> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:45:06 -0700 (PDT), MIG
> doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:
>

>>Certainly nothing significantly faster, stopping at both Watford and
>>Milton Keynes, than the Southern service is likely to be, one would
>>hope.

>
> Not given that the main service from MK to Watford is an
> almost-all-stations local service. A lot of the Tring turnbacks seem
> to have gone, with Apsley and Kings Langley served by a lot more
> services from points north.
>
> And I might find myself abandoning Bletchley in favour of MKC, as my
> morning fast would go from 0711 to 0700, which is a bit early, whereas
> there's a VT non-stop from MKC at 0715 which would give a bit of a
> lie-in over the current situation.