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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    I'd be interested to know what you did before CBG - BTN direct was a thing (assuming you did the same journeys you do now, back then). Personally, walking from KGX across to STP isn't that much of an issue. It's pretty much all step free access (if the lifts are working at STP), and can all be...
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    Thameslink core broken - 13th July 26 - what could be done to improve things?

    Are you able to elaborate on that by any chance...? Specifically, what different arrangements?
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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    Although, had a Train failed in Platform 3, they'd have just used Platform 4 for other services...
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    Cambridge South new station opening

    I did not remember correctly. It's 60 mph through Platform 1.
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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    No worries. You have a point. - There'd certainly be some pushback from the regular KLN - KGX - KLN users though. The connection times between the KLN - CBG arrival and the CBG - BTN departure will have to be robust also, and more robustness in the CBG - BTN service as it's the first one to be...
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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    Hmmm, 48 ish minutes Cambridge to KGX (non-stop service) 60 ish minutes Cambridge to FPK (Brighton service). If it all goes to plan, a split/attachment is not taking 12 minutes. Added to that, the hour on the Brighton Service only gets you to Finsbury Park as opposed to KGX or St. Pancras.
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    Traksy Website

    No worries. Thanks.
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    Traksy Website

    Hey Takno, This link https://traksy.uk/live/M+19+HNTNGDN+-24 doesn't show Cambridge South. However, if I click the link after Cambridge Main Station towards Ely & Kings Lynn, then scroll back (pulling the map from the left to the right), it does show Cambridge South...
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    Cambridge South new station opening

    IIRC, departing Plt 1 is 50. So if going through non stop, drivers would need to slow their train before the 50 board. The remainder of your assertion I believe to be correct. And unfortunately not, no, sorry.
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    Cambridge South new station opening

    I think you'll find it's 90 Max permissible through there. The 60 is shown as after Platform 3 ends (I appreciate there is no scale).
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    Cambridge South new station opening

    Nope. No GN Trains are GBR livered afaik. Nor any of the other operators' (in the region) stock. Inaugural Service is the 0635 departure.
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    First class rear on Thameslink allways declassified.

    They may well have special arrangements for times of Engineering works so that both Front and Rear 1st Class are declassified. - I'm not familiar with the reversing operation at Lewes, but it should be that the opposite end from where the driver is driving from is declassified 1st. 1780704745...
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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    Agreed, all else being equal, it should maintain its delay throughout. But, if it is run fast, it cannot arrive at the 'destination' at the same time as if it had stopped at all of its booked stops, unless (as you've suggested) there is a pathing issue/conflict. Your initial statement of "it...
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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    If I understand your initial point correctly, you are saying a delayed train is run fast and doesn't get to the destination any earlier than if it had stopped at its booked stops. In which case, if a Train is two minutes late and is run fast and doesn't make up any time (keeps it current 2...
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    Experiences of service recovery (or lack of) on GTR Great Northern

    Whilst I agree that skip stopping is done to make up time I think sometimes it's about not making the Train any later. The Train would very likely continue to lose time if it stopped at all of its booked stations. Yes, as humans we tend to be very detached from things not in our scope of view...

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