Severe delays clockwise

The Circle has a "Service Promise" ;D of a train every 8¹/₂ days.

What has probably happened is that there have been some cancelled trains (say 201 and 203) and then 202 has gone Out Of Service or become cancelled. This then leaves 3 trains on the bonce cancelled. Once another circle gets to Edgware Road (or Moorgate if Outer to Inner) it could be reversed to help even out the pain.

The Circle some days is reformed all day long (back 1 or 2) if they keep losing time on the District. Two trains will usually be cancelled to provide operators to get back to "right time".

Also if there is a Staff Shortage of Operators, then they will "line up" the cancellations so that only one train would be cancelled. Oh, and don't always believe the reason that they put out is the truth

Personally I think they should reduce the advertised service down to 10 mins If this was a london bus service, I'm sure TfL wouldn't be too happy........

I'm not too sure...... I do know that one train a day is cancelled by Metronet and put down to "bombed car"

It's been moved outside the shed and looks like it's on the 'to do list' for repair. The remains of the buffer stop are still laying in the pit.

I'm on ATOR this week and had the C stock refresher at Hammersmith on sunday (as trainers don't work bank holidays ) - I can certainly understand why they are having stock shortage problems with the C's....................as I say, the one that hit the buffers is still battle scared.........there was a unit in the lifting shop, a couple more units coupled with an adapter & most of the seats up............and two (full 6 car) in the shed.

That was it. On a sunday!!

Best bit? Only ONE set of leads were working in the whole shed - all the rest were faulty

The end result was that we got a train, but couldn't have access to traction current - so we did the whole refresher based on theory. Don't get wrong, the day went a lot quicker................but what a joke when you can't get a train for refresher training on a sunday

Yes about 50% of the delays are on the Inner Rail.

I wonder if all our young antipodean friends will understand the significance of that statement?

Running away from us passengers customers, no doubt....

Oi - I'll have you know I am doing training next Monday - unless of course you are referring to Ashfield House trainers Actually, the reason boils down to a union agreement that as many staff as possible should be booked off on Bank Holidays. So, even though they keep increasing the Bank Holiday service (remember - it used to be a Sunday service, now it is a Saturday service ) there is still no training carried out on a Bank Holiday (well, except for me next Monday ;D ;D)