This is correct, the full timetable should be available to view from Sunday/Monday.
Tomorrow apparently.
This is correct, the full timetable should be available to view from Sunday/Monday.
Indeed. Started as Monday, then Sunday, now tomorrow...!Tomorrow apparently.
Realtime trains now has GN services up from Cambridge for late May, but there appears to be no Kings Cross stopper!
Surely some mistake?
It is interesting to note that all 700-operated services are operated as "Thameslink", even the ones that go into Kings Cross :P
Looking at the timetables now uploaded to RTT, it looks like station procedures are going to need to speed up for services to keep to time. The “GN” stretch of the TL services from/to Horsham, for example, are at least 2-3 minutes quicker from May than they are now, on the stretch calling St Neots, Sandy, Biggs, Hitchin and Stevenage. Today’s services using the 700 FLUs are almost invariably acclimating 2-3 minutes delay on that portion of the journey, mostly because station procedures are lax. I’d like to say there’s an opportunity to exploit the superior acceleration and deceleration characteristics of the Class 700, but as a passenger, it already feels like drivers are taking advantage of this.
What is the plan to improve things from May?
Realtime trains now has GN services up from Cambridge for late May
Which is the same as the London Bridge terminators that used to be Southern.
The fast services from Peterborough are showing as GN if they go into Kings Cross, although they should be operated by 365s (lucky passengers, suspect those services are going to be rather popular!).It is interesting to note that all 700-operated services are operated as "Thameslink", even the ones that go into Kings Cross :P
Slightly annoying for me as I base my choice of trains for my morning commute on those that mean I don't have to use the footbridge from platforms 7/8. I guess I should be grateful I'm not losing services though!
Given the large number of people routinely running to catch Kings Cross trains on platform 1 at present, I can see this causing tears before bedtime.
Given the large number of people routinely running to catch Kings Cross trains on platform 1 at present, I can see this causing tears before bedtime.
The original quoted message was referring to people running for trains going towards London from Cambridge platform 7/8 instead of platform 1, not people running to platform 1 at King's Cross.But a proportion of those will have come from locations near to the core. Come next year, a load more will have arrived at Farringdon via Crossrail so they are more likely to get on a Thameslink train that goes through Finsbury Park and beyond. Passengers soon sort themselves out when new routes become available.
The original quoted message was referring to people running for trains going towards London from Cambridge platform 7/8 instead of platform 1, not people running to platform 1 at King's Cross.
The Up Fasts seem to move to depart Cambridge at 14/44, slightly earlier than the current 17/47.
Looks like that'd make it conflict with the equivalent Down Fast trains if it were to come over to Platform 1 and back, including the various split/join the Lynn have to do - hence using 7/8.
...but no doubt will catch many regulars out for the first couple of days! When there's the occasional platform alteration today, people still continue to wait on platform 1 in spite of multiple announcements and the platform being oddly quieter than usual...
Not sure if we'll get final timetables confirmed, but the ones on OpenTrainTimes now look more or less complete.Are timetables still expected this weekend given the apparent delays (as reported in BBC) to some TOCs' timetables?
Not sure if we'll get final timetables confirmed, but the ones on OpenTrainTimes now look more or less complete.
Looking at the timetables now uploaded to RTT, it looks like station procedures are going to need to speed up for services to keep to time. The “GN” stretch of the TL services from/to Horsham, for example, are at least 2-3 minutes quicker from May than they are now, on the stretch calling St Neots, Sandy, Biggs, Hitchin and Stevenage.
Yes, should still all be up by Monday, with the GTR Brand sites also being updated, and the RailPlan 2020 site having the info and Station Checkers etc. (Can’t guarantee it of course but that’s still the plan for now!)Are timetables still expected this weekend given the apparent delays (as reported in BBC) to some TOCs' timetables?
Looks like the Guildford trains are still mostly missing, that should add some extras to London Bridge.Seems that Epsom, Ewell East, Cheam see a major increased service from 5:30 to 7 with a normal all day service between 5:45 and 7! But then a major decrease between 7 and 8, with no LBG trains and what should be fasts to VIC slowed down.. Hopefully this is RTT having not loaded LBG trains. The off-peak is all round better except for the annoying (to me) fast stops at Carshalton.
Looks the same to me. 30 minutes from departing Huntingdon to departing Hitchin.
Granted it'd be by ten or so seconds, but that's not much consolation when passengers see their train leaving before time.