On Dec 20, 3:10*pm, D7666 wrote:
On Dec 20, 11:00*am, D7666 wrote:

Major disruption
Monday morning service

Thameslink route

further update

''Tomorrow, Tuesday: At the request of Network Rail, because of
further freezing conditions that will affect track, signalling and
other infrastructure, we will be running a revised timetable again
tomorrow. It is expected the Thameslink route will be open across
central London so we will be able to operate a service between London
and Sutton/Wimbledon.

''

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Nick

Todays saga was 08:15 - 09:00 at Luton then I gave up. There were a
couple of trains but wedged solid could not get on them.

Tried again after 11:15 going for web site gen 11:10 ex Bedford in
their alleged 4 TPH pattern. When I got to LUT I find it was not 4 TPH
but some half way house as units and crews still in wrong place. 8.377
arrived at about 11:30 and ran all stations & I left it at WHP.

All day they been showing their web site a 4 TPH service. I checked
this at ~14:00 ~15:00 and ~16:20.

Got to SPI 16:35 and found it was 2 TPH.

16:44 ex SPI 8.377 and rammed solid full. The only reason I manged a
seat was I happened to be in pole position for the rearmost door and
went for f.c.

And hey presto I get home an check and now it says 2 TPH.

This morning was just chaos, not helped by info system being down, but
the disruption was driven by the Farringdon power outage.

This evening I don't know. FCC appear to be blaming Networkrail but no
reason given.

I am suspicious as all 4 of the only 4 FCC trains working I saw this
evening were all 8.377 - no 319s seen moving. OK with 4 trains I've
seen only around half the number of trains needed for 2 TPH but I do
wonder if something else is going on they ain;lt telling us yet.


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Nick