In article , (Roy
Badami) wrote:

In article
,
Paul wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11725128

What I don't quite understand is what are ASLEF complaining about if
there is a long standing agreeement covering working arrangements on
Boxing Day. Are they just pushing their luck?

I am sure they are currently preparing their excuses for threatening
to strike during the Olympic Games.

You mean the tube runs on Boxing Day? If so, it must be just about
the only rail service that does.

In England maybe.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Nov 10, 10:03*pm, wrote:

In article ,
(Roy Badami) wrote:

Paul wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11725128

What I don't quite understand is what are ASLEF complaining about if
there is a long standing agreeement covering working arrangements on
Boxing Day. Are they just pushing their luck?

I am sure they are currently preparing their excuses for threatening
to strike during the Olympic Games.

You mean the tube runs on Boxing Day? *

Yep.

If so, it must be just about the only rail service that does.

In England maybe.

No - there's a few Southern and Southeastern services, plus (reduced)
airport express services.

This webpage details what happened last year (Xmas 2009):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/h...00/8413759.stm

For the record, I'll copy and paste the relevant bits below:

---quote---
* Gatwick Express
Boxing Day - a half-hourly service.

* Heathrow Express
Boxing Day - Saturday service.

* Southeastern
Boxing Day - limited Southeastern service will run on the following
routes: Victoria to Orpington via Herne Hill, Victoria to Gillingham,
Victoria to Slade Green via Bexleyheath, Victoria to Slade Green via
Woolwich Arsenal, Victoria to Ashford International

* Southern
Boxing Day - limited service between Victoria and Brighton, London
Bridge to East Croydon via Norwood Junction and London Bridge and East
Croydon via Selhurst.

* Stansted Express
Boxing Day, Sunday 27th December, Bank Holiday Monday 28th December -
services will only run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport.
---/quote---

I haven't checked what Southern and Southeastern are running this
year, though I understand from a comment on uk.r that SE aren't
running the service to Gillingham.

I have however checked the airport express services - all are running:
the HEx website states it'll be running every 20 minutes; GatEx
appears to be half-hourly albeit with a slightly extended journey
time; Stansted Express is again seemingly only running to/from
Tottenham Hale (for onward connections via the Tube - if it runs...) -
FWIW, all StEx trains appear to be stopping at both Bishops Stortford
and Harlow Town, should anyone want to come into London via that
route. Oh, and Eurostar runs on Boxing Day too, if that counts.

In article
,
(Mizter T) wrote:

You mean the tube runs on Boxing Day? *

Yep.

If so, it must be just about the only rail service that does.

In England maybe.

No - there's a few Southern and Southeastern services, plus (reduced)
airport express services.

You're overlooking Scotland with a full(ish) service.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

wrote:

(Mizter T) wrote:

You mean the tube runs on Boxing Day?

Yep.

If so, it must be just about the only rail service that does.

In England maybe.

No - there's a few Southern and Southeastern services, plus (reduced)
airport express services.

You're overlooking Scotland with a full(ish) service.


No, I haven't - I was just responding to your "In England maybe" comment.

In message
, at
18:15:23 on Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Mizter T remarked:
* Stansted Express
Boxing Day, Sunday 27th December, Bank Holiday Monday 28th December -
services will only run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport.

Full marks to them for spelling out the various days. 26-28th again this
year, presumably?
--
Roland Perry

On Nov 11, 9:09*am, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
18:15:23 on Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Mizter T remarked:

* Stansted Express
Boxing Day, Sunday 27th December, Bank Holiday Monday 28th December -
services will only run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport.

Full marks to them for spelling out the various days. 26-28th again this
year, presumably?


This year's NR Christmas/New Year timetable amendments are now up at
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...ex_custom.html

On Nov 11, 11:22 am, martin wrote:

On Nov 11, 9:09 am, Roland Perry wrote:

In message
, at
18:15:23 on Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Mizter T remarked:

* Stansted Express
Boxing Day, Sunday 27th December, Bank Holiday Monday 28th December -
services will only run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport.

Full marks to them for spelling out the various days. 26-28th again this
year, presumably?

This year's NR Christmas/New Year timetable amendments are now up at
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...ex_custom.html

Thanks Martin - has that just gone up, or did I do a really inept job of
looking for it yesterday?

I see Southeastern seems to have completely given up, which is rather a
shame - I dunno if it's just that the 26th being a Sunday made things too
difficult staffing wise, or patronage wasn't high enough in previous years,
or that it was all just too much bother.

Southern is once again running a limited service on Boxing Day (the 26th),
but this is affected by engineering works twixt Balham and Victoria meaning
that the South London 'Metro' services will terminate at Balham with a
replacement bus provided to Victoria (or of course there's the tube from
Balham... if it runs!). The Brighton trains will however run into Victoria.

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 06:15:23PM -0800, Mizter T wrote:
In article ,
(Roy Badami) wrote:
You mean the tube runs on Boxing Day? =A0
If so, it must be just about the only rail service that does.
No - there's a few Southern and Southeastern services, plus (reduced)
airport express services.
This webpage details what happened last year (Xmas 2009):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/h...000/8413759.s=
tm

For the record, I'll copy and paste the relevant bits below:

---quote---
* Southern
Boxing Day - limited service between Victoria and Brighton, London
Bridge to East Croydon via Norwood Junction and London Bridge and East
Croydon via Selhurst.

That has to be London *Victoria* and East Croydon via Selhurst.

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[cross-posted to uk.railway]
"David Cantrell" wrote
Mizter T wrote:
For the record, I'll copy and paste the relevant bits below:

---quote---
* Southern
Boxing Day - limited service between Victoria and Brighton, London
Bridge to East Croydon via Norwood Junction and London Bridge and East
Croydon via Selhurst.

That has to be London *Victoria* and East Croydon via Selhurst.

The train service database seems to think that there is a Sutton-West
Croydon-Selhurst-Balham stopping service, an East Croydon-Crystal
Palace-Balham stopping service and a Brighton-Victoria service with calls at
Selhurst and Streatham Common. A rail replacement bus service runs
Balham - Wandsworth Common - Clapham Jn - Battersea Park - Victoria.

"John Salmon" wrote

The train service database seems to think that there is a Sutton-West
Croydon-Selhurst-Balham stopping service, an East Croydon-Crystal
Palace-Balham stopping service and a Brighton-Victoria service with calls
at Selhurst and Streatham Common. A rail replacement bus service runs
Balham - Wandsworth Common - Clapham Jn - Battersea Park - Victoria.

And it's confirmed he
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/servic...nformation.pdf