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Author Topic: London Waterloo - station, services, facilities, incidents - and some quirks / odd facts (merged posts)  (Read 97717 times)
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« on: December 14, 2012, 00:48:00 »

In aid of The Samaritans, South West Trains have announced via twitter that actor Brian Blessed will be doing station announcements at London Waterloo on 18th December 2012.

https://twitter.com/SW_Trains/status/279268210388393987

Brian is a famously sweary bloke (plenty of youtube evidence for that) so I hope he will stick to his script on the day!
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2012, 06:35:08 »

Now that I would love to see - err - I mean hear !
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2012, 09:06:47 »

WILL HE NEED TO USE THE SPEAKER SYSTEM AS HE CAN BE VERY LOUD? 

(Sorry got into character when writing this.   Grin)
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2012, 09:20:24 »

WILL HE NEED TO USE THE SPEAKER SYSTEM AS HE CAN BE VERY LOUD? 

(Sorry got into character when writing this.   Grin)

Thanks for posting what I was thinking!
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2012, 10:58:38 »

Would be great to hear some recordings....or You Tube clips from the Station of these being done :-)
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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2012, 11:03:52 »

Would be great to hear some recordings....or You Tube clips from the Station of these being done :-)

Actually if the "please wait behind the yellow line" announcer at Reading P7 was not available, I would recommend Brian Blessed be hired on a temporary basis to make the announcements..

I can just hear it now "will be idiot on platform 7 who has 5 suitcases and 15 kids stop getting in everyones way"...mind you the intended recipient probably would hear it unless they take their earphones out Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2012, 22:30:19 »

Sick as a dog that I'm on annual leave on Tuesday...!!
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2012, 03:56:35 »

Surely 'youtube'TM(resolve) will be the answer?  Grin

One of my favourites is Stephen Fry doing Brian Blessed impressions on QI ...  Roll Eyes
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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2012, 19:48:22 »

It is such a shame that during this attempt to raise money for the Samaritans, a person was hit by a train at Earlsfield which resulted in the cancellation of all services from Waterloo during the evening peak.
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« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2012, 09:44:06 »

Sad, and rather ironic ...  Lips sealed
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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2013, 14:00:58 »

From a SWT (South West Trains) email.  Anyone travelling Thursday or Friday evening will probably have already felt the effects of this track defect.
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Major Emergency Engineering at London Waterloo affecting the South West Trains Network Sunday 14th April 2013

A rail defect was identified between London Waterloo and Vauxhall on Thursday afternoon. The nature of the defect has meant that a temporary speed restriction has had to be imposed which has resulted in a reduction to the number of trains we are able to run across the affected area.

Our engineers have been conducting regular inspections of the area and have advised us that the defect needs to be repaired as quickly as possible, before it deteriorates. We have looked at all possible options to carry out the work in a manner that will have the least amount of impact to our customers.

The engineering team will require 16 hours of access to the track to allow them to remove a rail crossing and replace it with a brand new one. The access required by the engineers will mean that platforms 1 to 10 at London Waterloo will be out of use on Sunday 14th April until approximately 16:00hrs. A very limited train service will run out of London Waterloo as a result of this work.

Please see below for a summary of train services affected by this work. Check here for  engineering improvement work that is already planned to take place aound the network.

West of England

Crewkerne to London Waterloo services at 22 minutes past each hour will terminate at Woking. The 13:22 service from Crewkerne will be the first train to run through to London Waterloo (as will all subsequent departures from Crewkerne).

London Waterloo to Crewkerne services will start from Woking (at 46 minutes past each hour). The 17:15 service will be the first train to start from London Waterloo (as will all subsequent departures).

A train service will run between London Waterloo and Woking in both directions however we expect these services to be very busy.

Suburban - Ewell West

Buses will replace trains between Ewell West and Wimbledon until approximately 15:00. Customers should change at Wimbledon for an onward train service. The times of the first trains to run between Ewell West and London Waterloo are listed below:

14:50 Ewell West to Waterloo
16:32 London Waterloo to Ewell West

All subsequent departures after these times will be trains services (not buses).

Until approximately 15:00 Buses will depart Wimbledon bound for Ewell West at 2 & 32 minutes past each hour, and Ewell West bound for Wimbledon at 19 & 49 minutes past each hour.

Suburban - Guildford (via Cobham)

London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham) services will start from Surbiton (at 32 minutes past each hour). The 17:00 service will be the first train to start from London Waterloo (as will all subsequent trains).

Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham) services at 50 minutes past each hour will terminate at Surbiton. The 14:50 service from Guildford will be the first train to run though to London Waterloo (as will all subsequent departures). A train service will run between Surbiton and London Waterloo in both directions however we expect these services to be very busy.

Suburban - Chessington South

London Waterloo to Chessington South services will start from Wimbledon (at 10 & 40 minutes past each hour). The 16:51 service will be the first train to start from London Waterloo (as will all subsequent departures).

Chessington South to London Waterloo services at 10 & 40 minutes past each hour will terminate at Wimbledon. The 15:10 service will be the first train to run through to London Waterloo (as will all subsequent departures).

A train service will run between London Waterloo and Wimbledon in both directions however we expect these services to be very busy.

Windsor & Eton Riverside

An hourly service will run between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside in both directions until mid-afternoon. Trains will depart London Waterloo at 44 minutes past each hour. Trains will depart Windsor & Eton Riverside at 01 minute past each hour. A twice hourly service will resume between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside by mid-afternoon.

Kingston

Kingston to London Waterloo services at 11 minutes past each hour will not run until 15:11 (and all subsequent trains). Alternative train services are available from Kingston to London Waterloo via Richmond.

London Waterloo to Kingston services at 56 minutes past each hour will not run until 15:56 (and all subsequent trains). Alternative train services are available from London Waterloo to Kingston via Richmond.

We are sorry for the inconvenience the additional work this Sunday will cause  while you travel on our network. We are working to repair the fault at the earliest possible opportunity to enable us to deliver our full service again from Monday 15th April.
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2013, 16:07:45 »

You might like to correct the date in the topic heading.
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2013, 16:12:23 »

You might like to correct the date in the topic heading.
Thanks Oxman.  Clearly not thinking correctly today. Cheesy
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2013, 19:24:32 »

It could have been worse - had it occured on either of the two previous weekends when FGW (First Great Western) were using Waterloo for WoE services.
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« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2013, 14:39:27 »

Or next Sunday - the London Marathon....
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