From the Velopodist
Does Railway Eye have any idea why so many FCC trains failed all of a sudden today?
The TOC is running a very restricted version of its already restricted insufficient-drivers timetable.
The press office say the problem is that the traction motors conked out after Wednesday's snow.
They say the Thameslink route imposes special strains on the trains.
Is this poor performance down to defective Class 319s...
Or defective management?
UPDATE: This from Charles Yerkes...
On the Thameslink route FuCC have been running a 2 train per hour service since Friday, it would normally be 12tph.
Of course an OHLE failure last night didn't help.
UPDATE: This from the Waterbaby
Can we officially confer the title of "the Misery Line" upon the Tooting - Wimbledon - Sutton route?
FCC gave up running trains this way on January 7 apparently due to the 'poor weather', effectively closing the line until further notice.
Somewhat inconveniently, Southern trains between Dorking and London through Sutton and SWT trains through Wimbledon seem to be running broadly normally.
Given the Sutton loop sits entirely within Zones 1-6, what price some TfL TLC?
The contrast with the new rolling stock and increased frequencies coming to both the dilapidated GOBLIN and North London Lines is all too stark...
UPDATE: This from Thameslink Tommy...
The high casualty rate amongst the Class 319 fleet strengthens the case for ordering a replacement Thameslink fleet and quickly.
No doubt the provinces will be delighted to receive these knackered hand-me-downs.
UPDATE: This from Flatcap and Whippet...
We're not complaining about getting the 319's tup North
They can join our queue of knackered 323's waiting to be fixed on shed.
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