuck with that ever since. But today I was meeting someone in London Bridge for breakfast so attempted to get the train from HOP. I arrived to find the 7.03 was cancelled due to a fault with the train, and the next train, which wasn't due until 7.23 was down to 4 carriages (not sure if it is usually 6 or 8). On the basis that the 7.23 would end up incredibly overcrowded, I again ended up on the bus to Lewisham and got a train from there. It kind of reinforced my decision to use an alternative route to work, despite it taking longer than the train/tube on a good day. However, it seems to me that even the bus is busier since the New Year, perhaps due to people who used to take the ELL to avoid Zone 1 going by bus instead.