Hi DSMDUNCAN
You are a brave man! I hope everyone on this site treats you with respect though - I know we've had our gripes, as you'll see from the various threads.

It would be good to be given some firmer date on access to Honor Oak Station. My partially disabled mother, for instance, can't use the station due to the lack of lift or slopes, and my partner feels too nervous of carrying the pram up and down the steps. There must be many people in our area with similar problems.

There's also the perplexing issue of train carriage shortages. Why do services often become less carriages than usual at seemingly random times? The 8.56am from HOP for example is sometimes 8 carriages but sometimes 6 (at which point it's almost impossible to get on). In general at peak times 6 carriages is just too few, and we'd have to ask why this isn't taken into account.

Another question is what will happen once the ELL arrives. As I'm sure many people will still find it easier to continue on the main line to London Bridge, are there any firm figures on how many peak-time trains there will be continuing on this route, and how many carriages they will be? Plus is there any news on when the ELL could realistically be up and running.

Thanks in advance for any answers.