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« Reply #30 on: January 28, 2010, 20:50:57 » |
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Also from PSUL there is still a residual service fro New Street to Kidderminster.
Galton Junction - Smethwick West (57) CG
0500 SuX Birmingham New Street - Cardiff Central
2150 SSuX Cardiff Central - Birmingham New Street
2012 SSuX Paignton - Birmingham New Street
Think you'll find these are route retaining services, not stopping, but timed at Kiddie. Yes, because whenever there are engineering works/ the route via Barnt Green is snarled up, XC▸ goes via Kiddy. Interestingly, no LM▸ services are routed this way, although in emergencies they do run to New Street from Kiddy - so I wonder how route knowledge is kept up. |
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« Reply #31 on: January 28, 2010, 22:02:15 » |
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Yes, because whenever there are engineering works/ the route via Barnt Green is snarled up, XC▸ goes via Kiddy.
Interestingly, no LM▸ services are routed this way, although in emergencies they do run to New Street from Kiddy - so I wonder how route knowledge is kept up.
I'm guessing that beacause the loop line is so simple (i.e. short section with one signal on exit) that it's possible to retain the knowledge by passing either end. My drivers down in Bomo retain knowledge of the Laverstock loop by passing to Salisbury from Soton to view the South end and then along to Basingstoke to view the North end. Same could be said for Reading West curve. These days there are route DVDs as well which can be watched in safety briefs. |
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Yes, because whenever there are engineering works/ the route via Barnt Green is snarled up, XC▸ goes via Kiddy.
Interestingly, no LM▸ services are routed this way, although in emergencies they do run to New Street from Kiddy - so I wonder how route knowledge is kept up.
I'm guessing that beacause the loop line is so simple (i.e. short section with one signal on exit) that it's possible to retain the knowledge by passing either end. My drivers down in Bomo retain knowledge of the Laverstock loop by passing to Salisbury from Soton to view the South end and then along to Basingstoke to view the North end. Same could be said for Reading West curve. These days there are route DVDs as well which can be watched in safety briefs. But I doubt Snow Hill drivers know Smethwick to New Street. |
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« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2010, 22:20:58 » |
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On the other hand, Dorking Deepdene to Dorking West costs ^1.70 single for the 2 minute ride. Outrageous!!
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« Reply #34 on: January 29, 2010, 12:57:15 » |
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Think Plymouth!
Devonport to Dockyard  Also 70p for a Single. So far, we have: Cheapest season: Devenport to Dockyard, ^88.00 Cheapest single: Devenport to Dockyard and Sandown to Lake, 70p Any advances on these? Can't beat them, however there is another one out there: Wrexham General - Wrexham Central SDS also 70p. Much more of a bargain that the Devonport - Dockyard fare as the journey time is 5 times longer! Also if you have a Bus Pass issued in Wrexham or Flintshire you can get from Wrexham to Hawarden Bridge for 10p return! |
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« Reply #35 on: January 29, 2010, 16:31:39 » |
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Plymouth - Dockyard  Only through the tunnel at the end of Devonport station! |
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« Reply #36 on: January 29, 2010, 16:42:03 » |
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Cheapest walk-on fare? I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Workington North to Workington? One mile and still free isn't it?  |
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« Reply #37 on: January 29, 2010, 16:52:37 » |
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I would imagine that very few tickets are actually sold between Devenport and Dockyard. Both unmanned stations and with a less than one minute journey - I can't imagine the guard gets very far through the train!
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« Reply #38 on: January 29, 2010, 19:11:14 » |
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Cheapest walk-on fare? I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Workington North to Workington? One mile and still free isn't it? I think I did actually if you look back far enough in the thread. |
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« Reply #39 on: January 29, 2010, 19:36:19 » |
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Workington - Workington North is showing as 90p on the National Rail Enquiries website and on the Northern Rail website. Wikipedia says that fares would only be free until 31/12/2009, but then it also says that the service would only run until 31/12/2009 (which isn't true).
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« Reply #40 on: January 29, 2010, 20:39:05 » |
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Cant buy a ticket from St Budeaux Victoria Road to St Budeaux Ferry Road...does that make it free??
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« Reply #41 on: January 29, 2010, 20:44:09 » |
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What's the fare from Heathrow Terminal 4 to Heathrow Central? |
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« Reply #42 on: January 29, 2010, 21:02:13 » |
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Sorry Graham. That one's mentioned earlier as well.
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« Reply #43 on: January 29, 2010, 22:04:21 » |
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Cant buy a ticket from St Budeaux Victoria Road to St Budeaux Ferry Road...does that make it free??
Managed to get a quote via Plymouth for tomorrow evening on the NR» site, ^10 SINGLE! |
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« Reply #44 on: January 29, 2010, 22:42:01 » |
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Workington - Workington North is showing as 90p on the National Rail Enquiries website and on the Northern Rail website. Wikipedia says that fares would only be free until 31/12/2009, but then it also says that the service would only run until 31/12/2009 (which isn't true).
No, the service was intended to run until 31 December 2009, but then it was extended: see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=5736.msg57518#msg57518 |
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