Topic ID 1229
03/01/2006 by farrowandfarrow
Hertford East to Stratford?
Having heard legend and thus investigating, it transipres that there's a train running from HE to Stratford (London) and I'm considering jacking in the hour plus drive and switching to trains for the daily commute.
Knowing the frail state of ONE, has anyone experienced this line or know if any reports on the reliability of this particular service?
ONE has also told me that it only qualifies for a zone 3,4,5 & 6 ticket cost of £199.70.
Your input/opinions etc would be much valued; come term time the drive into that part of London is utter hell and I need to arrive at work calm and not murderous...[:)]
Reply ID 14354
03/01/2006 by 2929paul
Following the receint driver disputes, and probably also as a result of getting a feel for the fact that passengers want a change back, the new 0717 service to Stratford is currently being diverted into Liverpool Street. That leaves just the 0745 as a direct service that will get you into London before 9.00.
As you might have gathered from various postings on the forum, the service can be unreliable, to say the least. The carriages are old (at least the Liverpool Street ones are) and uncomfortable. On the other hand, there's no way I would drive into London and the train does give reading time or sleeping time that I would otherwise miss out on. And at least you always get a seat at HE.