Reasons for the 1 year delay in the restoration of the full Charing Cross / London Bridge service

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Dear Network Rail Limited,

When the Charing Cross services ceased calling at London Bridge in January 2015, the published information at the time said that services would resume in August 2016 with no mention made of an ongoing impact until August 2017. See, for example, http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/cha...

I understand that, although this was the original plan, Network Rail became aware in January 2016, whilst working on the post-August 2016 timetable, that it wouldn't be possible to resume the peak hour calling patterns and decided to delay their reinstatement by a year August 2017. (Resulting in more than 2.5 years of disruption to passengers who use the affected route!)

I also understand that this decision was subject to discussions and modelling between Network Rail, Southeastern & the Department of Transport.

Please could you provide details of these discussions and the modelling work undertaken.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Cook

FOI, Network Rail Limited

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Reference number: FOI2016/00996

Dear Mr Cook

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

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Yours sincerely

Colin Bendall
Information Officer
Freedom of Information Team
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Dear FOI,

I am seeking -
1) papers and minutes from the meetings where the delay to the full resumption of the Charing Cross/London Bridge services was discussed or agreed, and
2) reports or other documents detailing the of the modelling work carried out than demonstrated the impossibility of resuming services as originally planned and hence the necessity of the extended delay.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Cook

FOI, Network Rail Limited

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Reference number: FOI2016/01098

Dear Mr Cook

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

If you have any queries please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Colin Bendall
Information Officer
Freedom of Information Team
The Quadrant
Elder Gate
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EN

Telephone: 01908 782405
Email: [Network Rail request email]
Web: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/foi/

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