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All across the Great Western territory => The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom => Topic started by: Worcester_Passenger on March 02, 2015, 16:18:22



Title: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 02, 2015, 16:18:22
Sadly, the line between Ebbsfleet and Ashford has been closed due to a person having been hit by a train.

But the 'alternative travel arrangements' contain the most optimistic suggestion that I've ever seen:



Title: Re: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: ChrisB on March 02, 2015, 16:23:57
Between London Bridge/Charing Cross & St Pancras I guess


Title: Re: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: Electric train on March 02, 2015, 21:06:02
Between London Bridge/Charing Cross & St Pancras I guess

At St Pancras the advice for SE passengers was via Victoria, London Bridge Stn is a bit of bomb site at the moment as such most Thameslink services are not stopping.


Title: Re: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: paul7575 on March 02, 2015, 21:22:20
At St Pancras the advice for SE passengers was via Victoria, London Bridge Stn is a bit of bomb site at the moment as such most Thameslink services are not stopping.

Not actually most, but all. 

Thameslink services cannot stop at London Bridge, because for the next three years there is no physical route for them, and they are diverted via Elephant & Castle.

Paul


Title: Re: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: JayMac on March 02, 2015, 21:36:21
At St Pancras the advice for SE passengers was via Victoria, London Bridge Stn is a bit of bomb site at the moment as such most Thameslink services are not stopping.

Not actually most, but all. 

Thameslink services cannot stop at London Bridge, because for the next three years there is no physical route for them, and they are diverted via Elephant & Castle.

Paul

That's through 'Thameslink' services. London Bridge is still being served by starting and terminating Thameslink services.


Title: Re: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 03, 2015, 07:31:40
What was the advice for Eurostar passengers? I get the impression that they were being told to come back tomorrow.


Title: Re: Eurostar disruption (March 2)
Post by: paul7575 on March 03, 2015, 10:15:53
At St Pancras the advice for SE passengers was via Victoria, London Bridge Stn is a bit of bomb site at the moment as such most Thameslink services are not stopping.

Not actually most, but all. 

Thameslink services cannot stop at London Bridge, because for the next three years there is no physical route for them, and they are diverted via Elephant & Castle.

Paul

That's through 'Thameslink' services. London Bridge is still being served by starting and terminating Thameslink services.
I presumed the advice was referring to the problem of getting from St Pancras to change onto a SE service to Ashford, and didn't think the T/L Brighton services would be relevant to that.

Paul



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