For the Southern and Great Northern ones, I guess, as you point out at the end, it is just a different sub-brand of the same operator, so it is just a case of them not changing the signs, which happens a lot anyway. But the South Eastern ones are a bit more strange.
Just two things I need to mention: 1. The name of the line you were travelling on is the Darent Valley Line, named after the river that runs through North Kent from its mouth at Dartford . 2 Higham does still have one early evening Southeastern service, but during weekend engineering works the HS1 service to St Pancras will stop there in place of the Thameslink service
it makes sense for stations in the same locality to be managed by one operator so they can redeploy staff between stations, arrange maintenance easier etc
This could be a theme for other TOCs as well, for example I noticed CrossCountry manage very few stations I think, for example I noticed a lot of the stations between Peterborough and Birmingham were managed by EMR despite limited or no services from EMR.
I wonder if First Group could bring back Capital Connect or to form a new TSGN franchise when Govia Thameslink Railway operator ends in April 2028. Or will Govia extend the GTR franchise for at least another 8-9 years. And with plans to order more extra trains such as new trains to be used on the Caterham, Tattenham Corner and Epsom Downs routes.
I do wonder whether part of the reason for stations remaining with old operators when their services transferred over to Thameslink was a means of avoiding the risk of renegotiating contracts with station staff
Nice video! My local station is managed by Southeastern, but has an equal number of Southeastern and Thameslink services. Interesting how the Sevenoaks branch is managed by Southeastern, yet only Otford and Sevenoaks have regular Southeastern services! Anyways, interesting video! Enjoyed it!
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For the Southern and Great Northern ones, I guess, as you point out at the end, it is just a different sub-brand of the same operator, so it is just a case of them not changing the signs, which happens a lot anyway. But the South Eastern ones are a bit more strange.
Just two things I need to mention:
1. The name of the line you were travelling on is the Darent Valley Line, named after the river that runs through North Kent from its mouth at Dartford .
2 Higham does still have one early evening Southeastern service, but during weekend engineering works the HS1 service to St Pancras will stop there in place of the Thameslink service
it makes sense for stations in the same locality to be managed by one operator so they can redeploy staff between stations, arrange maintenance easier etc
This could be a theme for other TOCs as well, for example I noticed CrossCountry manage very few stations I think, for example I noticed a lot of the stations between Peterborough and Birmingham were managed by EMR despite limited or no services from EMR.
3:13 southern services from London to Portsmouth Southampton and Bognor Regis do stop at Crawley regularly but not Ifield Faygate and Littlehaven
Bat and Ball is a great name for a Station
2:44 Sometimes on events and every twice a day on weekdays southeastern stop at higham
Honestly I thought it’s other TOCs just “uh could you help us serve the other small stations because we couldn’t be bothered to? Thanks thameslimk”
I wonder if First Group could bring back Capital Connect or to form a new TSGN franchise when Govia Thameslink Railway operator ends in April 2028. Or will Govia extend the GTR franchise for at least another 8-9 years. And with plans to order more extra trains such as new trains to be used on the Caterham, Tattenham Corner and Epsom Downs routes.
Thameslink will be nationalised when their contract ends as the bill to establish GBR is through the lords and largely just needs royal assent
I do wonder whether part of the reason for stations remaining with old operators when their services transferred over to Thameslink was a means of avoiding the risk of renegotiating contracts with station staff
Nice video! My local station is managed by Southeastern, but has an equal number of Southeastern and Thameslink services. Interesting how the Sevenoaks branch is managed by Southeastern, yet only Otford and Sevenoaks have regular Southeastern services! Anyways, interesting video! Enjoyed it!
Eithen the limited service GN services to Peterborough don't stop at Arlesey or Sandy anymore meaning those are thameslink only.
And yet Thameslink manage Denmark Hill despite London Overground operating more services than TL and Southeastern.
Nice video, I enjoyed that 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 if you think Thameslink doesn’t manage that many of its stations you should see CrossCountry
one could flip this and count what other operators serve Thameslink managed stations ( eg Wimbledon Loop Southern peak services )