I've just come though this one.

I got a text from a friend at just after 15:00, I was near Farringdon;
no time to properly check what FCC were saying; the gen I had was
similar to early posts nothing between WHP and StAlbans, and 90 min
delays between StPancras and Luton. I had no bus gen.

I got to Farringdon at 15:18, TL platforms barriered off but no
whiteboards out.

Experience tells me if something is running north of StAlbans by far
the best way is via Watford Junction even with the walk. This avoids
buses (for which queuing time can be substantial) and the subsequent
bus to train scrums wherever buses go to.

I made 15:35 Tring at Euston, which has no direct connect, 16:31 to
Snorbens Abbey, walk to Snorbens City, got there about 17:12, empty
8car 319 in DS platform, as walking down to find out what this was, it
seemed a couple of buses had arrived and announced train as all
stations Bedford. Probably we had 100 or so people on it thats all.
Dep 17:20 got to Luton 17:38.

In the circumstances not bad, could have been much much worse. And I
suspect it is for people still travelling.

I understand it is cable theft around Radlett (speculating: maybe the
junctions are affected ?), and also that other passengers had been
stranded at Snorbens since about 16:00 before the train I was on
departed.


No sign of any buses at Luton.

As those 319s arrived in Luton on DS a 222 on DF indicated Sheffield
arrived on DF - and Luton did a very very good move and held both
trains for each other with copious holding announcements and staff
dealing - there were numeorus passengers swapping both ways between th
2 trains. But I'll add this , the leading FCC person on duty in what
I'd at one time called the supervisors office was a long time exBR
man, one I've seen and spoken to at Luton many times over more than 20
years, he was coordinating the whole show by radio. Well done to him,
but I do wonder had it been one of the off the street fcc ones whether
they'd have worked it out.




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Nick