FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Southend on Sea 7th November

[frank9755]

Has anyone suggested All Bar One, Shad Thames?

Yes, me!

 

[martint235]

Oh FFS, do you really have to ask?

Ok as someone who has witnessed "trouble" first hand, do you really have to ask???

 

[srw]

Has anyone suggested All Bar One, Shad Thames?

Completely forgot about, to be honest. Can't organise the proverbial piss-up.

 

[StuartG]

+1 for ABO @ Shad. AFAIR a good chance of reaching LBG on foot without excessive assistance. What else to consider?

 

[srw]

+1 for ABO @ Shad. AFAIR a good chance of reaching LBG on foot without excessive assistance. What else to consider?

People who don't live in Southeast London?

 

[StuartG]

People who don't live in Southeast London?

Ahem chappy from the sticks. LBG has the best rail links to BOTH South and North London (ever heard of Thameslink?). Plus good connections to Waterloo for the South West, St Pancras/Kings Cross for the real North and Europe plus East Croydon for the real South.

East & West are a bit dodgy though.

 

[Aperitif]

People who don't live in Southeast London?

It'll be ok. You wont have to rush more...

 

[Andrij]

Yeah, and next you'll be saying that there is no distinction between north and south London.

'South London' is the bit along the north bank of the River Thames. Once one crosses the Thames one is in either Kent or Surrey. Those who have been on my Thames Path Meander will have seen the proof.

 

[clarion]

Ahem chappy from the sticks. LBG has the best rail links to BOTH South and North London (ever heard of Thameslink?). Plus good connections to Waterloo for the South West, St Pancras/Kings Cross for the real North and Europe plus East Croydon for the real South.

East & West are a bit dodgy though.

Blackfriars (not far away) has trains to Bedford & Luton to the North, and Brighton to the South, so that caters well.

You'll need to check what stage of buggering about with London Bridge they are up to.

 

[StuartG]

Blackfriars (not far away) has trains to Bedford & Luton to the North, and Brighton to the South, so that caters well.
You'll need to check what stage of buggering about with London Bridge they are up to.

Ahem - those trains to Bedford/Luton & Brighton - all stop at LBG - which is the point. We can all support each other while DZ stops the traffic. It gives probably the greatest range of direct and one platform change connections to the UK, Europe and Blackfriars.
The bit that is buggered up during this phase of the rebuild are to the terminating trains to this bit of SE London. But that's normally Sunday. I wasn't planning on drinking that long

 

[velovoice]

Ahem chappy from the sticks. LBG has the best rail links to BOTH South and North London (ever heard of Thameslink?). Plus good connections to Waterloo for the South West, St Pancras/Kings Cross for the real North and Europe plus East Croydon for the real South.

East & West are a bit dodgy though.

But... no links to Paddington.... which may be @srw 's point?

 

[clarion]

Ahem - those trains to Bedford/Luton & Brighton - all stop at LBG - which is the point. It gives probably the greatest range of direct and one platform change connections to the UK, Europe and Blackfriars.
The bit that is buggered up during this phase of the rebuild are to the terminating trains to this bit of SE London

OK, but they haven't been for a while. If they're back, that's great.

 

[StuartG]

But... no links to Paddington.... which may be @srw 's point?

I thought he was a Marylebone Man. Unlinkable to anywhere if you don't have a Brompton!

Paddington is easier, just walk back across London Bridge and take the Circle (proper bikes allowed). Same for Euston and Liverpool Street.

 

[velovoice]

OK, but they haven't been for a while. If they're back, that's great.

@clarion is right [linky].

 

[StuartG]

@clarion is right [linky].

Nope you are wrong. Just check http://nationalrail.co.uk for Saturday afternoon. You will see lots of trains direct to Bedford/Luton and Brighton from LBG. Your linky applies to the NEXT phase starting December when they begin the Bermondsey Flyunder works and do the Herne Hill deviation. I'm definitely be back home by then. Et tu?