With yet more delays on the Brighton to Bedford line today, it’s no surprise that more than 3,500 people have signed a petition to take away the franchise to run it from First Capital Connect.
The petition, on the Number 10 website, was started by Livia Murphy. She said: “The ongoing disruption to the First Capital Connect service travelling into London needs to stop.
“Timetables have been severely reduced due to mismanagement by First Capital Connect, which has not employed enough drivers to cover the shifts needed.
“Commuters are having to find alternate routes into work and school, adding considerable time and expense to their daily journeys.
“Due to this gross lack of competence, we ask the Prime Minister to treat the current disruption to services as a breach of the franchise and ask that he serves immediate notice to terminate the franchise agreement with First Capital Connect and offer it to a more capable organisation.”
The line was beset by more delays again today, blamed by First Capital Connect on signalling problems in the City Thameslink area.
