Mike bello
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How many services did thameslink run to Moorgate before closure ?
I heard southbound morning peak trains didn’t stop Barbican
In the "Heyday" the majority of services went through to Moorgate rather than the core in the peak. Very few went near London Bridge. It may be a 12 Moorgate / 8 Core split, but Moorgate was well served. For a period of time the 317s returned to the Moorgate route (working alongside the 319s.)Depending on which timetable you look at, between half a dozen and a dozen in each peak.
Towards the end, there was a limited 2 TPH in the post a.m. peak shoulder up to about mid-day and starting again from Moorgate c. 15:00 pre p.m. peak shoulder. This was really for berthing and positioning - in effect trains that would have been ECS had they not run passenger. i.e. it was something like the last 3 arrivals in Moorgate between 1100 and 1200 were 1 8car and 2 4car that berthed until 1500 and worked out then back in as sort of back to front bouncebacks, except as class 1 not 3.
If you are asking about electric trains generally, pre-Thameslink Bed-Pan, the basic all day service was half hourly StAlbans to Moorgate, even Sundays, plus SX peaks trains.
I'm glad that you did, sadly though although I got the last arrival at Moorgate I didn't manage to get the last departure from Moorgate as I was busy networking with the said MD at the time, they were actually really approachable and a very supportive senior manager.To answer your question , a fair number of services in the peaks , and I am pleased that I managed to get FCC to do something a bit special for the very last trains thanks to a good support from the then MD , and indeed travelled on the last service train.
So many livery’s as well in one station
I'm glad that you did, sadly though although I got the last arrival at Moorgate I didn't manage to get the last departure from Moorgate as I was busy networking with the said MD at the time, they were actually really approachable and a very supportive senior manager.
Yes, I had a very occasional commute from East Croydon 15 - 25 years ago and whilst there was a regular 15 minute interval service through most of the day there was a long gap between trains in the evening peak which was due to lack of capacity to allow trains tocross from the Brighton to South Eastern tracks outside London Bridge. (Hence the dive under which has been built since).In the "Heyday" the majority of services went through to Moorgate rather than the core in the peak. Very few went near London Bridge. It may be a 12 Moorgate / 8 Core split, but Moorgate was well served. For a period of time the 317s returned to the Moorgate route (working alongside the 319s.)
Yes, I had a very occasional commute from East Croydon 15 - 25 years ago and whilst there was a regular 15 minute interval service through most of the day there was a long gap between trains in the evening peak which was due to lack of capacity to allow trains tocross from the Brighton to South Eastern tracks outside London Bridge. (Hence the dive under which has been built since).
I heard southbound morning peak trains didn’t stop Barbican
I recall it was northbound trains that didn't in later years due to the narrow platform.
In the "Heyday" the majority of services went through to Moorgate rather than the core in the peak. Very few went near London Bridge. It may be a 12 Moorgate / 8 Core split, but Moorgate was well served. For a period of time the 317s returned to the Moorgate route (working alongside the 319s.)
To answer your question , a fair number of services in the peaks , and I am pleased that I managed to get FCC to do something a bit special for the very last trains thanks to a good support from the then MD , and indeed travelled on the last service train.
I was busy networking with the said MD at the time, they were actually really approachable and a very supportive senior manager.