ianjm Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The new post-May Thameslink timetable seems to have appeared in the National Rail database. There are some good improvements here and there, but the bad news for Dulwich is that Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye and Nunhead appear be getting 30% fewer trains towards Blackfriars between 08:00 and 09:00 on weekdays.Currently we get a mixture of seven Thameslink and Southeastern trains:http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/DMK/to/BFR/2018/05/14/0800-0900?stp=WVS&show=pax-calls&order=wttAs of May's big timetable 'improvement' we will get four Thameslinks, and one Southeastern (and after that, a 20 minute gap in services until the next train at 09:06):http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/DMK/to/BFR/2018/05/21/0800-0900?stp=WVS&show=pax-calls&order=wttIt's nice these trains run pretty much all day, but is not going to help people trying to travel in to work.As I've long suspected, Thameslink is all about outer London improvements, and will deliver a slap in the face for those of us in Zone 2. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Just like the LB work has resulted in no improvement for ED. We have a genius for wasting money. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1222810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 This has always been the problem in SE London. The rest of the Capital has public transport designed around the needs of the local community. We are only served by suburban commuter trains, which are run primarily in the interests of those travelling into Central London from Surrey and Kent. We are the only part of the Capital without Boris Bikes, without a cycle superhighway and with virtually no underground system. It's also being made more and more difficult to use private transport. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1222831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siduhe Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 rahrahrah, completely agree. On the Boris Bikes, as I understand it, the reason we don't have them is because Southwark wouldn't pay for an extension to here/docking stations. It would be great if they would look at this again.https://www.citymetric.com/transport/why-south-east-london-doesnt-have-boris-bikes-805 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1222832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The Bikes penetrate as far into Southwark as Tooley St is interested in. The old borough of Camberwell is a very poor relation in the Peoples' Republic of Southwark. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1222839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim1234 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/23/thameslink-rail-completion-delayed-london-december-2019Just found the above link. If I'm not mistaken the southeastern services will be upped in 2019. I assume this could include trains from Denmark Hill? I'm finding it all rather confusing to be honest... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1223335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunhead_man Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Southwark is working on this ......and Ofo providing dockless bikes responsibly I hopesee https://lcc.org.uk/pages/dockless-bike-hubsand https://www.ofo.com/uk/en/for-cities Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1223366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendelharris Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Jim1234 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com> /uk-news/2017/nov/23/thameslink-rail-completion-de> layed-london-december-2019> > Just found the above link. If I'm not mistaken the> southeastern services will be upped in 2019. I> assume this could include trains from Denmark> Hill? I'm finding it all rather confusing to be> honest...As far as I can figure from the revised timetables on journey planner sites (it's a bit off that Thameslink can release the timetable to these sites but have yet to make one available to the public) a lot of the new capacity will be trains running straight through from King's X and London Bridge without stopping, good for Kentish and Sussex travellers, and those from the north heading south, but no extra trains for us - indeed a reduction, as noted above, in the crucial 8-9AM period. It'll be interesting, and possibly frightening, to see what a 30% reduction in trains at prime commuter time does to the already severe overcrowding problems at Denmark Hill. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/183542-new-thameslink-timetables-five-years-of-misery-yields-a-30-cut-in-services/#findComment-1223368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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