On 09/12/2011 16:18, Peter Masson wrote:

[I said]

I don't know about 1890, but in the 1960s when I lived in
Wimbledon there certainly was a service to Holborn Viaduct
which called at London Bridge and Blackfriars - this was before
the 'Thameslink' service was developed, of course.



I doubt it.
After the July 1967 SR timetable revision there
certainly was a service that connected Wimbledon with London
Bridge, Blackfriars and Holborn Viaduct, but the routing was
London Bridge - Forest Hill - West Croydon - Sutton - Wimbledon -
Tooting - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Blackfriars - Holborn
Viaduct. This would not have been possible in 1890, as the
Wimbledon - Sutton line didn't open until 1930.

So one could travel direct from London Bridge but not to it? I'm
not clear what you're doubting, although I'm sure you are right
as I'm working from distant memory. You are of course right about
the Wimbledon - Sutton line being of late date.

I arrived in Wimbledon in September 1967, I didn't realise that I
was seeing a new service pattern, although I did discover I'd
missed the last steam trains by just a few months.

Charlie



Charlie