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Thameslink Engineering Work Overrun (24/10/16)

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Received quite a few messages this morning about an overrun in the West Hampstead area, blocking 2 of the 4 lines.

Having looked at RTT for this morning, it seems like there were massive delays because of this. Although everything seems to be getting a lot better now, anyone know what the issue was?
 
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Ballast train in Belsize Tunnel failed to drop enough material in time for hand-back.

A Service seems to be recovering now - but (another) bad peak , after Friday's shambles - where there was nothing much but an emergency service - and yesterdays crew resourcing problems on the late turn...lots of very unhappy people out there - especially as the St Albans MP held an open forum week before last to discuss "service problems" ...
 
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I assume that none of the problems can be attributable to the Thameslink project or Govia (except perhaps the problems yesterday evening - difficult to get staff to work overtime during half term)?

I knew of the problems last Friday (I do not know exactly what happened - but heard there was a fire at Blackfriars) and avoided travel, but this morning I had to travel to work.

It really does not make me very optimistic that services will run like clockwork with 24tph after completion of Thameslink project.
 
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Where to start...
This wasn't Thameslink work per se, but a conventional Plain Line Track Renewal.
First issue was with excessive dust during digging out. This caused laser instruments to fail. Subsequently a minor OLE strike from an RRV, failed sidetipper wagons and another RRV failure all contributed to the overrun.
 
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Oh Joy! I was stuck in the fun and games on Friday night from Luton Airport Parkway and then the back up North on Monday morning...

Not a bad a day as the people I spoke to on Friday evening.. They were unable to get their flight to Rotterdam from LCY. They then tried to get a flight from Luton but missed that by 10 minutes... Met them about 9.30pm on the delayed Thameslink train southbound from Luton Airport Parkway. They were going to try and find a hotel for the night, catch the Eurostar to Brussels in the morning and then catch a taxi back to Rotterdam.. Felt quite sorry for them
 
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