...cause National Express's disruption page for yesterday is about as much use as a chocolate teapot.

We could provide a better service by redirecting folks to this blog most days. Except of course, that that would presuppose the WiFi on the delayed trains worked long enough to get an update up.

Get a GRIP, NXEC.

As I boarded the 18.03 last night I sensed all was not well at the Cross. The tell tale sign was the fact that this was the only train in the station and FCC passengers were being told to travel to Finsbury Park to catch their trains. It did not take years of experience to work that one out!!. At 18.00 all still seemed OK with our service as "anyone not travelling" were asked to leave the train. By 18.10 we knew otherwise...

At 18.15 the 18.03 to Skipton had been turned into the 18.20 to Newcastle, which rightly confused those going to Leeds and beyond. We eventually left just after 18.30, so had 3 train loads of passengers on board including 100s for Stevenage. The train was packed, but at least it got everyone home.

So far this year has not been great, and it seems that despite the on going huge work and investment by network fail, we are yet to see any real difference.