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2018 proposed changes to Southern timetable
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michael


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09-11-2016 08:49 AM

SEN,
TfL are proposing 2 more Crystal Palace to Dalston trains per hour (which will be 5 carriage trains), these will run all day. But Southern tell us that there is not capacity for these additional trains as well as more than 4 tph on the Forest Hill line. This means that peak services will be cut.

Admittedly at high peak we currently only have 4 tph anyway, but this was meant to be temporary while London Bridge was sorted out, and that is why there are no LB trains between 08:22 and 08:45 - a ridiculous gap in the timetable.

With Thameslink coming along in a couple of years there will be more reason to go via London Bridge but it seems that there will not be capacity to handle this demand. Southern's figures show that demand for Thameslink services on our line is the third highest on their network. Despite this we will not have Thameslink trains, so we do at least need plenty of interchange opportunity at London Bridge.

It suits TfL to run more Overground trains (these are very well used services and they don't want to invest in the work required to run longer trains), and it suits Southern to use the two slots at London Bridge we will lose at peak for other (less busy) services on their network. It is a win-win for everybody - except for commuters on our line. I'm not sure they will pay much attention to our requirements, but it is worth people expressing their views via the consultation to encourage the rail authorities to find a better solution.

It only takes a couple of minutes to complete the consultation using the Forest Hill Society guide, all details at http://www.foresthillsociety.com/2016/11...to_49.html

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