Got the 08.21 from FH to LB this morning (not my usual train). Was pleasantly surprised to find it not bursting at the seams (third carriage). Lots of available seats and even a few left when we got to Brockley. Not many people having to stand, and certainly wasn't crowded.

I'd watched the ELL service before the train I boarded and it seemed to have quite a few people on already, plus quite a few boarding at FH (including one woman who quickly got off when she realised she was on the wrong train). Wondered how many of the people who dashed through the ticket barriers and onto the train as the doors were about to close realised it was an ELL not a Southern service.