On 24 Jan, 16:57, Mizter T wrote:
On 24 Jan, 12:57, Bill Borland wrote:

In article , Peter Masson
writes

Up Catford Loop trains cross to the Atlantic Lines at Crofton
Road Junction, then at Factory Junction take the Low Level route via
Stewarts Lane, joining the Up Slow at Battersea Pier Junction.

Incorrect. Two trains per hour - the stopping service from Faversham -
go "low level". *Anything else goes High Level. *This was said to be
to avoid conflict with Eurostar trains, but I have used the Faversham
train a couple of times since the end of the Eurostars, and it still
goes the same way.
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* Bill Borland

Eh? I haven't used it much lately, but I think the Up Dartford -
Victoria trains still take the low-level Stewarts Lane route.

They've certainly done that a lot when I've been in them, although
sometimes they seem to play it by ear. It's always a relief when they
don't, because the high route is much quicker.

The fact that they are often (always?) timetabled to take longer from
Denmark Hill going non-stop than the ones that stop at three stations
via Battersea Park implies some reason for sloth, ie the low route.

Some afternoon/evening Maidstone line trains (having gone via Catford)
seem to go that way as well.