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- More cancelled trains and third new Thameslink timetable in two months [subscription]Passengers who rely on the beleaguered rail operator Govia Thameslink will have to get to grips this week with their third new timetable in two months.
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- Thameslink passengers complain of further disruption despite third new timetable in two monthsThameslink has said it is aware of "a number of disruptions" across its services this morning, despite the introduction of another timetable.
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