question for people working at london Terminals

[Andy-mc]

For those working at stations in central London, if your depot is residential how easy is it getting to and from work during hours where buses/trains aren't running? What is the parking like at places like St Pancras, kings cross and Euston (if any) for both cars and motorbikes, or is it a case of it being best to be living in central London

 

[transmanche]

For those working at stations in central London, if your depot is residential how easy is it getting to and from work during hours where buses/trains aren't running?

In London, apart from Christmas Day, the buses are always running!

 

[steamybrian]

Several of my work colleagues worked at different London Terminals at various stages during their careers. They always took the train to work.
Never thought of driving into Central London-a complete NO -NO.
The hours of any shift work was altered to fit times when trains arrived and departed to get employees home.
Some rail routes ( and buses) run all night. Many others run to around midnight and start around 0400- 0500 in the morning.

 

[Andy-mc]

Thanks for the info guys, Unfortunately I haven't got a night bus to where I live but was thinking about using my motorbike if worse came to worse

 

[whoosh]

St Pancras has a public car park under the station, which we got a swipe card for opening the barrier. The camera on entry and exit read your number plate which had to be registered so you weren't charged a fee.

 

[Andy-mc]

St Pancras has a public car park under the station, which we got a swipe card for opening the barrier. The camera on entry and exit read your number plate which had to be registered so you weren't charged a fee.

Thanks for the info whoosh, i didnt realise st pancras had a car park but i wasnt sure that if they did theyd be willing to give up prime parking space to staff, ive spoken to drivers who work for south west at waterloo and they only have something like 5 staff spots so wasn't sure on other terminuses

 

[grumblingalong]

so wasn't sure on other terminuses

Sorry to be a pedant but, it's termini not terminuseseseses.

 

[Andy-mc]

Sorry to be a pedant but, it's termini not terminuseseseses.

Pedantic haha

But yes i was a bit unsure which was correct, i used terminal first but that just reminded me of an airport lol, but terminuses is correct also

 

[W230]

Thameslink drivers at Blackfriars get taxis to work, paid for by the company if you can't get in on a train.

From speaking to SE drivers they have some sort of parking at Victoria. Of course you have to factor in the congestion charge too...

 

[CatfordCat]

To go in to a bit more detail on the night bus thing, London's night buses don't run on the night of 24 to 25 December (buses wind down around midnight on the 24th) or night of 25 to 26 December (day route buses start up at normal Sunday times on 26 December)

You say night buses don't run where you are - would driving in as far as somewhere that they do (you say you're in Kent - would Bexleyheath, Orpington, Bromley be an option?) or driving to somewhere with an all night Thameslink service work?