Mizter T wrote:
[crossposted to uk.transport.london - originally posted on uk.railway]

Alex Hemingway wrote:

Could anyone help me with some information on the fate of Brockley station
during the ELL extension works. I know that there are plans to shut the ELL
for 18 months from 2007 / 2008, but what will happen to the stations from
Brockley onwards on the current mainline? I'm looking to buy a house in
Brockley, and I'm concerned there will be no London Bridge service for an
extended period. Will the mainline services continue to run throughout the
works. In fact, will there be mainline *and* ELL when the ELL opens, or just
ELL?

I've called ELL and Southern, but they both say they will respond in writing
- I was hoping for a more immediate response!

From other people's answers it seems that you will be fine... If not,
then in Brockley, particularly at the northern end, you really aren't
too far from South Eastern service stations (St Johns and New Cross),
which are a very viable alternative.


On another note, I assume there's no intentions to ever do another
'extension' of the ELL into London Bridge from New Cross Gate,
replacing the Southern service completely? It makes quite a lot of
sense to me, and wouldn't be difficult to do if the ELL trains will be
mainline trains anyway.

"SamB" wrote

On another note, I assume there's no intentions to ever do another
'extension' of the ELL into London Bridge from New Cross Gate,
replacing the Southern service completely? It makes quite a lot of
sense to me, and wouldn't be difficult to do if the ELL trains will be
mainline trains anyway.

I wonder whether there was a missed opportunity, when the Bricklayers Arms
branch closed, to extend the Bakerloo Line, in tunnel to B Arms, then over
the branch to New Cross Gate, possibly projecting to.say, Crystal Palace.

SamB wrote:

On another note, I assume there's no intentions to ever do another
'extension' of the ELL into London Bridge from New Cross Gate,
replacing the Southern service completely? It makes quite a lot of
sense to me, and wouldn't be difficult to do if the ELL trains will be
mainline trains anyway.

You are right, it would not be difficult to replace
mainline trains from South London to London Bridge with
mainline trains from South London to London Bridge.