Times of Hammersmith & City Line Trains Leaving platform 6 at Barking Station

I haven't been able to find this information on line, and the TfL journey plannner isn't sophisticated enoug as yet to make the distinction between the bay road platform (3) and the normal through Westbound Underground platform - 6.

It would also be useful to know which H&C trains arrive at platform 3.

Pickering Road

Just in case there's ever a moment when parked cars aren't blocking the cycle track in Pickering Road, some posts have been installed sensitively in the middle of the track just to put cyclists off using it.

Some c2c trains diverted via Stratford on the weekend before Christmas

http://www.c2c-online.co.uk/travel_information/service_alterations/planned_service_alterations/saturday_22_and_sunday_23_december

The c2c web page explains in full, but to aid shoppers headed to Westfield Shopping Centre, some trains will call at Stratford instead of West Ham, meaning they will arrive at Fenchurch Street later than usual, or depart earlier.

The moral of this story is - plan your journey.

c2c use the term "semi-fast" on this page. They often use this term, but they never really explain it. They don't appear to use the term in their timetable booklet (I searched the pdf version), so how do we know which specific trains are classed as "semi-fast"?

We have a clue, we might think, in that the above linked page points to xx20 and xx50 trains from Shoeburyness as being "semi-fast" (though it is unclear from the wording whether all are are only some). But consulting the timetable, we find that there are four trains an hour during the main part of the day. The  xx20 and xx50 trains take 1:03 to get to Fenchurch Street, whereas the xx05 and xx35 take 1:07, but we don't know if these are classed as semi-fast or not.

The direct route Shoeburyness to/from Fenchurch Street comprises 17 stations. The xx20 and xx50 trains stop at 14 of them.