06.52am from Cricklewood..

Looks like the weather is turning… not only does this mean I will most probably get a cold in the next few days but the First Capital Connect service will deteriorate – dramatically.

The 06.52am from Cricklewood arrived at about 06.58am today (only a few mins late, not bad) but on approaching Kentish Town the train just decided to stop…dead. The lights turned out, and we were informed that the overhead power lines had failed. We miraculously regained power for a while and were able to stop at Kentish Town. A further announcement saw mass exodus from the train as the driver informed us he had no idea when we would be moving again.

I decided to wait it out, and we were on the move again within 10 mins, but the whole journey saw me 30 mins late for work. Were you on this train? Suffered similarly? Leave a comment below….

NB In response the the geezer who left the comment below…yes the network is FCC but the London section is commonly referred to as Thameslink, as are many of the stations…..Plonker.