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No Overground or Rail this Weekend
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squashst


Posts: 129
Joined: Mar 2009
Post: #1
02-05-2014 08:46 AM

Hi, Just to advise (courtesy of our neighbours SE26.com) that there are no Overground or rail trains on our line to/from London Bridge or Canada Water, on both Saturday and Sunday.

So it is railbus (or buses like 176, P12 etc if you are heading into London). It seems that Southeastern appear to be running a full service from Penge East/Sydenham Hill & Lower Sydenham.

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Deano


Posts: 179
Joined: Oct 2011
Post: #2
02-05-2014 05:00 PM

Thanks a lot for sharing this - probably saved me some pain!

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rbmartin


Posts: 1,074
Joined: Nov 2007
Post: #3
02-05-2014 06:13 PM

While we have the trains back on Bank Holiday Monday and to London Bridge this time round, it's worth noting that there are no trains to Waterloo East and Charing Cross from London Bridge with all Southeastern trains diverted to Cannon Street. There is a shuttle service to Charing Cross operating every 15 mins from CS.

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bkkmei


Posts: 19
Joined: Oct 2012
Post: #4
03-05-2014 11:57 AM

I'm not sure if this is still the case, but this morning, bus stops were out of use on London Road outside the The Capitol, and across the road outside the newsagent. (Roadworks)

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clausy


Posts: 73
Joined: Mar 2014
Post: #5
03-05-2014 01:27 PM

Yup, right after they freshly painted the extremely bright double red lines along the road, they've dug it up again. You'd almost think they could co-ordinate these things.

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shzl400


Posts: 729
Joined: Oct 2007
Post: #6
04-05-2014 05:54 PM

Note that rail replacement buses are FREEEEEEE!

A good opportunity to take the family to the Southbank for a day out on a lovely day and we saved about a tenner.

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shzl400


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Post: #7
04-05-2014 05:55 PM

PS - there's lots of engineering work next Bank Holiday as well,but not I don't think in our immediate vicinity

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_di...49932.aspx

This post was last modified: 04-05-2014 06:00 PM by shzl400.

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shzl400


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Post: #8
04-05-2014 06:08 PM
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rshdunlop


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Joined: Jun 2008
Post: #9
04-05-2014 07:03 PM

From TfL:
LONDON OVERGROUND: Saturday 24, Sunday 25 and Bank Holiday Monday 26 May, no service between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate / Clapham Junction / New Cross, or between Sydenham and Crystal Palace. Replacement buses operate.

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rbmartin


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Joined: Nov 2007
Post: #10
04-05-2014 09:05 PM

The whole line between NXG and here is closed every full weekend in May, except for May 31st. The combination of works at London Bridge, the platform extension works on the ELL and the normal timetable of replacing track on our section of the line doesn't help.

This post was last modified: 04-05-2014 09:07 PM by rbmartin.

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Baboonery


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Joined: Sep 2007
Post: #11
06-05-2014 08:53 AM

Remember that 'no service between Sydenham and Crystal Palace' does not actually mean 'no service between Sydenham and Crystal Palace', but 'no trains scheduled to run to or from Crystal Palace will run on any part of their journey'.

This is because TfL are liars who think we're all stupid.

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Les


Posts: 95
Joined: Jan 2004
Post: #12
13-05-2014 04:13 PM

The TFL planner suggested the P4 to Ladywell, connecting for fast trains to London Bridge and Charing X this weekend, which worked really well, except they are only every 30 mins.

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Poppy9560


Posts: 273
Joined: Aug 2008
Post: #13
13-05-2014 04:28 PM

I walked to Catford - they are 4 an hour from there

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rbmartin


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Joined: Nov 2007
Post: #14
13-05-2014 06:30 PM

I went to Denmark Hill on the bus and caught the Overground from there last week where trains were still operating.

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davidl


Posts: 180
Joined: Oct 2007
Post: #15
13-05-2014 10:37 PM

We used the 171 to go to New Cross and picked up the Overground from there on Sunday.

For the return journey we went to Canada Water and tried to use the replacement bus service. It was a shambles - poor signage, inconsistent announcements and when we eventually found a rail replacement bus, it was terminating at New Cross Gate, where a bus full of people was decanted onto the narrow and crowded pavement to wait for a second rail replacement bus (for the same line, remember).

Genuinely surprising given the generally high standard of service from the Overground, but I guess they don't have that much experience (yet) of running rail replacement buses.

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rbmartin


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Post: #16
13-05-2014 10:58 PM

Quote:
For the return journey we went to Canada Water and tried to use the replacement bus service. It was a shambles - poor signage, inconsistent announcements and when we eventually found a rail replacement bus, it was terminating at New Cross Gate, where a bus full of people was decanted onto the narrow and crowded pavement to wait for a second rail replacement bus (for the same line, remember).

Genuinely surprising given the generally high standard of service from the Overground, but I guess they don't have that much experience (yet) of running rail replacement buses.


The rail replacement buses which serve FH/HOP are operated on behalf of Southern by Go-Ahead London.

With the exception of one day over the festive period last year, it's Southern who are charge of the buses when the Overground is shut between NXG and West Croydon/Crystal Palace.

London Overground are responsible for rail replacement buses north of New Cross/Gate and on the South London Line to Clapham Junction.

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davidl


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Joined: Oct 2007
Post: #17
13-05-2014 11:09 PM

Thanks. The point where we tried to pick up the service was Canada Water (and then Surrey Quays).

The service was appalling. The communication to customers was non-existent. Station announcements were inconsistent.

This was all north of New Cross/New Cross Gate and long before anyone stepped on a bus.

This was a failure of London Overground - not Southern or Go Ahead.

This post was last modified: 13-05-2014 11:10 PM by davidl.

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Chris88


Posts: 43
Joined: Sep 2012
Post: #18
14-05-2014 04:57 PM

2 weeks ago - no trains
Last week - no trains
This weekend - no trains
Weekend of 24th - no trains
Weekend of 31st - overground only
Weekend of 7th - overground only


Got too depressed to look any further than that.

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nottinghillbilly


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Joined: Dec 2010
Post: #19
14-05-2014 10:08 PM

Pity me...I have to get to my job in the west end at the weekend.
Its so damn inconvenient.
Shops open all weekend=Staff need to get to work.Mad

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daveherne


Posts: 212
Joined: Jul 2012
Post: #20
15-05-2014 07:37 AM

This is all to do with extending platforms to alow for an additional carriage on the overgrounnd I think.

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