Friday at New Street showed how useless LNWR are.
All 3 services from the north arrived ~10mins late.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P44887/2019-12-06
(the data for this train is wrong, as it was still sat in P1 when the following train [P45250] arrived at ~18:30. This looks a lot more like the actual departure time
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P44378/2019-12-06 )
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P45250/2019-12-06
That first train was absolutely rammed, & people kept opening the doors to try & squeeze on. There were no LNWR staff to stop them doing so, & there was no train guard. He turned up ~18:20 & did nothing. There was no announcement that the train would terminate early.
(I was able to get on the train behind it, only needing to go to International)
That first train then got to Northampton at least half an hour late, (18:54 timetabled) & terminated early. (It was due to go to Euston)
It initially looks good that they held the 19:25 Euston departure from Northampton, but that service doesn't do the Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead & Watford Junction stops.