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« Reply #135 on: January 07, 2020, 16:23:14 » |
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Very interesting johoare - I had wondered whether others had found alternative routes.
In related news I see that the forecourt carpark of maidenhead station is due to close imminently, with the loss of 80 further parking spaces. No doubt this will occur prior to Silco Drive reopening. The mind boggles!
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« Reply #136 on: January 07, 2020, 18:11:13 » |
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Hillingdon is another good tube station to use depending which part of London you are trying to get to. .That is in Zone 6 (Hounslow West is in Zone 5) so slightly more cost for travel but not much. It's not far from the A40 at all and is about 35 minutes drive from Maidenhead too if traffic is ok. I imagine that car park does get full at some point but not that early.
Is Silco Drive definitely re-opening then finally?
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« Reply #137 on: January 07, 2020, 18:34:14 » |
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I really am going to have to learn to drive at this rate!
I know colleagues out West use Ruislip and then Central line although my driving geography is none existent to know how well that works.
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« Reply #138 on: January 07, 2020, 18:36:59 » |
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It’s not the driving, it’s the parking that’s the problem!! 😉
Yes, I have it on good authority that Silco Drive will reopen in the not too distant future. A bit like Crossrail...
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« Reply #139 on: January 08, 2020, 06:32:30 » |
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I can also recommend Westfields at Shepherds Bush for parking (£6.50 a day if you register online) which has the benefits of easy access to the Central line (Zone 2), TFL▸ rail and secure underground car parking.
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« Reply #140 on: January 08, 2020, 08:54:45 » |
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In the interests of impartial reporting I should probably report I got a seat and arrived on time. Bit depressing that this is the exception rather than the norm though. Reading the Twitter posts the new timetable really doesn't seem to be working for Maidenhead. I thought it was a bit disingenuous of GWR▸ to keep replying that services had now moved to TFL▸ whenever people complained and they should catch a stopper. It has added to my worry that with Crossrail proper will mean no fast trains for Twyford and Maidenhead.
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« Reply #141 on: January 08, 2020, 09:26:33 » |
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I also note it must be so bad at Maidenhead now, there are 2 security guards on the platforms! I saw them yesterday and assumed they were catching the train (I walked past them before everyone had boarded at the door they were standing by), but they were there again today and after the train left, they wandered over to another platform.
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« Reply #142 on: January 08, 2020, 09:29:54 » |
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Security guards, or just the regular TfL» Rail staff?
Good to note the timetable was provided as planned this morning.
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« Reply #143 on: January 08, 2020, 09:56:09 » |
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It has added to my worry that with Crossrail proper will mean no fast trains for Twyford and Maidenhead.
I think that this is what it’s always been leading to, both pairs of lines acting as separate railways, GWR▸ on the fast lines and TFL▸ only on the relief lines eventually. The gamble was always going to be frequency over travel time with crossrail. Things may have been different if it finished at Heathrow or Slough. The amount of people at Maidenhead in the morning is probably only going to increase for the next couple of years and it’s a shame this change has led to some considering further car use.
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« Reply #144 on: January 08, 2020, 10:26:26 » |
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Security guards, or just the regular TfL» Rail staff?
Good to note the timetable was provided as planned this morning.
Security. I thought it was BTP▸ at first (same type of uniform), but when they turned it had Security across their backs (white text on blue background if I recall)
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« Reply #145 on: January 08, 2020, 13:16:59 » |
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I’ve encountered these guys too. Proper overkill. On Tuesday, when the 7.02 and 7.07 were cancelled and several hundred passengers were crammed on to Platform 4 in the cold, their role appeared to be enforcing the yellow line to prevent encroachment.
I’d love to know who pays for these guys, what their actual job is, and why maidenhead is deemed to be under such imminent threat.
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« Reply #146 on: January 08, 2020, 14:15:34 » |
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I’ve encountered these guys too. Proper overkill. On Tuesday, when the 7.02 and 7.07 were cancelled and several hundred passengers were crammed on to Platform 4 in the cold, their role appeared to be enforcing the yellow line to prevent encroachment.
I’d love to know who pays for these guys, what their actual job is, and why maidenhead is deemed to be under such imminent threat.
Probably a darned sight more to do that this security guard I came across ... To be fair, I chatted with her and learned that they were overstaffed that day and so she was taking a "reeky" to learn more about the area she and her colleagues covered ... this was a station she had never visited before. Perhaps the guys at Maidenhead are under training for tougher assignments such as Taplow
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« Reply #147 on: January 13, 2020, 05:32:02 » |
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0702, 0732, 0831 fast services all non stopping at Twyford and Maidenhead this morning according to Journeycheck.
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« Reply #148 on: January 13, 2020, 06:14:49 » |
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0702, 0732, 0831 fast services all non stopping at Twyford and Maidenhead this morning according to Journeycheck.
Not running inward of Reading at all ... 06:21 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington due 07:22 06:21 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington due 07:22 will be terminated at Reading. It will no longer call at Twyford, Maidenhead and London Paddington. This is due to a speed restriction over defective track.
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« Reply #149 on: January 13, 2020, 07:11:16 » |
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0702, 0732, 0831 fast services all non stopping at Twyford and Maidenhead this morning according to Journeycheck.
Not running inward of Reading at all ... 06:21 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington due 07:22 06:21 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington due 07:22 will be terminated at Reading. It will no longer call at Twyford, Maidenhead and London Paddington. This is due to a speed restriction over defective track. 0735 cancelled too.
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