I moved out of Croydon and the UK altogether in 2019. Coming here reminds of my days travelling by train, i have to say Phil Sayer was making the best announcements at East Croydon, Purley and many others. The day I left i boarded at Riddlesdown with a single ticket to Gatwick Airport and changed at East Croydon
@@Parallel395 platform 4 and 3 there a few shelters at the northern end of the platform that blast the announcements through the speakers in it really loud
@@jamiesbusrailandannoucneme1667 Horsham to Peterborough doesn't stop at Norwood but yeah that is 12 car, and Gatwick airport to Bedford is sometimes 12 and sometimes 8, it might only be in peak that it is 12 I'm not sure, Bedford to Brighton and Horsham to Peterborough are allways 12 car
Yes, I’m not a fan of via points unless there are multiple routes to the same destination. Not sure if there are between East Croydon and Reigate. Eastbourne and Ore via Eastbourne is another!
@@Parallel395 the piont he was making is that you cant get to reighete via three bridges and that service does not go through three birdges there is obvoulisy some mistake on the system
I guess they just wanted it announced as many from south stations will be travelling there rather than to Peterborough or Bedford. The same way GWR announce Severn Beach via Clifton Down despite there not being an alternative route!
I think it's to tell the passengers it goes through London bridge instead of elephant and castle as iirc you could get TL from east Croydon through elephant and castle but not anymore
I moved out of Croydon and the UK altogether in 2019. Coming here reminds of my days travelling by train, i have to say Phil Sayer was making the best announcements at East Croydon, Purley and many others. The day I left i boarded at Riddlesdown with a single ticket to Gatwick Airport and changed at East Croydon
The thameslink is going to Gatwick Airport from East Croydon
Nice
if you go into one of the shelters with those electronic slidey doors there is a really loud speaker which plays all the announcments
That's good to know! Do you know which platform?
@@Parallel395 platform 4 and 3 there a few shelters at the northern end of the platform that blast the announcements through the speakers in it really loud
Nice dude
Nice and clear!
Yea
Yea
Do Redhill
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Good
im curious on how long ford's platforms acutally are
They are both 162.5 metres according to the sectional appendix
@@Parallel395 so it should be long enough for 8 coaches then?
Do London Victoria
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@@pgatplaysminecraft311 It can just fit a 8 car train!
Oh my goodness 12 coaches is a lot of coaches
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Jamie's Trains and Bus Videos ok
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@@jamiesbusrailandannoucneme1667 Horsham to Peterborough doesn't stop at Norwood but yeah that is 12 car, and Gatwick airport to Bedford is sometimes 12 and sometimes 8, it might only be in peak that it is 12 I'm not sure, Bedford to Brighton and Horsham to Peterborough are allways 12 car
@@fin720s they are always 12 coaches
Reigate via redhill and three bridges?
Uhhh?
They should really rework on how they word the destinations.
Yes, I’m not a fan of via points unless there are multiple routes to the same destination. Not sure if there are between East Croydon and Reigate. Eastbourne and Ore via Eastbourne is another!
@@Parallel395 the piont he was making is that you cant get to reighete via three bridges and that service does not go through three birdges there is obvoulisy some mistake on the system
@@fin720s The train was dividing. Half was going to Three Bridges and half was going to Reigate via Redhill
Oh I see my bad
They haven't worded it very well tbf
Phill do East Croydon
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Come on matt hurry up
I don’t get the point of the announcements saying “via London Bridge”
I guess they just wanted it announced as many from south stations will be travelling there rather than to Peterborough or Bedford. The same way GWR announce Severn Beach via Clifton Down despite there not being an alternative route!
I think it's to tell the passengers it goes through London bridge instead of elephant and castle as iirc you could get TL from east Croydon through elephant and castle but not anymore
@@hollyhamilton3319 only trains from sutton ho through tulse hill, ones from East Croydon go through London bridge
@@hollyhamilton3319 but the thing is they dont run from east croydon (except for like 1 train a day that doesnt even stop at tulse hill)
All thameslink stop at LBG