"Peter Lawrence" wrote in
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On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 21:46:24 +0000 (UTC), David Jackman
wrote:

"Zac" wrote in message
...
I am flying with easyjet (0945) on Sunday 17 October and need to
be at airport by 0830 ish.

My closest stations are Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line) and
Oakleigh Park (Wagn NR).

Any advice on routes, timings etc would be appreciated.

Beware engineering work: The National Rail journey planner is still
offerring trains from Kings Cross Thameslink to Gatwick but the
National Rail "Planned Engineering Works" page and the Thameslink
leaflet both promise engineering work between Blackfriars and London
Bridge with Gatwick trains starting from there.

So, Northern Line Totteridge to London Bridge, then Thameslink,
provided their trains run early enough (timetable seems not to be
avilable yet).


Problem is not Thameslink but the Northern line. First train is 06.55 from
Totteridge, a Charing Cross service eta Camden Town 07.19. Second is 07.10
arr 07.32. Trains leave Camden Town at 07.19, 07.26 and 07.32 arrive
London Bridge 07.35, 07.42 and 07.48. The first is a Hampstead service
(there is bus replacement on the Edgware branch, doubtless intended to be a
connection with the first High Barnet but which may or may not be in
practice), the second starts at Mill Hill East. the third High Barnet. The
train you need to catch to get to Gatwick would normally leave London
Bridge at 07.41, arrive Gatwick 08.20, but www.nationalrail.co.uk has this
retimed to 07.40 (and every half hour). Even if Thameslink were running
through from Kings Cross it wouldn't help as it leaves Kings Cross at
07.24, taking 17 minutes to London Bridge (the northern line takes just
11).

I'm afraid there is also engineering work on the Southern which is why the
journey planners are not listing the 07.45 from Victoria (the Gatwick
Express is reduced to a half-hourly service at xx.00 and xx.30) and has
been retimed to take 39 minutes instead of 35.

You really wanted to know that, didn't you!