[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

The comments about safety are odd given my post; they were replacing overhead lines so there is no electrical danger to be had unless they were feeling daring and left the power on.

of course, it's really that simple.

Until relatively recently I used the ECML for 4 journeys every fortnight. My daughter lived in London while I was in Yorkshire and that was how I grabbed her each alternate weekend, so I'm quite familiar with the ECML, thank you.

so you saw the the information posters then?

There was exactly nothing indicating that there would be no trains running between Kings Cross and Finsbury Park this weekend which is presumably why no alternative timetables are in place and the train operators and National Rail are currently scrambling to produce one.

obviously it wasn't that specific, there will be numerous sites all working all with the potential to have issues, that's why there was a general poster advising of the potential for delays and to contact the site before you travel to get the latest information

Incidentally, yes, Network Rail use cheap contractors.

. Who? What was the size of the tender And by how much did they undercut the next bidder

You have incredibly low expectations of the rail service if you're fine with a main line being closed for at least 24 hours due to work that was supposed to take 24 hours.

No, I have low expectations of the network. I am sure that the work being undertaken is being done as well as can be, by those contracted. If there is in sufficient resilience in the network for this work to be carried out without major impact, it is the fault of the design of the network not those trying to maintain it.

Someone messed up badly on the implementation of the work, someone else with the planning. End result being that for the past 5 hours tens of thousands have been waiting to see if their train is going to Peterborough, Stevenage or Finsbury Park, if it goes anywhere.

Well truth is you have no idea What the issue is, so you can only speculate what might have happened.

Still I thought other people who may be travelling would find my post useful. I will update the thread as and when I get any information.

Or we could read the news.