Rail passengers from St Albans and Harpenden are being urged to video the “horrid experiences” they have endured on the Thameslink line for a Parliamentary inquiry.

MPs on the commons select committee on transport, investigating the new timetable fiasco, want to see filmed evidence of the day-to-day challenges commuters endure.

Now St Albans District Council has asked its residents to take part by submitting short videos of the overcrowded carriages and other problems that they face.

An all-party meeting of the council was held on August 21 to consider the council’s own response to the inquiry.

Councillor Salih Gaygusuz, responsible for business and the community, said: “We were promised a once-in-a-generation change that would transform services and instead we were plunged into months of disruption that continues to this day.

“This Parliamentary inquiry offers people a chance to tell those in authority about their horrid experiences and send in videos to prove just how bad it has been. They can also give their views on all the core issues ranging from constant cancellations to difficulties with the compensation system."

People can send a 90-second video to the inquiry by Twitter using the hashtag #railtimetabling. Details on how to do so and the video’s specifications are available here.

Written submissions can be made to the committee online here.

People have until September 5 to make their submissions.

The meeting on Tuesday also included calls for improving peak-time services from Harpenden.