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Do we know if May 2019's timetable changes are likely include any amendments to timings where the current setup simply allows minor delays to perpetuate, or is it simply the case that there isn’t the capacity on the network to really do anything about it? I’ll give an example from my evening...

Thanks for your quick responses - much appreciated. Means a trip to the hospital in Hertford won't be painful financially speaking (even though it might still be physically painful!)

Hello - could anyone advise whether my annual season ticket from Sandy to London Terminals on GN is valid for travel to/from Hertford North? I ask because obviously I can alight at any intermediate station, but wasn't sure if this includes the Hertford Loop as well as the ECML. Thanks

Yesterday’s 18:12 from KX to PBO (12-car Class 700) was unable to call at Arlesey, Biggleswade and Sandy due to a delay earlier in its journey, meaning the station staff at these places had left for the day at 7pm. This meant, apparently, that the 12-car service couldn’t call there. 200 or so...

I wonder whether today's services are subject to 2-3 mibute variations across the day, versus the May TT where it seems like every service is identically timed. The example I had was 0702 ex Sandy (0632 ex PBO) which is currently 42mins to Finsbury Park. May's equivalent as is 40 mins (or at...

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...

If I recall correctly from the draft timetable (so obviously subject to change) Biggleswade will see "fast" trains every half-hour in the peak and shoulder peak, but not via the core. These will be from Kings Cross, and will call Stevenage, Biggleswade, St Neots, Huntingdon and Peterborough. I...

Apologies for my lack of knowledge on this, but how do you buy a ticket on the phone without needing to either have it delivered via post, or queuing to collect it from a selfservice machine at a station?

With the transfer of certain Great Northern services from KX into the Thameslink Core from May onwards, has there been any discussion around how best to benefit from the additional destination options from a ticketing perspective? For example, a good majority of GN customers are probably season...

Also took this service. The lower number of seats was noticeable but the provision for standing room will definitely be helpful. The units certainly shift on AC power and seem to handle wheel slippage very well indeed. The additional power versus 365s will help recover small delays. The WiFi was...

I'd heard rumblings that there may be a couple of Great Northern services operated by Class 700 from early September - has that been confirmed, and do we know which services/diagrams it might be on?

This would be hugely frustrating. It's already annoying that some drivers are so much more over-cautious than others, with the worst offenders easily losing 5 minutes versus the timetable in a sequence of 4-5 station stops.

Southbound services from PBO to KX a mess this morning. Short formations and delays. All attributable to "waiting for a train crew member". I'm assuming this is mostly "driver didn't show up"... It made me wonder, what repercussions are there for staff who are late for their shifts? Do they...

I'd also be grateful if anyone could confirm whether 1P47 is going to be 2x387 or 2x321 today...

Curious to know the route/location where this can be done?