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Where have the drivers gone? The current timetable is give or take a third of what it should be (atleast on the Welwyn peak service). Ok, some might be self-isolating but case numbers are now much lower and self isolation time is shorter so it can't be anywhere near two-thirds of drivers?

Not familar with how busy that line is as to whether 7 tph is appropriate but atleast with that if there is one cancellation there is only 18 minutes between trains and then the next one follows 8-9 mins later. With 2 tph, 1 cancellation means an hour gap between trains which, while...

Well no wonder, currently the timetable is 1/3 of the 2019 peak timetable (..and 1/4 of the timetable that was promised.. although I agree that it may not be needed post-covid). Yes, I know some staff may need to self isolate but I can't imagine its anywhere near 2/3 of staff. There shouldn't...

Yes, I wonder if that promised Saturday service will ever return. At least it was in the timetable. Even in the consultations I never saw the 8 tph for the peaks. They've only had 8 years to get the drivers that they need, yet they still don't seem to have the drivers to run the pre-2018 service.

I wonder if the 8 tph peak service that was promised on the Welwyn metro route will ever materialise? It's on this factsheet that from 2015 but not seen it mentioned anywhere ever since.

And this is meant to 4 tph, utterly unbelievable. Given that this is using 313's to Moorgate, what's the excuse for these? Surely it can't lack of route or traction knowledge?

There's also Oakleigh Park and New Southgate which have seen a net loss of services in the morning (but strangely not the evening) peak. If NRE is correct this is now reduced further in the emergency timetable tomorrow. It's gone from 11 services between 7 am and 9 am pre-May 20 to just 7...

Lots more people more knowledgeable than me on here, but isn't the reason for the current 1758 from KX not stopping at New Barnet that the platforms are too short (Northbound)? So I doubt that 365s can be used.

Hadley Wood isn't really losing out in the new timetable, it's currently 4 tph in the morning peak and will remain 4 tph (although it'll be 2 Kings Cross + 2 Moorgate compared to 4 Moorgate today). Oakleigh Park and New Southgate are definitely losing out. This timetable has wholesale changes...

The problem is that in the morning peak Oakleigh Park gets exactly the same service as Hadley Wood even though Oakleigh Park has 2.65 times the footfall. If Hadley Wood can justify 4 tph, shouldn't Oakleigh Park get 10 tph?

Looks like the Thameslink and Great Northern minimum service spec are available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525781/tsgn-service-level-commitments.pdf I haven't read the whole document but there seems to be 2 tables for...

Thanks, is there anything similar available for great northern?

Where's the minimum service spec available from? Is it on railplan2020?

Still gaps in the GN stopping timetable. Currently only 1 service departing Oakleigh Park/New Southgate between 7 and 8 am, and that's at 7:01/7:04 to Moorgate. No other Moorgate or Kings Cross services showing. Currently there are 5 trains between 7 and 8 am. Not much better between 8 and 9 am...

Looks like I'll be getting a SDR between Oakleigh Park and East Croydon (£6.85) and CDR between East Croydon and Gatwick. 2 questions: 1) Why is the FCC only CDR between East Croydon and Gatwick more expensive than the any permitted? 2) Is there a reason the minimum fare does not apply...