Crystal Palace, to West Croydon. This requires a major recasting of the South Central franchise timetables. Southern Central franchise area At the time of SLRUS publication, the preparation for the process of refranchising of services on the South Central area was well underway. The DfT would take the recommendations of the RUS into account when specifying the franchise. Off-peak services were not a priority for the RUS, but the franchising process would carefully consider these services. The DfT subsequently (in May 2008) issued a briefing document in respect of the process, and identified service level commitments (SLC) which closely corresponded with the schedule highlighted in the RUS as follows: SLC1 September 2009 – May 2010, more or less the pre-existing timetable SLC2 May 2010 – October 2012, to provide for ELLx1 SLC3 October 2012 to the end of the franchise, to provide for an appropriate service pattern during redevelopment of London Bridge As SLC2 had to include provision for ELLx1, that in turn would have extensive impact on other aspects of the timetable, which need to be consistent with the following service levels and outline timetable: 10tph on the Sydenham route to the ELL the displacement of the 2tph Wallington line services to London Bridge to the fast lines 4tph Norwood Junction to London Bridge on the Sydenham line into London Bridge 6tph in the peak three hours from both the Streatham Common and West Norwood lines, 2tph via Tulse Hill to London Bridge 2tph from the Sydenham line to Victoria via Crystal Palace, including in the peaks 6tph from the Streatham Common route to Victoria repeating peak hour standard timetable for East Croydon retention of Denmark Hill to London Bridge service for the time being 2tph in peak times from South Croydon to Shepherds Bush Tattenham Corner and Caterham peak-hour trains to split/join at Purley additional services in the Redhill corridor SLC3 is dealt with below as part of the medium term. Southeastern At the time of the awarding of the Integrated Kent franchise, Southeastern undertook to provide services according to two phases of service level commitments (SLC): SLC1, the immediate level of services; SLC2, the mix of services to be provided once high-speed domestic services began over HS1, scheduled for December 2009. In the latter service mix, a net reduction of services over the 'classic' (i.e. non-HS1) routes was envisaged. However the SLRUS concluded that, owing mainly to