London Crosslink

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London Crosslink
Legend
Norwich
Diss
Stowmarket
Ipswich
Colchester
Witham
Chelmsford
Ingatestone
Romford
Stratford
Highbury & Islington
Camden Road
West Hampstead
Brentford
Feltham
Staines
Woking
Farnborough (Main)
Basingstoke
South Western Main Line
Anglia Railways' Class 170 Turbostars were used on London Crosslink services

London Crosslink was a train service operated by Anglia Railways between Norwich and Basingstoke, using the North London Line to bypass central London. Class 170 Turbostar diesel multiple units were used. The service ran from 22 May 2000 to 28 September 2002 supported by funding from the Strategic Rail Authority through its Rail Passenger Partnership fund.

Service Pattern

Due to capacity constraints on the North London Line the service only ran infrequently with uneven headways. The majority of services did not run the full length of the route, although all served Basingstoke; Stratford, Chelmsford, Witham, Colchester and Ipswich were all starting or terminating points on the Great Eastern Main Line. Another drawback with the service was the varied stopping patterns employed; for example trains only stopped at Camden Road on weekends, Brentford calls were only made from May 2001 and then only during the morning and evening on weekdays and all-day Sundays, and Romford only received one service per day in the early morning.

There were six daily departures Monday to Saturday and five on Sundays.[1] Below is an extract of the timetable, showing the service offered on weekdays heading eastbound:

Basingstoke 08:27 10:30 12:32 13:42 16:33 18:06
Farnborough Main 08:40 10:43 12:45 13:54 18:19
Woking 08:51 10:53 12:55 14:04 16:53 18:29
Staines 09:12 11:13 13:14 14:31 17:13 18:54
Feltham 09:19 11:21 13:21 14:37 17:21 19:01
Brentford 09:27
Willesden Junction 17:29 19:09
West Hampstead 09:58 11:44 13:46 14:59 17:56 19:29
Highbury & Islington 10:13 11:58 14:02 15:14 17:57 19:43
Stratford 10:29 12:15 14:23 15:35 18:14 20:02
Ingatestone 12:36 14:45
Chelmsford 11:02 12:42 14:51 20:26
Witham 12:51 20:34
Colchester 11:21 20:53
Ipswich 21:12

References

  1. South West Trains Complete Timetable Booklet May 2001

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