In message , at
20:05:32 on Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Tom Anderson
remarked:
I *would* go via Stratford rather than King's Cross, though!

That might suit you, but I doubt it would suit the majority.

Why not?

Because it's so much easier for most of them to drive 45mins to
Ebbsfleet and park there, than find a way of getting to their local
station, not being able to park, and getting a slow train all the way to
Stratford, just to get a fast one back to Ebbsfleet again.

On the way back, which will often be late in the evening, how much
better to have a nice warm comfortable drive home, than standing around
at Stratford waiting for another slow train to (eg) Southend, then
having to get a taxi the last part of the way.
--
Roland Perry