On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:06:06 +0000, Paul Terry wrote:

(Even worse than the above was the 3tph service on the Rayners Lane
branch, despite reports of no planned disruptions and a "Good Service"
on the line.)

Isn't three trains an hour the normal "reduced Sunday service" operated
on the branch on bank holidays? Standard Sunday service is 4-5 trains an
hour, as I recall.

The standard Sunday service is 6tph, and I thought that a Saturday
service normally ran on public holidays.