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Update at 23:55
People should be prepared for severe disruption to all services tomorrow if the snow falls.
In preparation for this First Capital Connect are running empty trains throughout the night to stop rails and power lines from freezing over, treating train doors and other equipment to ensure they don’t freeze over.
At stations, each station will have ice thawing granules laid along the platforms and extra staff have been mobilised to clear station platforms. Special announcements are being prepared for stations and trains tonight to warn customers of the potential disruption.
12:03
Snow is predicted to fall in most of England from 01:00 tomorrow morning.
Passengers are advised to check and double check there journey, and consider is it worth going into work today and then call in sick, or work from home.
Current indications are that the snowfall will be heaviest across the midlands and East of England, including routes via Stevenage, Peterborough and Cambridge.
The snow is currently forecast to start falling from approximately 01:00 on Thursday, with the heaviest falls expected during the morning peak hours. The snow is then expected to clear by the late afternoon / evening peak of Thursday, although this is followed by a risk of widespread icy conditions, which may cause problems with electrical supplies and line-side equipment, leading to further train service disruption. All snowy and icy conditions are expected to clear early on Friday morning.
As soon as we have any further information I will update this blog entry.
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Well.. credit where credit is due. Thanks to Network Rail and FCC for their preparation which meant that I had a normal journey into work this morning - just hope they can keep it up for the return one tonight!
Comment by jimney — February 8, 2007 #
Shame they didn’t manage it on all of their routes. Early morning commuter trains in on the Sutton loop were cancelled.
Comment by tom — February 11, 2007 #