In message , at 11:02:15
on Fri, 9 Dec 2011, David Cantrell remarked:
I'm reading the new Sherlock Holmes story "The House of Silk" by Anthony
Horowitz, and I'm very much afraid that he hasn't done his homework
properly. He mentions a train service from Wimbledon to London Bridge
in November 1890. I very much doubt that such a service existed, am I
right? I'd like to check my facts before mentioning it in my book
review!

Certainly there is no such service now, and while the route was
*possible* (Wimbledon to Clapham Junction then onto the inner South
London Line and thence to London Bridge via Peckham Rye) I can't see
why it would exist, given that Wimbledon to Waterloo is so much shorter
and quicker, and Waterloo is so close to London Bridge anyway.

Wimbledon to Blackfriars exists, via Tulse Hill (it used to terminate at
Holborn Viaduct). I don't see why there might not have been a similar
service going via Peckham Rye to LB. Or even a loop train via Sutton and
Croydon.
--
Roland Perry