Meeting on the Thameslink on the way to the Christmas Party? Hallgerda, legalalien, elr and anyone else who's interested......

[serenity]

Ok, Hallgerda what were those trains you were talking about and who wants to go?

I think the best one's probably the 19.19 from Streatham -

Depart: 19:19 Streatham
Arrive: 19:49 Farringdon
Calling Points: 19:23 Tulse Hill
19:26 Herne Hill
19:30 Loughborough Junction
19:35 Elephant & Castle
19:43 London Blackfriars
19:45 City Thameslink

The train before is at 19.03 (subtract 16 minutes or so from all of the above times), and the one after is the 19.33 (add 14 minutes or so to all of the above times).

I think we should be able to find the venue in 11 minutes. serenity, I'd be happy to meet you and anyone else starting from Streatham on the platform. legalalien is joining us at Tulse Hill iirc - shall we agree to travel in the second carriage?

ELR - am I right in thinking you're coming from further out? If so, perhaps the earlier stops on the train may be useful -

Depart: 18:04 Sutton (Surrey)
18:07 Carshalton
18:09 Hackbridge
18:12 Mitcham Junction

If you're coming from Croydon, maybe Tulse Hill would be a good place to join us?

I love organised people

All sounds good to me.

bump

legalalien and ELR - are you joining us?

Also bumping for anyone else interested.

Still planning to! Although haven't broken the news to DH yet....

LA i need hand holding

I can assure you that neither I nor serenity is scary, dividedself . Will you be joining us at Herne Hill?

i am coming from st albans so i change at king's cross...i think.

Actually I so haven't planned this, I don't know but I promised LA we could hold hands!

well - in that case! (after spending half an hour going DS? Do I know DS? Haven't been on here much lately!)

yes i am newlife!

If you end up at Herne Hill you'll have gone badly wrong, dividedself. See you at the venue

I am scarey

Whoops! Sorry!

Hiya, iv just looked on the national rail enquiries thing and its easiest for me to get a train to East croydon and a train fro e. croydon to farringdon. my train will arrive in farringdon at 19.44, can i meet you lot there please?!?!

im a little nervous! don't think i know anyone going!

hi sorry might have to get another train as comming from thornton heath and not same train didnt realise!! i am a bit dozey!!

I think you should take a leaf out of those students on the Metropolitan line and set yourselves up with a cocktail party and canapes in one of the carriages
Have fun Thameslink could do with livening up

We'll be there just after you Sleepless, but happy to meet at Farringdon - I don't know the station though, so we'll have to work out where to find you!

serenity, would you mind emailing me your mobile number so i can text you when i'm there and describe where i am?

if you would prefer me to send you my number that would be fine.

my email is [email protected]

thank you!

Bah - you're coming the wrong way on Thameslink for me! I'll be doing down, whilst you're all coming up. Ah well, see you all there!

Have emailed you

ELR, if you catch the 19.07 from Thornton Heath (destination London Bridge), and change at Tulse Hill to the Thameslink, you'll be on our train. You have 3 minutes to make the change - you'll come in on Platform 3 and you need to get to Platform 1, via bridge or underpass. We'll be in the second carriage from the front.

(I don't know Farringdon as well as I know Tulse Hill, but I see modern technology is being applied to that problem).

can'tsleepwon'tsleep - dividedself is going the same way as you.

Thanks Hallgerda. I did mention to her a while ago that princessmel and I were going from/via her station, but she didn't seem interested.

How were people planning on getting home? The last Thameslink back leaves at 2310 which may or may not be too early (depends on the evening I suppose) The tube runs later, but I know not everyone is comfortable with using tubes and buses late at night. I think the latest I'd leave would be 12ish (circle, then victoria line to brixton, then whatever bus comes first )

sernity thanks for the phone number!

i was looking at a train that leaves around half 11, otherwise for whatever reason its gunna take me 5 hrs to get home not one !!