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Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Lewisham Station’s historic features in jeopardy

Jun

2015

BCer Joe writes:A notice about the partial demolition of Lewisham Station has been put up. They are planning to open up space between platforms by demolishing existing walls to make way for a new seating area, expanding the old ticket hall between platforms 2 and 3. Worryingly, no-one at customer services could tell me any ...

When we said fine, we meant worse than ever

Jan

2015

Southern has confirmed that the reduced peak time evening service from London Bridge to Brockley and beyond will continue for the next four weeks - and let's face it, probably the next year.

Trains: Don’t worry, everything’s fine now

Jan

2015

Robbie writes:As a change from all the transport horror stories, it's maybe nice to notice that something has improved, if only slightly. The Victoria to Dartford train which stops at Nunhead and Lewisham (and lines up nicely for the Crofton Park train home) now runs in the evening til 00:09 on weekdays, and even now ...

Reduced peak time service set to continue

Jan

2015

Southern has confirmed that, due to the ongoing Thameslink disruption, the reduced peak time train service from London Bridge to Brockley will continue next week - and likely a lot longer. They write:These arrangements will remain in place between Monday 12th and Friday 16th January 2015. We continue to monitor the service at London Bridge ...

Rush hour London Bridge service cut due to Thameslink disruption

Jan

2015

The Thameslink upgrade work, which required the suspension of London Bridge train services over Christmas and which has caused severe delays to the services this week, since they resumed is going to cause further pain, with the announcement that Brockley will lose five rush-hour trains until Friday, and possibly for the longer term.The announcement from ...

Central Line interchange for ELL could come as part of new Shoreditch terminus

Dec

2014

Shoreditch's continued growth as a major employment cluster and the arrival of Crossrail in 2018 could provide the motivation and means for the transport authorities to create a new interchange between the East London Line and the Central Line.Citymetric reports that Network Rail has proposed a major new rail terminus at Shoreditch - the first new ...

London Bridge service faces August shutdown

Jun

2014

London Bridge station will be closed to Brockley trains for nine days in August. TfL writes:From Saturday 23 until Sunday 31 August there will be engineering work at London Bridge National Rail station. This is while Network Rail rebuild the station as part of the Thameslink Programme to increase capacity and improve connections. The Tube ...

Thameslink shows off shiny new Crofton Park trains

Jan

2014

The BBC reports that the new Class 700 trains which will serve Crofton Park on the Blackfriars route from 2017 have been unveiled. Train designers don't tend to surprise and delight, so this one looks much like other trains you may have seen, except that there will be more than twice as many carriages, seating ...

Storm disrupts Brockley transport services

Oct

2013

@BBCLondonNews Tree down in Brockley. pic.twitter.com/6vvuZQE3iL— Michelle Price (@michelleaprice) October 28, 2013At least they're being realistic. National Rail Enquiries reports that due to this evening's anticipated storms, there will be no Overground services and possibly no Southeastern trains tomorrow morning before 9am. Southern is also expected to be operating a reduced timetable."After this, it is ...

Crofton Park seeks 100 years of train upgrades

Oct

2013

BCer William says this is a pivotal moment for Crofton Park transport and wants residents to join his campaigning group. He writes:The Department for Transport is inviting tenders for the biggest rail franchise in Europe. This franchise will include provisions of trains from Crofton Park station. We are within sight of a world-class system but ...