Sydenham Town Forum

The right of the pedestrian is not conditional and has existed since before the motor car, before the roads even. That's taking things a bit too far, don't you think? If a pedestrian is defined as a road user who is not using any kind of electrical or mechanical aid to move alond a road, then surel...

Litter is a sad fact of life not confined to chicken shops..... I'm sure amongst the chicken bones littering the average high street in the small hours of Saturday and Sunday morning you will also find chip wrappers, kebab boxes, empty beer cans, etc etc etc. Train litter problems that I have observ...

HB, your right to cross the highway wherever you please is matched by the right of a motorist (assuming he has paid his road tax and car insurance) to drive along a public highway. However, if ALL road users stopped thinking in terms of their rights first and started thinking of others things would ...

... people DO have the right to cross wherever and whenever they like. Do they really? https://www.gov.uk/highway-code/contents Where there is a crossing nearby, use it. Whether you are anti- vehicle, anti-cyclist, or anti-pedestrian, the Highway Code confers certain rights and places certain respo...

stuart wrote:we could organise a proper STF pub crawl ...

It's been FAR too long since a STF pint or three.

Yaaaayyy! Another chicken shop thread! I think we need a KFC in Sydenham. Far superior quality to all the imitations, Morley, Dallas, Miami, etc etc so all the others will go out of business and you'll end up with what most people on this site seem to want.... less chicken shops :lol: Plus of course...

My flat up near Syd station / Silverdale area was without power for only a few minutes at around 08:30

Is anyone still out?

On The Hoof, maybe?

Checkmate - We've already covered the traffic displacement issue - i.e not an issue. Sorry, I must have missed that bit in the six pages of thread when I was trying to find the reason why there are two sets of pedestrian lights by Sydenham station....... :lol: The happy medium of course is somewher...

Sometimes the nature of the engineering work required means that trains can still run over a section of track but at reduced frequency. If works are taking place between Syd and Crystal Pal, then six trains per hour (2x Southerns per hour London Bridge to Vic and 4x LOROLs per hour Higbury & Is ...

coll wrote:How about the man at Sydenham Station who 'works' by the gates. He's ALWAYS blocking the gate. And, if he's not talking on his phone, he's starring at it. What exactly is his job title/discription

Mobile Phone Starer-atter?

Road pricing, yep. Charge everyone to use Sydenham Road...

How long will it take the residents of Silverdale, the Thorpes and Mayow Road to be posting here about how their lovely quiet little back streets are now permanently clogged with traffic....

Although trains between London Bridge, Sydenham and East Croydon are not affected, there are extensive engineering works taking place, planned at short notice, somewhere between Victoria / Clapham Junction / East Croydon, resulting in big reductions in the normal Sunday service. If you are heading s...

I hope the lack of posts here is not an indication of a lack of interest already.

Hoping this forum has done its job and that anyone who wanted to be aware of it is by now.

Enjoyed some lovely gnocci, macaroons, coconut truffles and cake yesterday and can't wait for next month already.

Wow! lots of debate! My reason for asking was not about the differing opinions of divers and pedestrians or even cyclists. It was simply a question as to why there are now two sets of lights (only one of which is on the plans that are available online) 25 feet from each other and why is it that the...

there is the Journey Planner on TFL The main issue I have with Journey Planner - and also, to a degree, National Rail Enquiries - is when making a journey across London that requires a tube journey between London rail termini. These websites allow you about an hour to get from, for example, London ...

As was the case last month, I am once again watching everything unfold out of my window!

Despite having my appendix out on Tuesday I shall be shuffling my way over with Mrs Checkmate when they are set up

What time does OTH close?

Don't get me wrong, leenewham, I'm all for encouraging local businesses to make an effort - indeed, by asking my question "Who's gonna use this new seating area?", OTH may get feedback like jonekt's which could prove useful. Just because I can't see myself using the seating, doesn't mean I...

I guess you're right, Tim, I am fortunate enough to be able to get from my flat door to Platform 2 in as little as 6 minutes, whereas a sizeable proportion of commuters may have the unpredictability of a bus journey before their train journey. "Turn up and go" may well apply to people head...