I think most people will learn to abide with the service pattern when it settles down and is reliable. Commuting patterns will change, some services may eventually evolve to take account of inequities and dissatisfactions.
What is unacceptable and unforgivable is the random slashing of services that many rely upon to get to work/leisure/connections/flights etc, the gaps of up to 4 hours highlighted here. For my part there was a 75-minute gap in the northbound peak from Cricklewood and Hendon this morning in what should be (and was before the upheaval) a 15-minute service. Critical for those travelling to Luton Airport. And quite a few other gaps of an hour today and earlier this week. Trivial I know compared to others in the scheme of things.
This is unacceptable and unforgivable because of (a) the apparent ongoing complete planning disregard of successive cancellations; and (b) the lack of appropriate training and induction during the many months before implementation.
Oh, and looking at the overall cancellations, which on the face of it seem to be improving, the underlying timetable has been revised to exclude quite a few services therefore apparently showing an improvement (for performance penalty aversion, no doubt), as discussed elsewhere. This is quite simply disingenuous and deceptive.
To my mind people in GTR, DfT and NR responsible for this debacle should be identified, held accountable and shamed.
What is unacceptable and unforgivable is the random slashing of services that many rely upon to get to work/leisure/connections/flights etc, the gaps of up to 4 hours highlighted here. For my part there was a 75-minute gap in the northbound peak from Cricklewood and Hendon this morning in what should be (and was before the upheaval) a 15-minute service. Critical for those travelling to Luton Airport. And quite a few other gaps of an hour today and earlier this week. Trivial I know compared to others in the scheme of things.
This is unacceptable and unforgivable because of (a) the apparent ongoing complete planning disregard of successive cancellations; and (b) the lack of appropriate training and induction during the many months before implementation.
Oh, and looking at the overall cancellations, which on the face of it seem to be improving, the underlying timetable has been revised to exclude quite a few services therefore apparently showing an improvement (for performance penalty aversion, no doubt), as discussed elsewhere. This is quite simply disingenuous and deceptive.
To my mind people in GTR, DfT and NR responsible for this debacle should be identified, held accountable and shamed.