Peter Masson wrote to uk.transport.london on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:

It actually left Victoria at 10.00 pm (9.00 pm during GMT). The up train was
booked to leave Dover at 7.20 am and run via Chatham and Catford. More often
than not it ran in its late path, 8.10 am from Dover via Tonbridge and Kent
House, arriving Victoria 9.38 am. Commuters whose train was routed into
platform 1 at Victoria used to curse it, as they had to leave by the side
gate into Hudson Place, making for a long walk round to the Underground.

I thought that back then platform 1 was reserved for Channel trains, as
there were customs facilities?
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"Mrs Redboots"
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