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Reply ID 61952

It does look good - the 20 minute frequency out of London in the evening is a real bonus. Perhaps this is finally the fruit of 15 years of above inflation fare rises?! [;)]

Reply ID 61969

According to BBC Breakfast News, FCC and National Express East Anglia RMT members have voted for Strike action on 30th March. No further info at present

Reply ID 61971

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Originally posted by buzz
According to BBC Breakfast News, FCC and National Express East Anglia RMT members have voted for Strike action on 30th March. No further info at present

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Reply ID 61975

Ok, but I think it could affect their timetables! The info was posted in the hope that it might give people early warning.

Reply ID 61978

An earlier service to Stevenage in the morning will be good for connections north. However one thing that is not on the list and has been discussed here before is the late night service to Hertford. Indeed this was asked about at the recent online manager's forum by two people and the FCC response was: Q Is the gap between the 2326 and 0026 trains to hertford going to be plugged in the next timetable change? Why was the 0007 removed anyway? A We have no proposals to introduce any additional services on this route at this time of the day. We believe that a hourly service is reasonable to meet the demand. The change introduced was part of a wider change trying to provide more journey opportunities after midnight to customers. The 0007 was a limited stop service to Cambridge via hertford. We chose to introduce a 0026 Service calling all stations to Letchworth via hertford to provide journey opportunities to all stations on that route, which then allowed the 0007 to run fast to serve the GN Outer destinations. This may seem like a dis-benefit to users from hertford but running this additional service does improve the overall service to a wider range of customers and Q Could you please explain the rationale behind changing the 00.07 service from King's Cross, via hertford North (the first stop is now Stevenage). This was the only late fast service available for commuters on the hertford North route and without it we are not only left with a slower service but also a gap of one hour between services (11.26 to 00.26) A I'm sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the changes we have made to the timetable. The 00:07 has been re-scheduled to provide Cambridge customers who are travelling further with a later and faster service

Reply ID 61981

I can't see the reasoning behind not stopping the 00.07 at Hertford North especially if it is still routed through HN. Hertford North is by far the busiest station on the Hertford Loop and surely one extra stop isn't going to make a significant difference in the journey time.