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Final Update: 2156
Information for traveling tomorrow is limited and patchy at the moment. The Hertford loop remains closed due to Overhead Lines needing replacing. Hertford Loop line will remain closed until approx midday.
TL Route is expected to run to a timetabled service.
GN Route is still suffering delays, and the last trains tonight on FCC are as follows:
LAST TRAIN TO CAMBRIDGE LEAVES KINGS CROSS AT 22:30
LAST TRAIN TO PETERBOROUGH LEAVES KINGS CROSS AT 22:40
Next time I have any information will be tommorrow morning so please do check back in the morning.
Update: 1836
FCC are slowly opening up the GN route this evening, but customers are still advised to seek alternative means of travel if they can.
The services FCC are currently aiming to operate are:
One train per hour King’s Cross to Peterborough. (Stopping at Finsbury Park, Stevenage, all stations to Peterborough).
One train per hour King’s Cross to Cambridge (Stopping at Finsbury Park, Stevenage, all stations to Royston, then Cambridge).
Two trains per hour between Welwyn Garden City and Cambridge.
Two trains per hour between Welwyn Garden City and Peterborough.
Moorgate to Bowes Park two trains per hour.
King’s Cross to Bowes Park two trains per hour.
Cambridge to King’s Lynn shuttle operating.
If you can delay your journey on the GN route, pelase do. Your FCC tickets are valid on LUL tubes and trains.
Update: 1730
It is unlikely that FCC will be able to operate any trains for the majority of this evening on the GN route.
FCC are working as hard as possible with Network Rail to open the main line and we may be able to operate something later this evening.
If you can delay your journey on the GN route, pelase do. Your FCC tickets are valid on LUL tubes and trains.
First Capital Connect have decided that there will be no service between Watton at Stone and Bowes Park this evening. The entire Hertford Loop branch is closed due to Overhead Line problems.
Update: 1603
First Capital Connect have now issued an Emergency Statement on their website, timed at 15:54
FCC Emergency Announcement
Last Update: 18/01/2007 15:54:23
Nature of Incident: SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS
First Capital Connect services are badly affected due to the severe weather conditions today, we are working closely with Network Rail to restore services as soon as we can.
There are currently no services operating on the GN route, but we are confident services will be restored in the near future.
On the TL route, there are 2 trains operating per hour:
Bedford - Brighton
Departing Bedford at xx25 and xx57
Brighton - Bedford
Departing Brighton at xx07 xx37
Luton to Sutton: full service
Update: 1542
I have been told that the bits of Huntington Station on the line has now been cleared and services can run as far as Stevenage
It is confirmed that Kings Cross station has had some of its station building fall down, it is not known if this has fallen on a track, taken down overheads, or not.
The Overhead wires at Huntingdon which were flapping loose have now been ‘fixed’.
There are still trees on the line in the New Barnet area, these have taken down the Overheads with them and NR are trying to restore power. ETA 17:00hrs
Leeds to Doncaster on the East Coast Mainline is blocked, at the moment we do not know the cause but belive this is due to Overhead Line problems.
At York a train has gotten its pantograph stuck in one of the side platforms.
The Signal Box which has caught fire and blown up somewhere on the East Coast Main Line remains unconfirmed.
And to top it all the A1 main road is now blocked due to an acident.
15:21
Services are suspended and at a stand due to various operating incidents.
I have edited this blog entry a few times and as such have lost some of the original content I am afraid.
It Seems that the theiving bastards more commonly known as The Times have decided to steal content of this site. We all know that most of the people that read The Times are a bunch of dinosaur thatcherite tories. Also the people that work for News International well I better not say because I want google to keep listing this blog as a clean friendly blog.
Well The Times have stolen the content of this site and NOT linked back.
The Times has learnt that as few as four groups are expected to submit expressions of interest in the service, which is expected to be worth more than £1 billion and run for up to 7½ years, when a deadline expires on Monday.
I wonder how they have learnt this hmmm. Was it because we were leaked to first and The Times were pissed of that they were left out of the frame as per normal because they are a crap paper? Makes you think that we reported the news first and The Times reported afterwards?
The Times understands that Arriva, National Express, FirstGroup and a joint venture between Virgin and Stagecoach will submit expressions of interest. A question mark hangs over the possibility of a fifth, joint bid from Serco and the Dutch rail operator NedRailways.
There we go again, cut and pasted from our blog. Needless to say we have had a new document leaked today from an unnamed source at the DfT, but to be honest its not going to be published because the greedy wankers from The Times will steal it.
GNER decided to cancel loads of services today.
Virgin had a failed train.
Northern had a failed train.
There were 80mph emergency speed restrictions.
Flooding Between Glasgow Queen Street, Stirling and Edinburgh.
Ok so first of all Network Rail decided to inforce some 80mph speed restrictions between York and Edinburgh due to high winds, which could possibly affect the overhead wires. This obviously caused some delays to scottish bound services.
GNER Cancelled the following Trains.
1D37 - 1435 Kings Cross to Leeds was Cancelled.
1D39 - 1535 Kings Cross to Leeds was Cancelled.
1A31 - 1405 Leeds to Kings Cross was Cancelled.
1D38 - 1510 Kings Cross to Leeds had an additional stop at Stevenage at 1529.
There was a broken down Virmin Trains service between Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster.
There was also a broken down Northern Trains service in the Leeds area.
Oh and to top it all there is still Flooding in the Glasgow/Edinburgh areas, so there are less trains able to run.
Ok right first off theticketcollector.co.uk will not release where the following information came from, will not release any names (we dont know anyway), and will not release anything which could comprise our source. The following information could change at any time as is NOT officially released.
ACCREDITED BIDDERS for EAST COAST FRANCHISE
The information goes on and on about start dates and stuff but the nitty gritty is as follows:
First Group PLC
Virgin Trains/Stagecoach Group
Arriva Trains
National Express Group
Serco/NedRailways
Basicly its the main players plus a few smaller ones, I have noticed that GNER are not an accredited bidder maybe cos the DfT told them not to bid.
There will be Engineering work between Huntingdon and Peterborough:
From 17:00 on Saturday 18th November until 09:00 on Sunday 19th November,
from 17:00 on Saturday 25th November until 09:00 on Sunday 26th November, and
from 17:00 on Saturday 2nd December until 09:00 on Sunday 3rd December.
Services towards London Kings Cross from Peterborough.
GNER services to London Kings Cross will terminate at Peterbourgh for a replacement coach to Huntingdon. First Capital Connect services will then run to London Kings Cross ‘as booked’.
First Capital Connect services will start and terminate at Huntingdon
Hull Trains will be diverted via Ely and Cambridge.
Services from London Kings Cross towards Peterborough.
A reduced number of GNER services from 18.00 will operate direct from London Kings Cross. First Capital Connect services will start and terminate at Huntingdon for a replacement coach to Peterborough.
Hull Trains will be diverted via Cambridge and Ely.
Links to amended Timetables:
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