Southwark Rail Users Group News
Welcome. SRUG covers routes and stations serving Peckham Rye, Nunhead, South Bermondsey, Queens Road, Denmark Hill, East Dulwich, North Dulwich. See diagram. News items in date order below. See right hand column for topics.
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Changes to shelter and facilities on Peckham Rye platforms
Sat, 08/09/2012 - 18:44 — eileenSouthern Rail have announced that work is about to start at Peckham Rye station to remove the existing shelters on Platforms 1 & 2 to replace them with a different kind. This is to make room for more passengers after the East London Line arrives on 9 December 2012.
Read morerail franchises - deadline 13 Sep - Victoria as well now
Tue, 04/09/2012 - 12:48 — eileenThe Thameslink franchise consultation has now been joined by the South Eastern franchise consultation:
- South Eastern - http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/dft-2012-29: deadline 13 Sep
- Thameslink - http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/dft-2012-23: deadline now 14 Sep
Thameslink franchise consultation more time for comments
Mon, 27/08/2012 - 23:30 — eileenThe Government has extended its deadline to 14 September for comment on the Thameslink franchise consultation. This gives you a chance to email your comments if you use the services covered by the franchise, especially the service to St Pancras via Blackfriars from Nunhead, Peckham Rye or Denmark Hill.
SRUG has now submitted detailed comments on the franchise (copy here: http://goo.gl/rYnXt) and latest information about the issues are available here: http://www.bellenden.net/Thameslink
Thameslink franchise consultation
Wed, 15/08/2012 - 01:27 — eileenNEW THAMESLINK FRANCHISE
The Government is consulting about the future Thameslink franchise. This franchise will start in October 2013 and at the start will cover all the services currently run by FCC (First Capital Connect). These do not include services running through our SRUG stations (ie Peckham Rye, unhead, Denmark Hill, North Dulwich, East Dulwich, Queens Rd Peckham, Sth Bermondsey). However many of our services will be transferred to this new franchise after that:
- in 2014, services to St Pancras and beyond from Sevenoaks via Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill, Elephant & Castle and Blackfriars;
Victoria & Blackfriars services imminent changes
Wed, 16/05/2012 - 23:51 — eileenThere are some important changes coming from 20 May in our local services to Victoria and Blackfriars. The new pocket timetables are now available in the stations. These changes are the consequence of Blackfriars station reopening after a long closure for redevelopment. That closure resulted in our Blackfriars services being diverted to Victoria after 8pm during the week and on Saturdays and Sundays.
Read moreLondon Bridge redevelopment: timeline up to 2018
Sat, 07/04/2012 - 00:34 — eileenA summary of the works, timeline and outcome of the redevelopment of London Bridge station is here. A major impact on services from SRUG stations is that there will be no services from London Bridge to Waterloo East and Charing Cross in 2015 to 2017.
Read moreQueens Road Peckham station improvements
Sun, 11/03/2012 - 16:46 — eileenMessage from Peckham Residents' Network:
Here is some good news for Peckham, and users of Queen's Road Peckham station.To learn more visit the station:
FRIDAY 16th MARCH 3-7pm
outside the current station entrance on Queen's Road
Mayoral election: could London’s rail services become part of TfL?
Sun, 26/02/2012 - 13:25 — eileenFrom the Londonist 24 Feb 2012
Earlier this month, Boris Johnson set out his plans to bring London’s rail services under the control of City Hall and TfL in a bid to improve London’s transport. Mainline rail routes into London are currently franchised to private companies with varying degrees of customer service, timeliness and efficiency and the mayor believes he can do a better job. A recent Telegraph poll suggests that over 75% of other people think he can do a better job too. So does Ken Livingstone, though obviously he’s planning in terms of himself being mayor rather than Boris. Let’s take a look at their plans for devolution of rail franchises in London: Read more
Victoria rail services - the Minister replies
Mon, 13/02/2012 - 01:00 — eileenEmail to SRUG mailing list from SRUG
Last Autumn, we let you know the latest information about the gaps in our services to Victoria that will be created by the loss of the South London Line (trains between London Bridge & Victoria via Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill) from December 2012. We asked users to email the Transport Minister and the London Mayor to let them know how you as users would be affected by this, and to ask them to fill the gaps in services.
THE MINISTER REPLIES
Local action needed to extend Bakerloo line
Thu, 26/01/2012 - 04:09 — eileenDiscussion on blog of ways to get the extension to happen. December 27th, 2011 by James Barber Liberal Democrat Councillor for East Dulwich
The Bakerloo line is the only tube line considered to still have spare capacity. So it could be extended. It already extends significantly to the north so a southern extension deeper into Southwark is the obvious direction and South London has very poor public transport.
