One of the things, other than what has already been discussed, that I find particularly strange about this decision to cut Saturday service levels is that it goes against a hell of a lot of the marketing etc. of the past year.

There's been a huge push to increase leisure travel numbers through numerous methods, given the fall in commuter passenger numbers. Yet the first thing to get the cut when push comes to shove is the market apparently viewed as being key to recovery...

No doubt hundreds of people will have had more than disappointing experiences today, which will be passed on to friends and family.

I wonder if a more sensible approach would have been to drop non-peak hour M-F service levels?