Public Service Announcement for Cambridge people

[lnr]

If you're not already aware both FCC (Kings Cross services) and One (Liverpool Street) have suspended train services between Cambridge and London. This is sad, as I was hoping to get to a gig tonight, but just one of those things. Fallen trees and overhead line damage are the main culprits, and that's kind of to be expected when you've got winds gusting up to 80mph (Half hourly weather figures for Cambridge today)

There were problems on the M11 earlier too. And of course it's scary out there if you're cycling. Not the best day for travelling really. Now I just need to decide whether to cycle or get the bus home :-)

It's a shame about the gig though. Justin Currie ex of Del Amitri is doing his first solo tour and I was really looking forward to it. My mum and dad saw him in Manchester last night and it was apparently an excellent night. Oh well, there'll be other tours I'm sure.

Comments

[gnimmel.livejournal.com]

AIUI there are some trains possibly operating on the KX line -- by husband is on one at the moment although I doubt it's running to any kind of schedule!

[lnr]

Looks like that gets you to Hertford North and then you're on shuttle buses to Finsbury Park for the tube. Not sure when it started up again, but too late to get me to the Scala for a gig starting at 7. Though I suppose if I'd known a little sooner there'd have been a chance of arriving for 9 and the main act.

Hope he's not too late home!

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

OH FUCK
Thank you! I had better keep an eye out for Saturday :/

[lnr]

I expect it'll be back to normal by then, since the weather has abated, and they seem quite quick about cleaning up trees and fixing cables.

[emarkienna.livejournal.com]

Did they announce "Trees on the line"?

[catyak]

The M11 was spectactular on Thursday afternoon. I had a 4pm flight from Stansted so was on the road at 1:30pm. Four lorries on their sides, two northbound (causing closure) and two southbound just past J9. Fortunately (at least for other traffic) they'd both managed to topple over into a field, curiously within a hundred yards of each other, and so weren't actually blocking the carriageway.

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