"Bill Hayles" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:13:21 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

You can currently do Waterloo East to Ashford in 1hr 4 mins, direct.

That's almost as fast as E* manages.

But considerably slower than the 56 minutes achieved in the 1960s!

And quicker than will be possible with the SRA's Train Service Specification
for the IKF (from the consultation document), as the best off-peak train
will have 7 or 8 intermediate stops, and the best peak train will have 4 or
5. Just as there are E* passengers who would prefer to go direct to
Waterloo, there are SET passengers who will prefer to use Charing Cross,
Waterloo East, London Bridge or Cannon Street, and don't want to go to
Stratford or St Pancras.

Peter