so looks like going via wimbledon is a no go. Even though theres no formal ticket acceptance on GWR, ill hope that the guard sees sense.
I haven't seen any official advice either to travel via Wimbledon or to avoid it.
Well that is the route that National Rail Enquiries App suggested when I do a search so that's the route I've been taken and intend to take today.
I don't know at which point the crowds build up in the morning.
I'm hoping everyone wants to go towards East Croydon rather than away from it.
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I assume a fault with the system as how could they know the bus is that late?
Incidentally my train was held outside of Gatwick Airport this morning and we were two minutes late leaving there. I thought there's less trains running so how could we be late.
Well it seems they have decided to only use platforms 1 to 4 so we had to be held so a Gatwick Express could cross the cross both the up fast and up slow lines into platform 1!
Using platforms 5 or 6 would avoid such things. It also delayed the North Downs Line service to Reading by 2 minutes. If that doesn't make up the lost time, it could impact at Guildford with the 7.45, which in turn the can affect the 8.02 stopping service from Woking.
Still better that than using platforms 5 and 6 I guess.
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So this morning I got out at East Croydon and used the footbridge exit not realising the trams are one way around this part.
Heading to the front I could see no queues. The platforms were quiet to. So my plan of leave earlier worked. My employer offers flexi time so I make use of it in times like this.
Tonight might be interesting as I need to pass through East Croydon station around 5.30. I will be heading south though.
I get to the tram and wait. First tram is to West Croydon. I then suddenly notice a build up of crowds and I'm not in the right place to be near the front of the door queues. I can't board the tram to Wimbledon. Next tram is to West Croydon.
Still a tram to Wimbledon due soon. Then it changes to West Croydon also. An out of service tram in. We are soon told it is going to Wimbledon. We all get on.
Soon another tram to Wimbledon pulls in and departs. Then another pulls in. I hover by the door and when the bleeps go for that tram I jump trams, as opposed to ships.
I've still got to get a train at Wimbledon so I didn't wish to spend any more time at East Croydon or the will . I even had a seat on this tram, as people got off at George Street and they wouldn't have been doing that on the other tram, it starting at East Croydon.
One person got on at one tram and asked people in a louder voice to move down. Apparently she had to let three trams go passed as she couldn't get on.
It seems the people with the problem are those mid route between East Croydon and Wimbledon.
Of course it is after 8am now. If they had left earlier.... Perhaps they couldn't.
I over heard them claim the trams aren't doing enough to help people. I imagine that would be impossible in the current strike period.
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so looks like going via wimbledon is a no go. Even though theres no formal ticket acceptance on GWR, ill hope that the guard sees sense.
So which route did you go in the end?
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So at the tram stop before Wimbledon they made everyone get off and walk 5 minutes to Wimbledon. I was expecting Wimbledon to be bad as a result but it wasn't. Perhaps everyone getting off the tram wouldn't have helped.
Now on a delayed train. I left an hour earlier than usual and will get to my destination fine. I could have got their even earlier if I'd worked out the trams better but I did get a seat for nearly all of that journey, so under the circumstances that's a bonus.
It helps that I'm mobile. A wheelchair user, elderly, blind etc. etc. would struggle with all of this.
I got a delayed train from Wimbledon that was further delayed behind a Hampton Court train. Now I assume that came from Dorking previously so was delayed due to passenger number. Who would pay for the delays if delay attribution is or was in force? South West Trains are causing the delay but it's only because Southern aren't running any trains!
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