Thameslink trains are being cancelled, delayed or short-formed, as a drivers' ban on rest day working and overtime continues at First Capital Connect.
Drivers are understood to be protesting over a proposed two-year pay deal which includes a 0% pay rise in April 2009. There were almost no Great Northern services on Remembrance Sunday, because the FCC drivers on that route declined to volunteer for Sunday shifts.
The disruption is now in its third week. Pay talks are continuing over a proposed deal which would mean no increase in April this year, but a rise of RPI+1% or 3%, whichever is the greater, in April 2010.
First Capital Connect said it was 'disappointed' that it could not provide a Great Northern service on Remembrance Sunday, and provided bus connections to stations on other routes nearby.
The Monday morning service on Thameslink was bearing the brunt of the problems, with a number of cancellations occurring. Other trains were delayed by up to 25 minutes or ran with four cars rather than eight. Great Northern services appeared to be less seriously affected.