Re: First Capital Connect strike ...

On 20 Nov, 19:55, D7666 <d7...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 17, 9:49 pm, John B <s...@johnband.org> wrote:
>
> > *Are* they actually running 4-cars? I've been rush-hour commuting
> > mostly on FCC-TL throughout the dispute, and haven't encountered any.
>
> Yes.
>
> My commute must be different to yours then cos I seen single 319s out
> every day in both peaks.
>
> And FCC words are ''all trains'' not just peak trains.
>
> It is bollocks as they still have attach and detach 4+4 -> 8 and 8 ->
> 4+4 diagrams at Luton, this week. In fact one of them  to the best of
> my knowledge puts a 4car on what was previously  a permanennt 8car
> turn.
>
> FCC are not telling the whole truth in any of this.
>
> > (if they're still running the one evening 317 out of Moorgate [*],
> > then I can pretty much see why that one might run as 4-car...)
>
> > [*] obviously ECS til Farringdon
>
> No.
>
> The 317 diagram left BedPan lines several weeks ago. The train is now
> booked and permanent altered [in the full timetable] as 17:blurr
> Elephant & Castle start 2x319 *however*  as an additonal to the
> emergency timetable the 18:19 exFarringdon has been used by 2x377
> after reversing ECS Moorgate.
>
> --
> Nick

I had to use FCC today (from St Pancreas to Crofton Park) and found it
strangely lacking in cancellations, unlike all the announcements I've
been hearing every time I pass London Bridge.

Has something been fixed?
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Bruce (21.11.2009 11:33)
Paul Scott (21.11.2009 13:57)
D7666 (22.11.2009 00:31)