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Rubbish journey into work today
Ok after my lovely blog yesterday where I polished the proverbial knob of the train services into London, it would seem someone at First Capital Direct read that post and decided to show me the real pain of the train service into London.
As usual I was up bright and early this morning, chasing the sun and beating it to Bedford as usual. Met my work colleague in the usual place and moved onto Bedford train station. Both trains were leaving on time, we had our eye on the East Midlands Mainline train, however the First Cap train was sitting in the station looking warm and inviting so we decided to take the ride with First Cap knowing it would be a longer journey however it would take us directly to Farringdon giving us an ample 10 minutes to make the 3 minute walk from the station to work.
Well the train seemed a little busy this morning and it seemed to be running smoothly however until it got to Harpenden, where the driver announced he would then be having to stop at every station between Harpenden and London St Pancras.
Oh the joy the journey was looking like a long one, then of course our train ground to halt just after Kentish Town as a train in front of us had broken down. So there we sat for an hour and half only to see our driver walking back to the North end of the train so we could drive back up the line to change tracks.
4 hours later I am at work.
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Trains a commuter tale
about 6 months ago - No comments
I have to be honest when I say that on taking a job in London I was a little nervous as I have heard many horror stories about trains and the delays and headaches they cause. First things first my commute to and from work is not a pleasure in any way shape or form,
A new start for 2010
about 6 months ago - No comments
Well it is 2010 and I decided that I need to change The Sims .co.uk. I have decided create myself a blogging site which I intend to post to as often as time will allow me to. I have also linked in my Twitter account so you can all see what I am waffling about
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about 6 months ago
Yep, that all sounds pretty normal for trains in the snow – and I say that as someone who spent the happiest times of my working life employed by the Railway believe it or not.
Trouble is, metal wheels on metal tracks seperated by a layer of ice means speed restrictions will be enforced. Speed restrictions mean that rolling stock (or trains basically) is not where it should be when it should be and so delays very quickly start to build up. Breakdowns are then not so easy to bypass because nothing is on the track in the right place and trains have to start queuing for signals before they can move again. Its downright boring and a real pain and hassle but those are some of the reasons why it happens. Not that you probably wanted to hear it.