martin j wrote:
A guy at Streatham station got a spiel from the Help Point about how
the rolling stock is so old the couplings are frozen and hecne can't
be got out of the depot.
Is this total crap?

I found

"Rail passengers travelling with Southeastern were warned some trains
would have fewer carriages as several had damage to their coupling gear
caused by the icy weather."

at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8451776.stm

Rgds

Denis McMahon