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London to Brighton non-stop: Tracking the changes to a seaside rail journey

  • 28-08-2013 11:01AM
    #1
    LXFlyer
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    The BBC have released a film showing a driver's eye view of a non-stop trip (speeded up!!) from London to Brighton in 1953, 1983 and 2013.

    It's well worth a look just to compare the three - here's the link:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23853863


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  • #2
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,787 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    Nice piece would be great to watch something like that in real time rather than sped up.


  • #3
    TheBandicoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭TheBandicoot


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx0zVZppHkc

    this is similar, but it starts at Blackfriars and only joins the Brighton line at East Croydon/Selhurst. I always think the time it takes to get from Blackfriars to London Bridge puts the wait to get into Connolly into perspective!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Nj54DYVwQ

    This is from Victoria to Gatwick at least.


  • #4
    Fred Swanson
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  • #5
    Banjoxed
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    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    Amazing stuff.

    Imagine a comparative of Harcourt Street to Bray for the same years!


  • #6
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,880 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    [QUOTE=TheBandicoot;. I always think the time it takes to get from Blackfriars to London Bridge puts the wait to get into Connolly into perspective!

    st.[/QUOTE]

    It's probably worse northbound! Lines have to filter through a singe pathway across Borough High Street onwards to 3 separate main line stations - Cannon St, Blackfriars and Charing X. The new viaduct is in place to double capacity (been there 2 years or so, quite amazing watching it being pushed across the road very slow) but rails not yet available. It will be a sea change for Southeastern and FCC when it's operational. The number of trains is in a completely different league tothe Dublin loop but the same capacity!


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