On Oct 14, 9:07 pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

You would expect the Blackfriars terminating services to be transferred to
SN or SE as appropriate, as once they aren't cross river

nitpick

Technically they do *cross* the Thames ... although thats open to
debate post 2015 with BF station actually spanning it.

nitpick

However, obviously I know what you meant )

Thameslink. Similarly, what about the rump of the GN services that remain
disconnected. Isn't that the main reason that FCC dropped 'Thameslink' from
the franchise name, cos it was inappropriate for the GN to Moorgate route in
the combined franchise?

IMHO they dropped it for the sake of it ... to try and distance
themselves from any previous incumbent.

Mistake in my view ... as I said at the time that would be like First
taking over a tube line and for example renaming the Central Line as
the First Oxford Street Connect line.

Thameslink is like a tube line in the sense it needs to keep a
permanent identity with central London. The franchise is still TL
after all, no matter who runs it.

--
Nick