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08/02/2009 by carlos fandango

FCC + snow =

I know this may not be a popular thought but..... I think FCC deserve some credit for the trains running all week when all around them was falling apart. The 5.42 wasn't more than 10 mins late all week and when one considers what that must mean behind the scenes...


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08/02/2009 by Kate

I guess you're right Carlos. Colleagues who live much nearer my place of work in London than I do were surprised I made it into work when they didn't. (although it would have been quite nice to have been able to justify a day without going into work....)


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08/02/2009 by JohnSmith

Have to admit, as one of FCC's biggest critics, that they've done a great job this week.


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08/02/2009 by Leo Densian

Clearly the 'right' type of snow this week then [:)]


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09/02/2009 by manaton

I am sorry to dissent but they did an appalling job on Thursday when I was left on the platform for 45 minutes in the sleet for the 8.47am train which they did not bother to tell us had been suspended and then cancelled. The three stooges who should have been telling us (their computers were down) were stood under a heater downstairs and did not venture upstairs. I, like many others waiting at the platform in the sleet unnecessarily were disgusted and thoroughly fed up with their laziness and incompetence. They even told us to go to Hertford East station (which turned out to be closed) and people were genuinely very angry that whilst the weather is not FCC's fault, their incompetent staff need to be replaced. I don't mind the ticket office being closed permanently following their consultation for all of the use they are to people like me who depend on them to get to work.


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10/02/2009 by Emma

I agree with Manaton, I had huge problems between HN and Stevenage last week, consistent lies from station staff at Stevenage, told 3 times to change platforms, every time it was the opposite one, told time and time again the the "next train was definitely for HN" but it never seemed to happen......


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