Will it work tomorrow?
It was okay for me as I caught the 0548 from Brighton. The revised service suits me as I don't have to worry about falling asleep!
All London bound trains leaving new cross gate on the slows were going through the Sussex loop this morning, is that apart of the timetable or a way of clearing new cross gate for LOROL.
Things were reasonably okay when I left London Bridge on the 17.22 to Eastbourne tonight.
Thereafter, another meltdown appears to have occurred. EG, the 18.23 to Eastbourne was 25 late leaving.
What's the score, those in the know?
too many trains, not enough track is the simple answer. This will happen probably daily til 2018.
https://twitter.com/ValShawcross/status/552541733264064512.@SouthernRailUK please explain why a timetabled 8-30am train (from West Norwood to London Bridge) doesn't actually exist? @LonTravelWatch
New timetable already, all west Croydon trains cancelled.
18:23 is sometimes my train, I think we will have to start going to the pub as there is time now... Got the first one to east Croydon then changed but today was worse than yesterday, 10 min delays I can deal with, 30 mins I cannot...Another very poor night for train performance, although the concourse was calm.
My 18.23 to Eastbourne left at 18.41, and now appears to be in another long queue approaching East Croydon, where it will probably be leapfrogged by the 18.46 ex-Victoria, again.
The Uckfield train was being turned at Crowborough again. I hope they clear Uckfield station of tumbleweed before a train actually makes it there.
Then we got delayed at East Croydon, and the upshot was my advertised Seaford connection at Lewes was missed, for the fifth day in five. This is known as a 'Colchester', in Delay Repay lexicon.
London Bridge - Southern and Network Rail apologise for the disruption and delays at London Bridge recently.
The new track layout on the approach to the station has meant that so far, it has been a challenge to deliver the new timetable. We have reviewed this and made some changes to a small number of evening peak services to help us to deliver an improved service for you.
These include the withdrawal of the 16.36, 17.06, 17.38, 18.06 & 18.36 London Bridge to West Croydon services. Passengers requiring Anerley and Penge West should travel to New Cross Gate and change for London Overground services. Alternatively, tickets will be accepted on London Underground between London Bridge and Canada Water for a change to London Overground services.
As a result of the above changes the 17.12, 17.42 and 18.13 West Croydon to London Bridge services are also withdrawn.
Additionally, in order to ease congestion on the approach to London Bridge the 17.51 Tattenham Corner to London Bridge service will terminate at Purley and instead attach to the re-timed 18.09 Caterham to London Bridge service. The 18.09 Caterham to London Bridge train will depart four minutes earlier than scheduled from Caterham (18.05), Whyteleafe South (18.08), Whyteleafe (18.10) and Kenley (18.13) then attach at Purley to the 17.51 Tattenham Corner train, the combined train will then run through to London Bridge where it is scheduled to arrive at 19.03.
These arrangements will remain in place between Monday 12th and Friday 16th January 2015.
We continue to monitor the service at London Bridge and assess if any long term changes to train services are required.
To help with passenger flow at London Bridge, extra information screens have been installed to allow the concourse to be used more evenly.
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What is "this" (presumably five missed connections in as many days)?
Why is that called a "Colchester"?
Perhaps Southern should amend the official connection time at Lewes to 5 minutes so that it's no longer an official connection.Sorry, just an attempt at humour on my part, based upon the recently reported case of the chap who commuted from Colchester to London, and was so unlucky with his choice of trains that he was able to claim over £1000 Delay Repay redress in 12 months.
My particular connection is four minutes, and even before works started on the Southern side at London Bridge, it was missed on 50%-60% of occasions on a rolling average. Factor in the latest 'issues', and there must be a reasonable chance the whole of January will pass without the advertised connection being achieved once.
Perhaps Southern should amend the official connection time at Lewes to 5 minutes so that it's no longer an official connection.
As both trains use the same track upon exit from Lewes, I think that would be seen as a fairly cynical ploy.
More likely they would re-time the London train by giving it a few minutes padding between Cooksbridge and Lewes, but then I believe it would be caught by an eastbound Marshlink service prior to Eastbourne, delaying the latter. (Which of course often happens anyway).
Perhaps I should give you the number for Lewes box, then you could phone up and ask 'is it being held?'
Late at night its possible if your a just a few mins down to do this, as long as you have punters. I have also been on the Seaford train that been held, train from London comes in, goes and no one changes.