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March 16th 08, 09:19 AM
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I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking
place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks |
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March 16th 08, 09:47 AM
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On 16 Mar, 10:19, wrote: I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks This route is used at least twice every day by National Rail trains - it just happens late or very early in the day. See the entry under "Point Pleasant Junction - East Putney": http://www.avoe05.dsl.pipex.com/2008.htm Of course if you travel on one of the late trains it's most likely going to be dark outside, so not much to see - I've been that way a few times, not to 'bash' the line but just to get from A to B when it was late. SWT has some engineering works info on their website - but I haven't deciphered it to work out what trains are going which way (hence me crossposting this to uk.railway for what I hope will be some expert advice!). This is the entry for Easter Sunday - use the calendar on the right to select the other days of the Easter weekend: http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWT...s/080323SU.htm |
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March 16th 08, 11:34 AM
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"Mizter T" wrote in message ... [crossposted to uk.railway] On 16 Mar, 10:19, wrote: I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks This route is used at least twice every day by National Rail trains - it just happens late or very early in the day. See the entry under "Point Pleasant Junction - East Putney": http://www.avoe05.dsl.pipex.com/2008.htm Of course if you travel on one of the late trains it's most likely going to be dark outside, so not much to see - I've been that way a few times, not to 'bash' the line but just to get from A to B when it was late. SWT has some engineering works info on their website - but I haven't deciphered it to work out what trains are going which way (hence me crossposting this to uk.railway for what I hope will be some expert advice!). This is the entry for Easter Sunday - use the calendar on the right to select the other days of the Easter weekend: http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/SWT...s/080323SU.htm If you want to "risk it", just wait on the Windsor lines platforms at Clapham Junction until a Wimbledon, Surbiton or Woking[1] service comes along. [1] these may go via Chertsey. tim |
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March 20th 08, 02:48 PM
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wrote in message ... I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks A check today on SWT's journey planner shows a 6 tph frequency Wimbledon - Clapham Junction & return on Saturday. Paul |
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March 20th 08, 03:07 PM
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On Mar 20, 3:48*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote: wrote in message ... I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks A check today on SWT's journey planner shows a 6 tph frequency Wimbledon - Clapham Junction & return on Saturday. Paul Two of them (taking 28 minutes) are by bus, presumably serving Earlsfield. The other four are down to take 15 minutes. The usual journey time is 7 minutes, so that would seem to confirm that they are not going the usual way, although I would have thought that 15 minutes, via a single track connection and fitting in with the District Line is a bit ambitious. |
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March 20th 08, 03:30 PM
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MIG wrote:
On Mar 20, 3:48 pm, "Paul Scott" wrote: wrote in message ... I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks A check today on SWT's journey planner shows a 6 tph frequency Wimbledon - Clapham Junction & return on Saturday. Paul Two of them (taking 28 minutes) are by bus, presumably serving Earlsfield. The other four are down to take 15 minutes. The usual journey time is 7 minutes, so that would seem to confirm that they are not going the usual way, although I would have thought that 15 minutes, via a single track connection and fitting in with the District Line is a bit ambitious. I'm reading it as there are 6 tph and 3 buses. SWT's display only shows 5 services at once, you have to click 'earlier' or 'later' as well. Although there is no sign on TfL's site of any service 'reductions' on the District Line, could they be running a reduced frequency compared to a normal Saturday - TfL seem to usually only list closures... Paul S |
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March 20th 08, 04:09 PM
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On Mar 20, 4:30*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote: MIG wrote: On Mar 20, 3:48 pm, "Paul Scott" wrote: wrote in message .... I think that during Easter weekend a lot of rail work will be taking place at Clapham Junction. Many services are being diverted. I am sure I read somewhere that some passenger trains will use the line that goes from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon via East Putney. As far as I know National Rail does not normally use this line for trains carrying passengers it would be nice to use this opportunity to ride the line. (The District line uses shares it after East Putney). Does anyone know what services, if any, are being diverted on this route during the Easter break? Thanks A check today on SWT's journey planner shows a 6 tph frequency Wimbledon - Clapham Junction & return on Saturday. Paul Two of them (taking 28 minutes) are by bus, presumably serving Earlsfield. The other four are down to take 15 minutes. *The usual journey time is 7 minutes, so that would seem to confirm that they are not going the usual way, although I would have thought that 15 minutes, via a single track connection and fitting in with the District Line is a bit ambitious. I'm reading it as there are 6 tph and 3 buses. SWT's display only shows 5 services at once, you have to click 'earlier' or 'later' as well. Ah right. In that case even more potential inteference with the District. Although there is no sign on TfL's site of any service 'reductions' on the District Line, could they be running a reduced frequency compared to a normal Saturday * As well as six non-stop services each way threading between stopping services, that's twelve tph in total down a single track at East Putney and also fitting in between regular services to and from Putney on the flat. The whole thing does seem a bit ambitious. |
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March 20th 08, 04:25 PM
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On 20 Mar, 17:09, MIG wrote: On Mar 20, 4:30 pm, "Paul Scott" wrote: MIG wrote: On Mar 20, 3:48 pm, "Paul Scott" wrote: A check today on SWT's journey planner shows a 6 tph frequency Wimbledon - Clapham Junction & return on Saturday. Two of them (taking 28 minutes) are by bus, presumably serving Earlsfield. The other four are down to take 15 minutes. The usual journey time is 7 minutes, so that would seem to confirm that they are not going the usual way, although I would have thought that 15 minutes, via a single track connection and fitting in with the District Line is a bit ambitious. I'm reading it as there are 6 tph and 3 buses. SWT's display only shows 5 services at once, you have to click 'earlier' or 'later' as well. Ah right. In that case even more potential inteference with the District. Although there is no sign on TfL's site of any service 'reductions' on the District Line, could they be running a reduced frequency compared to a normal Saturday As well as six non-stop services each way threading between stopping services, that's twelve tph in total down a single track at East Putney and also fitting in between regular services to and from Putney on the flat. The whole thing does seem a bit ambitious. However there's no 'Wimbleware' service for the whole long weekend, as there's no (District/Circle) trains running between Edgware Road and Earls Court/Gloucester Rd. Perhaps this does point to a reduced frequency on the District from Wimbledon this weekend then. |
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