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Journey by Journey / Cross Country services / Re: Arriva CrossCountry Strike Action over Christmas?
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on: December 17, 2012, 17:15:55
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Miss Macbrains number 2 is planning to travel from Truro to Cheltenham on 22nd December Cross Country seem confident that there will be a service - and FGW▸ (I assume) provides an alternative. What do others think? Thanks for any thoughts rgds macbrains FGW Truro to Taunton then Bristol (easier when there is a through train) then a Worcester service from Bristol is operated by FGW Thank you for that No problem, just a add on note, Bristol to Cheltenham on XC▸ is around 40 mins compared to FGW around 70 mins, assuming different routes are taken, or does a few extra stops take 30 mins extra?
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Getting my first season!
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on: December 16, 2012, 15:25:26
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I'm under the impression that if you have the photocard, you can also buy certain period seasons from on train staff when using an unmanned station.
That's good to know. Tomorrow morning, I was planning to start from Chippenham on the 06:25, as the 05:56 from Melksham ran for the last time on 8th December 2006, and the 07:20 (now the first northbound train of the day) is too late for me. Pity really - I remember being on that train with 40 or 50 others a few months before it was withdrawn. Dont take my point as fact, I'm sure though my friend buys a 7 day ticket from the guard each week from Falmouth - Truro.
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Journey by Journey / Cross Country services / Re: Arriva CrossCountry Strike Action over Christmas?
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on: December 16, 2012, 14:31:59
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Miss Macbrains number 2 is planning to travel from Truro to Cheltenham on 22nd December Cross Country seem confident that there will be a service - and FGW▸ (I assume) provides an alternative. What do others think? Thanks for any thoughts rgds macbrains FGW Truro to Taunton then Bristol (easier when there is a through train) then a Worcester service from Bristol is operated by FGW
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: The writing of timetables, how do they do that?
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on: December 09, 2012, 21:14:25
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Whoever writes the time table for Cornwall needs some sense knocking into them. For the last 3 years I have been unable to use the train for work as the West Bound services are so badly timetabled in evening peak. From Truro there is nothing between 1723 and 1852 heading west to Penzance. The 2 largest industrial areas are a 25-30 min walk from Truro station, and the largest office area also 25 mins walk. All of us who work 9-5 have no choice but to drive or wait nearly 90 mins for a train. Traffic at 9am and 5pm in Truro is gridlocked. I live in Redruth now, and it is taking close to an hour a majority of days, for what can be done in 20 mins if I opt for an hour of overtime in the morning and start at 8. If you try driving into Truro any time after around 0810 you will just sit in traffic, (my house in Redruth to work in Truro is 7 miles)
Anyone stations east of St Austell, even if they are closer to the station have no west bound options at all at evening peak.
Completely ridiculous is the only way of describing this.
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