Service reduction from Welham Green/Brookmans Park when Thameslink starts?

[jimney]

Hi there

I'd be grateful for any help with this query (And apologies if it has been answered elsewhere - can't find it anywhere though)

I notice from reading various online PDFs that there are plans afoot to reduce the number of services from Welham Green/Brookmans Park from 4 down to 2 to Moorgate from 2018 when the new Thameslink Franchise starts as most of the inner suburban trains will now go to Hertford North. What I cannot work out is whether the remaining existing services are being either scrapped or re-routed to Kings Cross. The route utilisation strategy seems to suggest there will be some trains from WGC through the new Thameslink scheme, however they will be 8 car services which cannot stop at Brookmans Park or Welham Green due to platform length.

I doubt a 50% peak time reduction in service is going to go down that well with my local long suffering commuters - does anyone know any more details? Or have I (he says hopefully) completely misread the documents?

Thanks for any help

James

 

[greatkingrat]

I think the exact service pattern is still up in the air at the moment, however the ITT for the new Thameslink franchise requires at least 11 trains departing London 1600-1859 to stop at Brookmans Park/Welham Green. Whether these trains come from Moorgate, Kings Cross, or St Pancras is up to the new franchisee.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...e/253637/tsr-minimum-specification-tables.pdf

However it does say that the off-peak frequency can be reduced to 2tph if the off-peak Welwyn service is increased to 4tph.