Farewell Thameslink

[richa2002]

Today was the last day of operation for the 'Thameslink' brand. First Capital Connect will take over from 02:00 on 1st April. After school today I went down to Harpenden station to get some shots of the last day of operation:
http://www.richard-armstrong.fotopic.net/FarewellTL

 

[Julian G]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
goodbye Thameslink

 

[The Snap]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
goodbye Thameslink

How did I know Julian was going to poat in this thread!

Anyways, farewell Thameslink, and nice pics Rich. (Will any of the Thameslink livered trains be preserved in that livery?)

 

[Coxster]

(Will any of the Thameslink livered trains be preserved in that livery?)

They're called Class 319s and if they are preserved, how the hell are we meant to know what livery they'll be in?!

 

[Techniquest]

Poat, Rich? Ain't seen any poating today...

Farewell Thameslink!

EDIT: Good shots there Richard Armstrong!

 

[Tom B]

They're called Class 319s and if they are preserved, how the hell are we meant to know what livery they'll be in?!

I presume he means preserved in that livery i.e. kept in that livery by the new owners.

Since it's First, the first thing to happen will be everything being daubed bright pink. The second thing is that fares will go up, the third that the service frequency will decrease....

 

[richa2002]

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. It will certainly be sad when the clock hits 02:00

Thameslink now has 3 hours left.

 

[Tom]

May not work, may work!

[swf]http://www.railuk.org/tc/terminate.swf[/swf]

 

[Coxster]

Since it's First, the first thing to happen will be everything being daubed bright pink

They haven't touched the livery on the Turbos yet except by means of adding their logos although I'm sure that'll soon change when the new franchise officially starts. I suppose we'll have Class 150s in Barbie!

 

[trains2]

May not work, may work!

[swf]http://www.railuk.org/tc/terminate.swf[/swf]

Could that be any more slower?

 

[richa2002]

That's my shot by the way and I did ask you to put my name on it. Take it down now because you just assumed you could get away with it.

 

[Tom]

Your name IS on it, in the corner of the photo. I definately put it in!

 

[richa2002]

I'm sorry but you haven't. I've zoomed into the .wsf and there is no mention... So can you take it down please.

 

[Coxster]

I'm sorry but you haven't. I've zoomed into the .wsf and there is no mention... So can you take it down please.

He has put it in big now in the top left corner. It DEFINATELY wasn't on there before though.

 

[Tom]

It was, it turned out that the way that Imageready had converted it made it screw it up.

 

[richa2002]

Thank you.

 

[Techniquest]

Looks good except I'm not willing to sit here for half an hour or more to see what the image says!

 

[richa2002]

'This franchise terminates here'

 

[Coxster]

'This franchise terminates here'

Yes, but imagine if that was a message on the train such as:

"This train is for Brighton calling at Flitwick, Harlington, Leagrave, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway..." and so on.

 

[Techniquest]

Gathered that was what it was saying, but the point of it going so slowly is still valid.