Orang Utan
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I can get the Overground for free if I get off/on at Shadwell and walk the rest of it 
London Overground
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Puddy_Tat
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sovereignb
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I have the option of taking the Overground to work daily. I like it, but wish I could crack a window once in awhile 
I love the DLR...very scenic and quiet.
I love the DLR...very scenic and quiet.
Crispy
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New trains for the lines out of Liverpool St.
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/...-newest-addition-to-london-overgrounds-fleet/
They're basically the same model as the trains for Crossrail. Delivery starts in 2018.
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/...-newest-addition-to-london-overgrounds-fleet/
They're basically the same model as the trains for Crossrail. Delivery starts in 2018.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I go Clapham Junction to Olympia and back from time to time and often have to wait for another train back to Clapham as it's so crowded.
(rather late to reply but)
I travelled on the Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia service once some time in the mid 80s when it was about 2 trains a day. I think I was the only passenger and got some funny looks from the train staff for using it as well...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
intruding on their personal space
Leafster
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I'm still doing the Clapham Junction to Kensington Olympia journey regularly and it's STILL crowded on my journey back in the evenings.
SikhWarrioR
And the Worms ate into his brain
unusually large number of passengers on the 'Kenny Belle' service (Clapham Junction - Olympia), c. 1986 (not my picture)
Probably a Railway buff copping the 33 for haulage ?!
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
You've got to love that grimy, tatty 1970s/80s railway look. Did the sun ever come out during those decades?unusually large number of passengers on the 'Kenny Belle' service (Clapham Junction - Olympia), c. 1986 (not my picture)
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
33/1 + 4TC wasn't that much of a novelty from my perspective, as we have relatives in Poole.
Think I got 33/1 + 4TC when I did the line. It was fairly variable, depending on what Clapham yard could find - 73 running on diesel was not that uncomon, and I have read that an 09 shunter was occasionally used if nothing else was available.
If you were serious about the haulage thing, did it count differently if the 33/1 was pushing rather than pulling?
You've got to love that grimy, tatty 1970s/80s railway look. Did the sun ever come out during those decades?
Occasionally.
I must try and find / scan some of my photos of Broad Street / other tired bits of the north London line / Marylebone when it was being run down for possible closure...
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
not my photo, but from disused stations website
Dalston Junction station, 1985 (it was in business for about another year after that)
Dalston Junction station, 1985 (it was in business for about another year after that)
The London Assembly Transport Committee have recommended moving a lot of South London rail services to TfL for incorporation into the Overground network
Devocalypse Now: Taking Control of South London's Railways
Devocalypse Now: Taking Control of South London's Railways
Oh. Thanks.
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
Musically as well as transportationaly, lol.
The ginger line? Looks like it's unaffected but things could obviously change between now and then.Has the overground been affected by the RMT strikes? I’m planning to go to a gig on 16th December which is an RMT strike date and can’t seem to find this info online. Specifically the branches that go to New Cross Gate
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That's what it's known as colloquially (well it is where I live anywayThanks
(Is it called the ginger line? Never knew that!)
). Helps distinguish it from all the other bits of the Overground.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Has the overground been affected by the RMT strikes? I’m planning to go to a gig on 16th December which is an RMT strike date and can’t seem to find this info online. Specifically the branches that go to New Cross Gate
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Depends whether any particular strike day is train crew (who have different employers and some are in dispute, some aren't) or signal / control staff who work for network rail - think most if not all of the overground uses NR lines so would be affected by that.
Strikes
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alternative - if the orange line is out of action - might be DLR to deptford bridge, which is not all that far from new cross gate (and has buses linking the two) but will be bloody busy if there's a train strike on
Only insofar as staff not getting into work so services cancelled. They’re not in a dispute afaik but that doesn’t mean services aren’t affected.Has the overground been affected by the RMT strikes? I’m planning to go to a gig on 16th December which is an RMT strike date and can’t seem to find this info online. Specifically the branches that go to New Cross Gate
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Anyway, my trumpeting of the Overground is I can get to work entirely using their service (if at base location) and they have air conditioning which is preferable to the tube in high heat/humidity summertime.
Also it depends whether you mean tube or national rail strike. They use some of the same infrastructure of both which could also affect services.
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Been far too long coming, this:
www.mylondon.news
I wonder if we'll get intereseting or boring names (and it will be names and not numbers or lettters).
The six current London Overground routes are:
TfL to 'spend £4million on naming each individual London Overground line'
TfL's budget for this financial year is now set
I wonder if we'll get intereseting or boring names (and it will be names and not numbers or lettters).
The six current London Overground routes are:
- Euston-Watford Junction
- Stratford-Richmond/Clapham Junction
- Gospel Oak-Barking Riverside
- Highbury & Islington/Dalston Junction-New Cross/West Croydon/Crystal Palace/Clapham Junction
- Liverpool Street-Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford
- Romford-Upminster
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It would be tricky, but they should do really. There's only 4 "open" line styles on the map so far (DLR, Liz, trams and overground). None of the colours are actually duplicated with the 11 tube lines though, so they'd have to slot them in between the tube lines in colour space.
The tube/rail map would become truly frightful
Safe money is on them all staying orange though. The brand is very well established.
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It desperately needs doing though. When there's "delays on the overground" announced, between two stations you've never heard of, it's hard to know if it will affect your journey. It's super confusing for visitors/tourists. It'll only get worse if/when more routes get added to the network (eg West London Orbital), £4m is probably as cheap as it gets, given all the signage, documentation, publicity, websites announcements etc. etc. that would all need updating.
true, makes sense.
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