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essayer
Original Poster
1,598 posts
63 months
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Bank station, tomorrow at 8.30am
How bad can it be?
I think it will be worse in the evening, if London Bridge is really exit only, the City will be carnage.
Anyone else going to try and battle in ?
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essexplumber
7,286 posts
42 months
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Got to drive in on Tuesday, Harlow to Peninsula Heights on Albert Embankment.
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vonuber
3,905 posts
34 months
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Yes, same as always on the bike to the city. Not foreseeing any issues, should be the usual 17mins from sw11.
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Matt p
377 posts
77 months
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Dodging it today but i'am being sent to Slough instead. Not sure which would be worse tbh!!
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Pints
14,723 posts
63 months
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I drove in to West London on the weekend and was surprised by how quiet the roads were in general.
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johnnywb
1,544 posts
77 months
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Had to use public transport this morning as meetings in West London this afternoon, so don't want to come back to Central to cycle home.
7am train from Clapham Junction to Victoria, then 38 bus up to Mayfair. CJ was a little bit busier than normal, otherwise it all seems ok, but to be fair, it's early. I suspect getting home will be the issue as it's always busier then anyway. Luckily i'll be going a couple of stops from Gunnersbury to Richmond, then a couple of stops from Richmond to Clapham Junction!
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tomw2000
1,630 posts
64 months
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I'm at a client site today - but will attempt my regular commute tomorrow.
Eastcoast mainline Grantham to London King's Cross -> Liverpool Street.
I usually get the 06.17 train from Grantham which get's me to KX about 07.30. But for the duration of the games there's an 05.26 train....I consider getting it but not convinced I'll get up in time...
Will let you know what KX and and Liverpool St. are like tomorrow...
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98elise
3,180 posts
30 months
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I use a commuter coach service. Its having to come into London from the south instead of the east. It was a surprising good journey in. I think the holidays are helping.
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tonker
43,849 posts
117 months
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I got up early, did a bit of work, did breakfast, nappies, changing and the nursery run and am in the study, shorts and tshirt. My wife, with a little less planning, is loaded up with laptop bag and is fighting her way through to Bank via Waterloo. Apparently, I'M the idiot....
If London Bridge is a shambles, surely you either go to City Thameslink, Cannon St, Waterloo East or even E&C ? And just change at London Bridge - when you are already platform side - or by exit only, do they mean people can't board train there ?
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Dixie68
3,081 posts
56 months
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I was on nights last night in Stratford. The journey in at 7pm was fine, quieter than usual for a Sunday evening, but coming back on the A12 this morning at 7am & the traffic was already crawling up to the turn off for the Olympic park headed towards Bow - from there to Bow seemed ok though.
I'm glad I was heading away from Bow.
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Genelec
525 posts
16 months
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Fine for me, but I'm going in the opposite direction to everyone else! 
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jogon
648 posts
27 months
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Victoria was the quietest I had seen it for a while this morning with harldy any ques leading down to the Victoria line. The Central Line from Oxford Circus to Holborn was a little busier but still no delays for me.
Fingers crossed it remains like this.
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djstevec
2,085 posts
43 months
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DLR Woolwich Arsenal to Canning Town was much busier than usual, with trains holding in stations much longer than normal. Canning Town wasn't too bad, lots of people in orange coats yelling at commuters to go in one direction, got annoyed by another orange coat bod in conversation with someone at the top of the only exit flight of stairs with a full train of people trying to get past.....great idea.
Jubilee Line ok, but no delays, signal failures or train breakdowns (yet), Green Park station really busy, with lots of confused looking tourist checking Tube maps anywhere and EVERYWHERE.
20mins longer than normal but most on DLR.
Not so sure about using that route home, might be a walk to Charing Cross.
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tonker
43,849 posts
117 months
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Update is that the trip in was smoother than normal and no problems even on the Drain, so I AM an idiot. However, she's not done the trip home yet
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brickwall
1,372 posts
79 months
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Am trying to work from home today, but might have to go into the office (nearest station Piccadilly circus). Will report back.
From what I've heard though, Operation 'Big Scare' is working.
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sleep envy
59,337 posts
118 months
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No problem at all today, in fact I was 5 mins quicker.
I think loads of people have gone on holiday.
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SWH
915 posts
71 months
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I drove, as normal, had planned to get up earlier to miss the clusterf  k north of Tower Bridge, but a snooze/sleep/Monday move meant I left home at a more usual 0540 - just in time for Farming Today on R4  My commute - Eastbourne to London - St. Katherine's Dock.... well, A23/M23 were as normal, M25 looked a bit busy as I crossed it, but nothing unusual in that. A23 into Croydon was normal, then I cut across and head through Croydon, Whitehorse Rd, Beulah Hill, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill - basically parallel to the A23 but missing out Streatham and Brixton, no bad thing Less cars this morning, just as many buses cutting me up and generally causing an obstruction, and a higher number of the Addison Lee crowd diving in and out of junctions. A quick cut under the railway to Druid St, past the Classic Porsche place and right turn onto the A100/Tower Bridge - Empty really, compared to a normal day anyway. Then came the minor diversion so I could get across to the parking at St. Katherine's Dock... this prevents the more usual U-Turn to the north of Tower Bridge so you can effectively head east on The Highway/A1203, then turn right into Thomas More Street to get to the parking - well, U-Turn and Right Turn are not words in the ORN line painter's manual really, so the diversion takes you along Royal Mint Street, then right turn (one at a time usually) on to Dock Street so you can head south, over the A1203 and fiddle about to get to the parking. This morning, that minor diversion added a mere 30mins to the normal commute, last week it was adding just under an hour, which was nice  In short - could have been better, but not as bad as anticipated
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5pen
1,007 posts
75 months
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No problem coming into Cannon Street from Kent, though I can't fathom how making fewer exits available is helping anyone? London Bridge looked no busier than usual.
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Stig
9,972 posts
153 months
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Did mine across the weekend. Quite a pain with central London closures. Ended up having to take a very protracted route to Farringdon. On Saturday, coming out was hell - ended up on the A3 (wanted A4/M4!) after being redirected around the road closures for the cycling. Getting in/out of Farringdon from A40/Marylebone/Kings Cross much easier.
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oyster
5,220 posts
117 months
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SWH said: I drove, as normal, had planned to get up earlier to miss the clusterf k north of Tower Bridge, but a snooze/sleep/Monday move meant I left home at a more usual 0540 - just in time for Farming Today on R4 My commute - Eastbourne to London - St. Katherine's Dock.... well, A23/M23 were as normal, M25 looked a bit busy as I crossed it, but nothing unusual in that. A23 into Croydon was normal, then I cut across and head through Croydon, Whitehorse Rd, Beulah Hill, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill - basically parallel to the A23 but missing out Streatham and Brixton, no bad thing Less cars this morning, just as many buses cutting me up and generally causing an obstruction, and a higher number of the Addison Lee crowd diving in and out of junctions. A quick cut under the railway to Druid St, past the Classic Porsche place and right turn onto the A100/Tower Bridge - Empty really, compared to a normal day anyway. Then came the minor diversion so I could get across to the parking at St. Katherine's Dock... this prevents the more usual U-Turn to the north of Tower Bridge so you can effectively head east on The Highway/A1203, then turn right into Thomas More Street to get to the parking - well, U-Turn and Right Turn are not words in the ORN line painter's manual really, so the diversion takes you along Royal Mint Street, then right turn (one at a time usually) on to Dock Street so you can head south, over the A1203 and fiddle about to get to the parking. This morning, that minor diversion added a mere 30mins to the normal commute, last week it was adding just under an hour, which was nice In short - could have been better, but not as bad as anticipated That commute sounds like hell. Though I guess you avoid the CC?
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