On 29 Jan, 21:25, Roland Perry wrote:

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11:08:54 on Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Mizter T remarked:

That indeed is the plan - there will be *no* Southeastern high-speed
or Eurostar services (if indeed they ever call) calling at Stratford
Int'l during the period of the Games (I think it'd be the two weeks
plus some time either side).

Don't forget the Paralympics, which stretches the whole thing out a bit,
unless the special arrangements aren't need those weeks.

29th Aug-9th Sept (the games having started on 27th July).


I hadn't forgotten them, but I don't think the special Javelin
arrangements will apply then, the Paralympics being a somewhat less
high-profile event with fewer spectators (not to do it down or
anything - I approve fully of them - that's just the reality). Also,
what with it stretching into the beginning of September, the commuters
of Kent will likely want their class 395 trains back! Indeed I can
already foresee the complaints that they'll have them taken away for a
few weeks (at least two) - perhaps every SE high-speed season ticket
holder should be made to sign a memorandum of understanding that this
is the plan!

Obviously the special transport plans will encompass the Paralympics
as well, just in a slightly reduced form. Perhaps there will be extra
395 Javelin shuttle services during the day, with a reduced off-peak
Kent service to accommodate this. There's an enormous amount of
documentation on the London 2012 site so perhaps rather than guessing
I'll go and try to find out... ;-)