What’s going on with Thameslink?

[AM9]

Southern England isn’t prepared for it, which isn’t anything to be too presumptuous about as given how rare snow is it wouldn’t be worth investing significantly sums for something which only happens very occasionally.

The issue we do have down here is that many motorists haven’t the first clue how to drive in such conditions. That’s more of a problem to be honest.

Poor driving in fog is a bigger problem, but even that doesn't give normal motorists much opportunity to learn.

 

[bramling]

Poor driving in fog is a bigger problem, but even that doesn't give normal motorists much opportunity to learn.

Absolutely. I'm not sure what I hate driving in more, ice/snow or fog. Increasing numbers of people seem to have no appreciation of basic physics.

 

[AM9]

Absolutely. I'm not sure what I hate driving in more, ice/snow or fog. Increasing numbers of people seem to have no appreciation of basic physics.

I don't think that it's an increasing proportion, just reflecting the increased number of drivers overall.

 

[Bald Rick]

Absolutely. I'm not sure what I hate driving in more, ice/snow or fog. Increasing numbers of people seem to have no appreciation of basic physics.

I think part of this is about experience. ”When I was a lad” I would be driving in fog fairly routinely in the ‘winter’ half of the year, and driving in snow almost every year, and often 2/3 times per winter.

Now, snowy weather seems to be much less common (the Rick family toboggan has been deployed today for only the second time in a decade), and on Saturday night I encountered fog for the first time in ages.

But I do agree that some people just don’t have the faintest idea how to drive in such circumstances.

 

[Magdalen Road]

Train journey (usu 1h17) took 2h45 this morning.
Although as my train was cancelled, I was actually 2½ hours late for work. Marvellous start to a rubbish week.

 

[gabrielhj07]

Just been booted off 1R46 at East Croydon, short of drivers. Hopped on 9R37 (44L), which will now run fast to Gatwick.

Just been booted off 1R46 at East Croydon, short of drivers. Hopped on 9R37 (44L), which will now run fast to Gatwick.

Which has now been cut short at Gatwick, instead of Three Bridges.

 

[WizCastro197]

Just been booted off 1R46 at East Croydon, short of drivers. Hopped on 9R37 (44L), which will now run fast to Gatwick.


Which has now been cut short at Gatwick, instead of Three Bridges.

Strange day, southern services seem to coping alright from Victoria

 

[gabrielhj07]

Strange day, southern services seem to coping alright from Victoria

On the whole, although a couple of delays soon turn into a train crew logistics nightmare.

 

[Bikeman78]

So Cambridge to Brighton looks set to be pulled completely, even worse so does the Cambridge to King’s Cross stopping service, with Horsham to Peterborough making additional stops. Could they really not do any better than this?

This went about as well as expected and seemingly not down to the failure of the third rail system. The first few Southern trains up from Horsham were 10 - 15 minutes late. The first Thameslink was 58 minutes late and the next two were cancelled. In fact, the first successful journey was the 08:24 from Horsham. The 06:54 departed on time but then stood at Three Bridges for 15 minutes.

 

[philjo]

Overhead wire problems so all lines are currently blocked between Hitchin and Royston. Northbound Peterborough trains are not able to call at Hitchin.

 

[jon0844]

They are calling at Hitchin now.

 

[Surreytraveller]

On the whole, although a couple of delays soon turn into a train crew logistics nightmare.

You have no idea. Train crew diagrams are designed to cause disruption