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Combine Phase 1a and NPR with HS2 to Manchester and Leeds served via Manchester or preferably a triangular junction southeast thereof. London-Leeds needs its own capacity so will need to bypass or non-stop Manchester. This solves the west coast capacity issue and the Northern Powerhouse...

There are now 4 tph alternate hours on the Euston-Watford locals, with RTT showing 4tph throughout from this coming Saturday. So evidently the released 378s are immediately reverting. Are they having their 5th cars reinstated I wonder? There is however no indication of the NLL's ghastly 12-14...

"shocked to see west hampstead thameslink only getting a half hourly service northbound during rush hour" ... That is indeed the case in the present timetable, nothing between 17:14 and 17:43. Same for Mill Hill Broadway, Elstree and Radlett. Kentish Town, Cricklewood and Hendon fare even...

Two cheers. The new timetable from 8 Dec (on RTT) shows a full service reinstated on Sutton loop and St Albans / Luton all-stations, with the exception of a couple of northbound morning peak services north of West Hampstead (which could and should be provided by additional stops by semi-fasts...

Similarly, the quickest exit from the Circle/Hammersmith/Metropolitan platforms is from the east end following the signs to the interchange with the tube lines, then turn left into the old ticket hall and straight out. And vice-versa to enter. It's an interesting fact that the quickest route...

Whatever the apparent improvement, the service on the BedPan stoppers remains contemptible. RTT showing the 17.24 and 17:39 from BFR cancelled, which means no bloody northbound trains for a whole hour (16:49 - 17:49) to Kentish Town, West Hampstead, Cricklewood, Hendon, Mill Hill, Elstree...

The fact that this thread has had no posts for 15 hours whereas since May 20 they were coming at roughly the same frequency as the cancellations (every 2-10 minutes approx) seems to be indicative of the historic achievement of the latest timetable! Well done drivers and all others whose...

Anyone know why two successive St Albans - Sutton loop stoppers were terminated at Kentish Town at 8.21 and 8.36? The BedPan stoppers are still getting a very raw deal in all this. 35-min gap in the northbound p.m. peak (up from 30 in the previous post-20 May timetable), against a regular...

The improved timetable removes yet more northbound stoppers on the Bedford line. Cricklewood and Hendon now have 45 and 67 minute gaps after 08:25 where there should be a 15-minute service. Evidently no one gives a damn for the locals. May those who are responsible for this continuing...

Service remains utter bollocks even on the legacy lines. Hourly service north from BedPan local stations between 08.00 and 10.00 this morning, against 15-minute previous schedule. 45-minute gaps southbound in middle of peak. A month in and it's getting even worse. UK rail is the world's...

Four successive cancellations towards ECR after 16.50 from STP isn't too pretty (to East Grinstead, Brighton, Gatwick and Horsham).

It's bad on the historic Bedpan route. No all-stations trains shown northbound for 75 minutes between around 09:00 and 10:15. Can't trust those that are shown not to skip-stop. Therefore the only reliable way to go north (e.g. Luton Airport) is to get a coach (probably all rammed), taxi...

I think most people will learn to abide with the service pattern when it settles down and is reliable. Commuting patterns will change, some services may eventually evolve to take account of inequities and dissatisfactions. What is unacceptable and unforgivable is the random slashing of...

Frequency isn't the issue. 24 timetabled tph is perfectly doable with ATO, which can easily cope with 30tph so plenty of scope for recovery. The problem is availability of staff trained on the routes. In fact higher frequency will ease out-of-sequence passenger congestion as there'll be more...

I'm not sure that bi-mode switching is actually an issue here. I'm not aware of any delays since the timetable change or some time before that down to the AC/DC changeover (if there have been, then their impact has been negligible compared to crew shortage and other delays). Changeover seems...

I suppose the physical infrastructure part is a triumph; it's just the operational overlay that's one of the worst disasters ever in terms of service implementation and customer relations. At this point in time it looks like like £16Billion down the drain, which could have reopened quite a few...

They are now!

You lot on the eastern branch seem to have got lucky today. On the BedPan there was a 55-minute gap in northbound local services between around 17.26 and 18.21. Three successive trains cancelled. No trains at Kentish Town, Cricklewood or Hendon. We used to have a 15-minute service. Ancient...

No it hasn't? Two non-stop per hour, moved forwards a couple of minutes to depart Kings Cross at xx12 (to Ely) and xx42 (to Lynn, with an extra stop at Cambridge North). Yes, the semifast is now overtaken and is irrelevant. Aha. I was taking my cue from the just-issued Table 25 of the May...

I haven't seen mention here of the fact that the fast Cambridge off-peak service goes down from 2 non-stop per hour to 1 (from Kings Cross). This overtakes the Thameslink semi-fast and a slow. So to all intents and purposes the Cambridge service has halved. An hourly service to such an...