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Old January 12th 10, 06:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default What's with the no Thameslink services today?

On 11.01.10 21:10, martin j wrote:
On 11 Jan, 21:06,
wrote:
On 11.01.10 14:09, 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?


Martin J.


Sounds like it.


I've now seen relevant posting in uk.railway and it is all about
couplings and motor not handling cold very well.


Is that really a feasible excuse? I mean, there are other places in the
world where it gets a lot colder than in London, yet EMU-class trains
there continue running without a problem.