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Old December 9th 07, 10:16 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Lew 1 Lew 1 is offline
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Default Thameslink and LUL changes in King's Cross

It was timetabled to leave at 1:12 (loads of people get on there), so
possibly a web monkey screwed up by one minute. The alternative theory
is that it was meant to be station closing time, 5 minutes after the
last train arrives.


Actually, in a fitting tribute to the station, what time the train actually
left or was scheduled to leave was total chaos.

National Rail Enq Live reckoned the last train was 0108, as everyone
thought. However, the info screens proclaimed the last train to be 0116 -
which is when the train turned up, and then left one or two minutes late.

The 0038 train came in and left without ever being acknowledged on the
screens at all.

There was an interesting air in the station last night, or indeed, this
morning, and most of the (slightly tipsy) regular punters were expressing no
remorse about the closure of the station. As one very loudly put it, "Good
Riddance - This place is a ********."

Well, the station has known closure once already, but this time I suspect,
no reprises.

Best Wishes,
LEWIS