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[email protected] · November 19th 15, 09:26 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:32:52 -0800 (PST)
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ly then go to New cross. It could do with speeding up a bit, but it's wort=
h it to avoid central London. I don't know why, but I tend to go out via C=
anada Water and the Jubilee, and return all the way by Overground.

Avoiding the centre or the northern line was why I used to get it. Plus its
a nicer journey on the viaduct. But in the end I got tired of 10 mins being
added to my journey time so I went back to the tube.

In my experience trains from Dalston in the evening peak become very heavil=
y loaded by the time they leave Whitechapel; the few times I have boarded t=
here I tend to have to wait a long time, sometimes over an hour, for a trai=
n where I can get a seat. I cannot stand for more than a few stops now due=
to bad legs. From Dalston to Shoreditch High Street it's not so crowded, =
but there's usually a net gain of passengers at each station.

I only got it in the morning so I'll take your word for it.

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Spud