Outcry over mass train cancellations as new Thameslink timetable begins

Outcry over mass train cancellations as new Thameslink timetable begins

London passengers find many of the promised new services not running

Rail passengers trying to use the upgraded £7bn Thameslink service on Sunday were met with mass train cancellations and no information about why services were not running.

A huge publicity drive backed Sunday’s biggest ever timetable change but, despite the big build-up, passengers trying to get into and around London found few of the promised new services were actually running. For more than a year, Govia Trains has been working on an ambitious plan to merge its Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern train operations and introduce a raft of promised improvements.

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Source: Guardian Transport

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