Comments on: The new timetable will radically change Croydon’s rail services

By: Greg Tingey

Greg Tingey — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:26:00 +0000

Thank you
However, the “Citizen’s Style Guide requires stuffing rearwards into a timewarp

By: Anne Giles

Anne Giles — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:33:00 +0000

Exactly!

By: Tom Black

Tom Black — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:55:00 +0000

Charles actually submitted this article with the traditional 24 hour clock terminology for train times, but the Citizen’s style guide requires all times to be written out as am/pm, so it was edited accordingly. Please don’t be rude to Charles for something that was out of his control.

By: Anne Giles

Anne Giles — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:22:00 +0000

9.34 a.m. and 4.01 p.m. are equally acceptable. It is extremely bad manners to correct people. We are all individuals and have our own way of describing things.

By: Anne Giles

Anne Giles — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:20:00 +0000

12.16 a.m. is equally acceptable.

By: Greg Tingey

Greg Tingey — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:07:00 +0000

Correction:
09.34 and 16.01 – PLEASE?

By: Greg Tingey

Greg Tingey — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:06:00 +0000

Train times have been using the 24-hr clock for over 30 years now.
I think it’s well past “time” that Charles King woke up …
( 12.16 a.m – err – NO – 00.16 – much easier to understand )

By: Jeannegenius

Jeannegenius — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:56:00 +0000

Sounds good!

However wish there was a way that tram and Overground could connect up more en route, particularly around Norwood Junction area i.e. it’s a shame that Norwood Junction isn’t on the tram line.

We do have superb connections though in the Croydon area which is our main trump card – 15-20 minutes from Central London ( when it all runs properly!) with an all night service.

If I were on the Council I would be trumpeting that fact to attract businesses and future residents to our town.

By: simhedges

simhedges — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:06:00 +0000

“But the proof will be in the pudding” – Maybe, but we won’t know unless we eat it.

By: Robert Ward

Robert Ward — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:55:00 +0000

Thanks Charles, nice to have some good news. As you say, proof will be on delivery but with the new infrastructure and maintenance investment they should have a fighting chance.

One of my frustrations has been that the performance of the routes relevant to Croydon has been lumped in with other GTR franchises. Do you have any thoughts on how we can judge the performance of our sections of their routes (the Southern franchise)?