Friday 2nd of January - do they have engineering works or something as
services don't seem to be running (northbound) through to Kings Cross when I
check the timetable online. How much extra time will I have to add on to my
journey if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube? I know there
are timetables online, but they don't hold the tube times and add on way to
much time for the connection.

Marcus

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 04:07:56 -0000, "Marcus Fox"
wrote:

Friday 2nd of January - do they have engineering works or something as
services don't seem to be running (northbound) through to Kings Cross when I
check the timetable online. How much extra time will I have to add on to my
journey if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube? I know there
are timetables online, but they don't hold the tube times and add on way to
much time for the connection.

Marcus

There is no service through Central London over the New Year period.

Trains stop at Blackfriars AFAIUI running from the south. That
conencts neatly with the underground.

Regards and HNY to all

Keith J Chesworth
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www.boilerbill.com - main site
www.amerseyferry.co.uk

"Marcus Fox" wrote in
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How much extra time will I have to add on to my journey
if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube?

You don't state exactly whence and whither you are travelling. It might even
work out quicker to go via Victoria.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

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"Marcus Fox" wrote in
message ...

How much extra time will I have to add on to my journey
if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube?

You don't state exactly whence and whither you are travelling. It might
even
work out quicker to go via Victoria.

Um, I did say I was going to Kings Cross on Friday.

Marcus

Marcus Fox wrote:
"John Rowland" wrote in
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"Marcus Fox" wrote
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How much extra time will I have to add on to my journey
if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube?

You don't state exactly whence and whither you are travelling. It
might even work out quicker to go via Victoria.

Um, I did say I was going to Kings Cross on Friday.

"Whence" means "from which place". We can't advise on journey times unless
you tell us from where you are starting your journey.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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Marcus Fox wrote:
"John Rowland" wrote in
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"Marcus Fox" wrote
in message
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How much extra time will I have to add on to my journey
if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube?

You don't state exactly whence and whither you are travelling. It
might even work out quicker to go via Victoria.

Um, I did say I was going to Kings Cross on Friday.

"Whence" means "from which place". We can't advise on journey times
unless
you tell us from where you are starting your journey.

I thought you'd realise from the south. Haywards Heath to be precise. Then
from Kings Cross to Newark. Usually I take the Thameslink as it's more
convenient, but I checked by ringing NRE who told me engineering works 'till
Monday morning.

Marcus

Marcus Fox wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message
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Marcus Fox wrote:
"John Rowland" wrote in
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"Marcus Fox" wrote
in message
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How much extra time will I have to add on to my journey
if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube?

You don't state exactly whence and whither you are travelling. It
might even work out quicker to go via Victoria.

Um, I did say I was going to Kings Cross on Friday.

"Whence" means "from which place". We can't advise on journey times
unless you tell us from where you are starting your journey.

I thought you'd realise from the south. Haywards Heath to be precise.
Then from Kings Cross to Newark. Usually I take the Thameslink as
it's more convenient, but I checked by ringing NRE who told me
engineering works 'till Monday morning.

According to the TfL Journey Planner, it's 47 minutes from Haywards Heath
to Victoria, then about 25 minutes by tube to Kings Cross including all
transfer and waiting times, assuming a brisk walking pace.

That's 72 minutes overall, compared with 68 minutes via Thameslink when
it's running.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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"Marcus Fox" wrote in
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How much extra time will I have to add on to my journey
if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube?

You don't state exactly whence and whither you are travelling. It might
even work out quicker to go via Victoria.

Indeed so for some journeys. Brighton-Cambridge is certainly quicker via a
fast to Victoria and tube to King's Cross, than by Thameslink via KX
Thameslink.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Marcus Fox wrote:
Friday 2nd of January - do they have engineering works or something as
services don't seem to be running (northbound) through to Kings Cross
when I check the timetable online. How much extra time will I have to
add on to my journey if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the
tube? I know there are timetables online, but they don't hold the
tube times and add on way to much time for the connection.

The TfL Journey Planner at
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/index.htm
includes all bus/tube/rail timetables, including many rail services from
stations outside London. You may not be able to access the timetable as
such, but the journeys it plans use the real timetables. Where are you
travelling from?
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 04:07:56 -0000, "Marcus Fox"
wrote:

Friday 2nd of January - do they have engineering works or something as
services don't seem to be running (northbound) through to Kings Cross when I
check the timetable online. How much extra time will I have to add on to my
journey if I have to go to Victoria instead and take the tube? I know there
are timetables online, but they don't hold the tube times and add on way to
much time for the connection.

No, Thameslink are not running between London Bridge (from Brighton)
or Blackfriars (from Sutton) and Kentish Town. However, actual
travelling time East Croydon - Victoria - Kings Cross can be much the
same as East Croydon to Kings Cross via Thameslink so you may need no
extra allowance.

Tube from London Bridge to Kings Cross is not recommended currently.

--
Peter Lawrence