Recent content by Mauve

I know there was a different incident earlier, one that was much more disruptive than this, but I was on the Horsham-Peterborough train that broke down just outside Potters Bar this afternoon around 1340, blocking the down fast line for a while. When we stopped and the driver announced that a...

I've actually had a pretty decent service today and yesterday from St Neots on the Peterborough route. Yesterday was the first journey from St Neots in a while that I haven't had a delay repay claim to make. 0728 both days has arrived at King's Cross with minimal delays on both days. The Horsham...

The DfT seem to be the one body that keeps cropping up in any rail-related disaster. I can well understand why TOCs wouldn't want to criticise them given the potential issues they might have with future franchises, but I think it's appalling that they're pretty much getting away with this by...

Thanks for the link, interesting that GTR are still trying to pin the blame on NR's late timetable finalisation resulting in a mismatch between the driver competence requirements and the rosters. I note that Charles Horton just repeated the statement that the timetable can still deliver...

The departure board at St Neots this morning made for depressing viewing. One train to London between 0800 and 0900, and multiple replacement buses going to Peterborough. There were only two actual trains showing on the first page. As for the return journey, the 1246 from St Pancras was...

The Horsham to Peterborough route seems to have been a complete disaster, and is only getting worse. It's now at the stage where I'm avoiding the train unless I really have to, and am not using it at the weekends at all. If I knew that I was going to have to change at Stevenage or Hitchin for a...

It does seem that Arlesey and Sandy have really got the short end of the stick on the Peterborough line compared to Biggleswade, St Neots and Huntingdon. Gaps of 2 hours seem to be routine all along the line, particularly if you want to travel off peak, but a 4 hour gap in service right in the...

Thanks, that's what I suspected, so no different to most inquiries then. I won't hold my breath to see if there's anything interesting in the final report!

Based on the Guardian live blog it sounds like Grayling is having a tough time of it in the Commons this afternoon. He's announced an enquiry, to be chaired by Stephen Glaister (ORR Chair), into what went wrong. Is this likely to result in any substantial findings, or just be an effort to...

Rather than risking the trains tonight I ended up driving to Peterborough. When I checked the trains back from PBO this morning there was meant to be a 2254 service which would've been perfect. At about lunchtime it vanished. It then reappeared on the journey planner at about 7pm, but looking at...

Oh dear. I'm going to Peterborough tomorrow evening from St Neots. I don't really want to drive in case I feel like a drink, but may have no choice. I don't mind leaving plenty of time to get there in the evening, but was hoping I'd be able to get home. I saw a helpful member of station staff...

From what I can tell from the statistics for the Peterborough-Horsham services there is one bright side - at least when the trains do run they generally aren't very late. Of course, when you're only running half the trains that are meant to run that's not much comfort. Glad I didn't have to go...