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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| So they're going to demolish the buildings before there are any firm plans to replace them? We'll have an empty site for months if not years. Anyone want to bet some unforeseen circumstances will ar... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I received a leaflet through my letterbox about the pools display last week. I understood the Council were leafleting all households in the wards of Forest Hill, Perry Vale, and Sydenham. Perhaps th... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| There is a comprehensive version of the proposed options elsewhere on the Lewisham site: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/HavingYourSay/RedevelopmentOfForestHillPools/HLMForestHillPoolDe... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| If the majority are silent, how can anyone claim to know what they are thinking? |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| [quote]I am not aware of how many members the Forest Hill Society (for whom I assume Roz speaks) has, nor am I aware of any consultation it has taken of its members it has undertaken in its pro-demoli... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| [quote]So when and how did they consult their members? [/quote]
They didn't. In the same way that Syd Soc doesn't consult its members every time it takes a position on a topic. |
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25-08-2008, 07:17 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Roz: I don't recall that Louise House (or the site it's on) was ever under consideration to be used to enlarge the pools/leisure complex (the pocket park was gobbled up for that). The only contributi... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| [quote]The potential for a larger and more comprehensive new build development incorporating Louise House was lost at an early stage.[/quote]
Well yes, the opportunity was lost when Lewisham decide... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| The Official Opening of the new Forest Hill pools takes place tomorrow (Saturday 22 September), along with a day of entertainment and activities, plus offers from local shops as part of their 'Totally... |
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21-09-2012, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Overcrowding on Trains to London Bridge
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30-01-2008, 02:17 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Overcrowding on Trains to London Bridge
| This morning's 08.59 was four carriages. |
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31-01-2008, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train services from Forest Hill
| Ghis: try [url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/south%20london/south%20london%20rus.pdf]this link[/url]
If that doesn't work follow M... |
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01-04-2008, 05:56 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| The so-called 09.22 is always late, but I think it comes from Victoria and those trains are often delayed. Maybe that explains the delays to the 08.21 and 10.22? |
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19-11-2008, 03:23 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| The Platform 2 exit at FH is now closed while they do building work on the new ticket barriers. Don't know how long for. At least they've amended the posters about this in the main entrance: on Mond... |
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26-11-2008, 11:28 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Last night I got to London Bridge about 19.30, later than usual, so I'm not familiar with the timetable at that time of night. The 19.35 to Norwood Junction was advertised as fast to Sydenham (no spe... |
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25-11-2008, 05:12 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Services to London Bridge will continue. From memory they were going to be reduced to 4 per hour. There was some talk of Thameslink services stopping at FH etc but I can't remember if that would be ... |
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12-12-2008, 01:16 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Again from memory, there were positive indications that the Victoria service could be accommodated, but I don't think it was confirmed as definite. Possibly because it's up to the new franchisee to d... |
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12-12-2008, 01:50 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| [b][u]Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March 2009[/u][/b]
No trains at all on the FH line this weekend. Rail replacement bus service instead. |
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02-03-2009, 05:01 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: Train service: Sun 1 Feb 2009
| Engineering work affecting the train service on [b]Sunday 1 February 2009[/b].
From memory of what I read on the poster this morning (the information isn't on Southern's website - more of that belo... |
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28-01-2009, 12:23 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| [b][i][u]Saturday 2 May & Sunday 3 May 2009[/b][/i][/u]
No trains at all along the Forest Hill line on Saturday and Sunday. Replacement bus service instead - see notice at station (details don't a... |
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29-04-2009, 02:53 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak
| Thanks for the info Newforester.
The link to the Network Rail site doesn't seem to work. Couldn't find the documents using NR's own search facility so used advanced Google search instead. Does [u... |
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04-11-2009, 07:05 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak
| Nope, that link not working either. Network Rail must have its website set up so that you can't link directly to individual pages. (Any conspiracy theorists like to offer an opinion on why that might... |
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04-11-2009, 07:21 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| I think 'South London Line' is the London Bridge/Victoria service via Denmark Hill (not via CP, which is our service). |
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20-05-2010, 01:09 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| Got the 08.21 from FH to LB this morning (not my usual train). Was pleasantly surprised to find it not bursting at the seams (third carriage). Lots of available seats and even a few left when we got... |
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24-05-2010, 12:30 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| The 08.12 FH (08.14 HOP) was running late so perhaps that mopped up some passengers waiting for the 08.21, leaving it less full than usual. And I was hoping this was an indication of how LB peak serv... |
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24-05-2010, 12:48 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| Haven't had any experience of the evening Southern services yet: the severe delays on the last two nights have resulted in me going to Catford Bridge instead. |
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26-05-2010, 03:26 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| Good news: Oyster Extension Permits will no longer be required after 22 May 2011. Received this e-mail from TfL yesterday:
"[i]I am writing to let you know that from Sunday 22 May, Oyster Extensio... |
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18-05-2011, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Timetable at Forest Hill station
| Good news. I'm sure the timetables used to be displayed both inside the ticket hall and on Platform 1, so there's no reason why they can't be in both places.
The timetables currently on Platform 1... |
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17-01-2008, 01:31 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station
| Roz: a wide barrier gate has been installed with it's own ticket reading equipment, so you should be able to open the gate yourself with your ticket. I've never used one of these myself so I don't kn... |
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02-06-2008, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station
| Yes, the barriers have Oyster readers (just the same as the ones at London Bridge, Charing Cross etc etc). An Oyster with a season ticket on will be fine, it's pay-as-you-go that can't be used. |
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03-06-2008, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station
| The ticket barriers at Sydenham Station are already in operation and it's being reported on the [url=http://forum.sydenham.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2124&start=160&sid=e0a265215e9d97e984f5f266c5b2af9a]Sy... |
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25-06-2008, 10:41 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station
| The latest on the Sydenham Forum is that only [i]some [/i] Oyster tickets aren't being read and, of those, they work when [i]entering [/i]the station but don't work when [i]exiting[/i].
Hopefully t... |
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26-06-2008, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Station
| Nasaroc: I don't know what your definition of "close to the existing bollards" is, but the plans indicate the gates will be about 2-3 metres from the bottom of the stairs: [url]http://acolnet.lewisham... |
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18-11-2008, 05:35 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
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| I've noticed that the hanging baskets of plastic flowers at FH have been updated with a seasonal theme: they now contain white and red poinsettias.
I appreciate the effort, but the Scrooge in me wo... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Station
| Calm down Barry and try reading Michael's letter (referred to in a post earlier today) [url]http://foresthillsociety.blogspot.com/2008/11/oystergate-continued-letter-to-southern.html[/url]
[i]"I ho... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Train Station
| I noticed the smell and thought it was stronger than in the past. Reminds me of the smell of Copydex glue. Fortunately I wasn't waiting long on the platform.
There's a 57-page good practice guide... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Train car park
| I assumed the new bike racks in the car park are an alternative to using the ones on Platform 1, thereby avoiding the need for cyclists to wheel their bikes through the ticket barrier and get in other... |
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28-01-2009, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| The Platform 2 gate is being locked in the evenings again. I've e-mailed Southern to ask why. |
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01-05-2009, 10:41 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| AndrewR: the station building itself is closed when the station is unmanned, and just the two side gates on Platform 1 are left open. I don't know if they are left open all night. Presumably when th... |
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29-05-2009, 12:08 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| Does anyone know why a section of wall on Platform 2 has been demolished (about level with the station building, not up by the footbridge)? Is it just being rebuilt or is there a chance they're build... |
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16-11-2009, 06:03 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| I asked for a timetable from the ticket office this morning and got one, so they must be in stock now. |
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09-12-2009, 02:53 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| Does anyone know when the ticket office will actually be able to sell tickets on Oyster? Went along on Saturday, naively thinking I would be able to get an annual travelcard on Oyster (after all it's... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| Muss,
My understanding is you still get the 'Gold Card' benefit with an annual travelcard on Oyster. Apparently you get a little receipt which you have to show when buying rail tickets, to get the... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| FHSoc:
List of gripes to raise with LOROL:
1. Still no Oyster tickets at the ticket office. Yes, there are some alternatives (ticket machines, Oyster Ticket Stops) but not for annual travelcard... |
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Thread: New Sainsburys, 55-59 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Planning Application: IndoBangla / Honor Oak T...
| It will probably be referred to a Planning Committee. |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| From this morning's Metro newspaper:
"[b]Meet the East London line managers[/b]"
"Passengers can find out more about the closure of the East London line at a series of 'meet the manager' events ... |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| Interesting point Deanos. An annual 'train fare only' ticket from FH is ?666, and a 3-zone travelcard is ?1,096. Who do we need to approach to find out if the 'train fare only' tickets will still be... |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure
| [quote=Anyone else?]
Where can I get a copy of the draft South London RUS?
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The South London RUS is available on Network Rail's website:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browseDirectory.aspx... |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| The station name signs on the platforms at Honor Oak Park have been rebranded: black text on an orange background. They're not the same as the signs at [url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ydo5sNzF1_0/S3HO... |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| Thanks Michael. Let's hope the fact that they're called 'temporary' signs means they'll eventually be replaced. |
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