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Another bad day for FCC

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Furrball

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Owing to snow earlier between Bedford and Brighton fewer trains are able to run on all lines.
Impact:
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 mins or revised at short notice. Disruption is expected until 02:00 22/01.
Customer Advice:
We strongly advise customers to allow additional time for their journeys and to check departure boards for their station at www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk regularly for the latest available information on train times.
The current service plan is as follows:
Bedford - Brighton services (fast between St Albans and St Pancras): We hope to operate a full service, but short notice alteration may occur.
Two trains per hour between Bedford and St Pancras International calling at all stations
An hourly service between London Blackfriars and Sutton via Wimbledon.
Customers travelling to and from Sevenoaks are advised to use London Underground and Southeastern services (to/from Victoria) to complete their journeys.
First Capital Connect is sorry for the delay to your service today.
Southern, South Eastern, South West Trains, First Capital Connect (Great Northern Route), First Capital Connect (Thameslink Route), East Midlands Trains, London Overground and London Midland services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
London Underground services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Arrangements have been made for First Capital Connect rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
TfL London Bus (Across London) services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Arrangements have been made for First Capital Connect rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
Croydon Tramlink services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Arrangements have been made for First Capital Connect rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.

Emergency timetable in operation (http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/static/filemanager/130121_TL_TT.pdf)


Now, it stopped snowing at around 9pm last night and no further snow fell.

Temperatures did not seem to drop excessively overnight either, so why such a major impact in the morning peak?

I believe that there were (still are?) points issues around the Elephant & Castle area that also caused disruption this morning but no mention is made of this is in the current communication.
 
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Living on the line, it snowed very lightly earlier but didn't settle. I don't think there would be anything more than was already there and things seemed OK before.
 

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FCC & EMT are now disrupted by an incident in which a person has been hit by a train in the Harpenden area. Lines are blocked. BTP & NR are attending. Delays of up to 2 hours can probably be reasonably expected. Local Uno buses and the FCC Great Northern route will accept FCC Thameslink tickets on all reasonable routes. Very sad news. :(
 

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Bridge bash at Baldock around 07:30 this morning so nothing moved off the Cambridge branch for over an hour this morning - many trains were coming through Letchworth 90+ minutes late at 9am.
all queuing hitchin to WGC as only the fast lines were open
 

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FCC & EMT are now disrupted by an incident in which a person has been hit by a train in the Harpenden area. Lines are blocked. BTP & NR are attending. Delays of up to 2 hours can probably be reasonably expected. Local Uno buses and the FCC Great Northern route will accept FCC Thameslink tickets on all reasonable routes. Very sad news. :(

Terrible situation again sympathy to all those involved. Mrs PD has just given the stepson a lift back to Harlington. Seems like it could be a long afternoon on the local line.
 

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1417 Corby to St Pancras service involved - thoughts to those involved.

Fortunately, it seems there hasnt been many so far this year, January is usually a high month for them.
 

elementalpat

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Yes, very sad indeed.

Wonder what the 'operating incident' was earlier? It is still causing cancellations throughout the evening!
 

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Don't worry - Virgin are recording a >5% PPM so far today, with only 10 trains on time today...
 

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Emergency timetable in operation (http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/static/filemanager/130121_TL_TT.pdf)


Now, it stopped snowing at around 9pm last night and no further snow fell.

Temperatures did not seem to drop excessively overnight either, so why such a major impact in the morning peak?

I believe that there were (still are?) points issues around the Elephant & Castle area that also caused disruption this morning but no mention is made of this is in the current communication.

Because part of the Wimbledon Loop was closed for engineering works on Sunday and snow lay and bugged the third rail up.

Add in issue at Elephant, two bridge bashes and a person hi by a grin and you can see why it was so bad.
 

Furrball

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Because part of the Wimbledon Loop was closed for engineering works on Sunday and snow lay and bugged the third rail up.

Add in issue at Elephant, two bridge bashes and a person hi by a grin and you can see why it was so bad.

So they are shooting themselves in the foot by announcing that the emergency timetable it implemented because of snow between Brighton and Bedford and making no comment on any of the other operating incidents?
 

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So they are shooting themselves in the foot by announcing that the emergency timetable it implemented because of snow between Brighton and Bedford and making no comment on any of the other operating incidents?

How many messages do you want to be put up? Not best to have the latest reason?
 
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