My secret train

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Bloody trains from Victoria are always ballsed up, and full up. Going from charring cross to London bridge is a pain and the trains, are always rammed during rush hour.

There is however a train from blackfriars to Gatwick that nobody wants. It takes 10 to 15 minutes longer than normal but who cares. Instead of worrying about getting a seat, I worry that I'm not going to get a whole carriage to myself.

7pm weekday


Time for a wine

 

[Pickman's model]

Wtf?

 

[Orang Utan]

A child appears to have left his skateboard leaning on one of the seats

 

[kalidarkone]

The same child, seems to have left their g&t on a seat....

 

[Pickman's model]

The same child, seems to have left their g&t on a seat....

It's a wine apparently

 

[kalidarkone]

It's a wine apparently

Oh yes- did not read properly and it looked like it had a wedge of lemon floating in it- but it's the light....

 

[Mumbles274]

Not long after

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Share this train AS, make it the secret urban train

 

[Rebelda]

I also use this train. In fact I'll be on it home from Gatwick tonight. It is great

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Hmmmmmm when I look up national rail it tells me to walk to London bridge at 7pm

 

[Rebelda]

Shhhhh

 

[Dogsauce]

We're about 15 mins walk from Farringdon, so will often use the Thameslink from there to get to Gatwick, saves pissing about on buses to get to London Bridge (which always seem to be on diversion).

Trains do seem to take ages to get out of London on that route, weaving round Crystal Palace, Loughborough junction etc., what's the deal there, is it something they'll sort out once the London Bridge revamp is done? You've got all these shiny trains crawling along at cycling speed for half the journey. If London can't provide efficient routes for these expensive trains they should be taken away and replaced with pacers.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

A child appears to have left his skateboard leaning on one of the seats

Well yes, it is my daughters. I drop her at school (she skates) and take it with me to work (can't leave it at school). Bonus. It gets me to the station before 9am so I can get a decent train. I can also get from Victoria or blackfriars to Soho really quickly. It's very convenient.

 

[spanglechick]

Well yes, it is my daughters. I drop her at school (she skates) and take it with me to work (can't leave it at school). Bonus. It gets me to the station before 9am so I can get a decent train. I can also get from Victoria or blackfriars to Soho really quickly. It's very convenient.

Are you drinking wine on your morning commute?

 

[Teaboy]

Are you drinking wine on your morning commute?

Drunken in charge of a skateboard

 

[2hats]

Drunken in charge of a skateboard

Drunken in charge of a child's skateboard!

 

[Teaboy]

Drunken in charge of a child's skateboard!

Weirdly you imply there is another type.

 

[Crispy]

We're about 15 mins walk from Farringdon, so will often use the Thameslink from there to get to Gatwick, saves pissing about on buses to get to London Bridge (which always seem to be on diversion).

Trains do seem to take ages to get out of London on that route, weaving round Crystal Palace, Loughborough junction etc., what's the deal there, is it something they'll sort out once the London Bridge revamp is done?

That's right. These are the Thameslink-London Bridge-East Croydon-Gatwick-Brighton trains, currently sent round the houses while they finish London Bridge. The Suplex Special will return to its regular route in January, when it will become 15m faster and rammed full.

You can see the big detour on their current route map

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Are you drinking wine on your morning commute?

This is the train home.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

That's right. These are the Thameslink-London Bridge-East Croydon-Gatwick-Brighton trains, currently sent round the houses while they finish London Bridge. The Suplex Special will return to its regular route in January, when it will become 15m faster and rammed full.

You can see the big detour on their current route map

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Nooooooooo.

The beauty of this one is that it only goes as far as Gatwick so no Brighton bods. Though currently the Brighton trains still have plenty of seats.
I'll miss it next year.