HOPcat - Thank you for your kind and swift reply - I think you've covered all my queries (stated and non-stated!) in both of your responses to myself and Michael. Interested to hear Lewisham's thoughts on this next week.

mrcee - I get the feeling that things have become slightly less busy since ELL phase 2 opened, but as you say we should wait until things settle down a bit. December is an unusual month for people using public and private transport and, given the disruption the weather caused a few weeks ago, January might not have been the most representative month and it may get busier or quieter as time goes on...