Sydenham Town Forum

Ticketing – I have been told by Transport for London that there will be no difference in price, fares will be the same whichever service is used. At a meeting on Friday, where Sydenham Society were represented, we were told that both TfL and Network Rail are doing modelling on passenger travel patte...

1. Staffing – TfL say it will have the same standards as the London Underground, which is fully staffed while trains are running. The North London Line model is the benchmark for future ‘London Overground’ staffing and we will need to monitor this. 2. I am more than happy to sign your petition, I wo...

Nasaroc is getting the two issues confused. I intervened to get extra carriages put on the Southern rush hour trains, this has nothing to do with the East London Line. I would never claim that the Southern train service is perfect but extra carriages means that those at Sydenham and Forest Hill have...

I don’t understand why some people on the Forum have expressed ‘disappointment’ that the East London Line extension is being branded the “Overground” and not the tube. The new service will have new underground style carriages, trains every 8 minutes, safer fully staffed stations, full ‘Oyster’ ticke...

Southern (the train operating company) tell me that if the London Bridge to Victoria train was diverted via Tulse Hill, this would reduce by 2 trains per hour the service at 8 of South London's busiest stations. It is doubtful that the East London Line would be requested to run into Victoria as it w...

I have checked with the local neighbourhood team and they confirm that the Sydenham team has been available and patrolling the area the whole of the time. I would just like to clarify that Safer Neighbourhood police officers are dedicated to a neighbourhood and are ring-fenced so they cannot be take...

1) Firstly, just to clarify the Mayor of London does not control overground rail and therefore does not set the fares – that is still the responsibility of the Department for Transport (DfT). Transport for London sets zones for travelcard purposes but rail fares are set by the DfT. TfL want a single...

Just to let you know that I have written to the Mayor of London urging him to use the opportunity of the East London Line to improve stations along the route. With such an investment going into the transport infrastructure it is important not to miss the opportunity to provide wider benefits. It is ...

Just to provide you with more detail - I have been pressurising Southern to run longer trains on this line for some time. I know that it is often difficult to board a train in the rush hour, especially further along the line. What makes it even more frustrating is that often the rush hour trains are...