Forum topic: More frequent trains from May, but the complete new service will be delayed until December 2019
More frequent trains from May, but the complete new service will be delayed until December 2019
Colin Younger
16 May 2018 18:41 #3833
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More frequent trains from May, but the complete new service will be delayed until December 2019
Karl Brown
20 May 2018 08:58 #3848
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As with so many iterations of the East Coast main line, it seems you bid unrealistically high to win the franchise and then rip costs out, to passenger detriment, in a vain attempt to square the position. I can’t help but think that a train (transport) service focused on viable travelling for all, rather than one focused on profit for a few is what is needed. TfL can't take over this line fast enough for me.
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More frequent trains from May, but the complete new service will be delayed until December 2019
Darren Edgar
21 May 2018 09:21 #3849
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Thankfully I noticed before leaving home so went the long way round via the tube.
Not drivers is always the worst excuse. Grossly overpaid and on extremely cushty hours - no excuses for not having a packed rosta.
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RailPlan2020: How's it going so far?
Basil Clarke
30 May 2018 19:28 #3888
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We're now a week and a half into RailPlan2020. I haven't been checking often enough to see how our trains are affected and I have taken advantage of the extra evening trains, so I can't complain personally. But where things have gone seriously awry are the new Thameslink services that should be running via St Pancras International, from Peterborough or Cambridge in the north to Brighton or Horsham in the south, with a stop at Finsbury Park which should in theory provide convenient cross-platform interchange for passengers to or from Palmers Green. Well, almost all of those services have been cancelled.
As always, the most comprehensive source of information about what's happening (or not happening) is London Reconnections. Check out these recent articles:
The Cicadas Take Flight: Explaining The May Timetable Changes
The Politics of Thameslink’s Troubles
Thameslink The Musical Act 4, Scene 3: The Grayling Letter
Finally, some possible good news. According to railstaff.uk, the transport secretary recently said in parliament that some Great Northern services might be transferred to Transport for London/London Overground. If that's true, he must have been referring to the Moorgate services. And if it happens, we're likely to have our stations improved beyond recognition (they might even do some cleaning on the Great Northern side of the stations that it shares with the Victoria Line - or am I being ridiculously optimistic?)
See Some Great Northern services could be transferred to London Overground
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RailPlan2020: How's it going so far?
Roger Blows
01 Jun 2018 17:34 #3895
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More frequent trains from May, but the complete new service will be delayed until December 2019
Karl Brown
02 Jun 2018 12:30 #3898
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