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Title: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 16, 2008, 18:04:00 I see they are using 4 carriages on this service. 2 x 150s. It also needs 4 by the looks of it as I saw the 15.35 depart today and it was packed full of passengers.
It also appears that Cardiff Central are using Platform 0 for the first time on Saturdays for this service. Usually this platform was only used for the Cardiff---Nottingham service during the week. Does anyone know if the Cardiff-Nottingham service is still using Platform 0 during the week or is it going from Platform 1/2 like on Saturdays? Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: grahame on February 16, 2008, 18:40:23 Platform 0 was in use for the Ebbw Vale service at around 17:30 last Tuesday ... don't know if that answers the question though. On that day, the 4 car 150 was not heavily loaded. Do you think the busyness on a Saturday is an initial splurge of people tryingout the new service and will settle back, or will it remain that busy?
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Lee on February 16, 2008, 19:26:23 Platform 0 was in use for the Ebbw Vale service at around 17:30 last Tuesday ... don't know if that answers the question though. On that day, the 4 car 150 was not heavily loaded. Do you think the busyness on a Saturday is an initial splurge of people tryingout the new service and will settle back, or will it remain that busy? More on this in the link below. http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1722.msg11725#msg11725 Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 16, 2008, 20:42:57 Platform 0 was in use for the Ebbw Vale service at around 17:30 last Tuesday ... don't know if that answers the question though. On that day, the 4 car 150 was not heavily loaded. Do you think the busyness on a Saturday is an initial splurge of people tryingout the new service and will settle back, or will it remain that busy? Not sure to be honest. I guess people are using it now as its been on the local news, newspapers during the week so they are aware of it. I noticed there were already people starting to wait for the next train about 10 mins after the last 1 had gone. Also several people didnt know how to get to Platform 0 as its a different enterance entirely from the other platforms at Cardiff. They always used Platform 0 during the week for the Nottingham service due to so many trains departing from Platforms 1 and 2 so it was kind of a spare platform. On Saturdays it wasnt needed as there isnt a train to Paddington and 5 minutes to the hour. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Shazz on February 17, 2008, 00:37:55 To be fair, plat 0 isnt really "used" that heavily.
And yes the cardiff to notts train still goes from 0 Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: smokey on February 17, 2008, 10:34:25 To be fair, plat 0 isnt really "used" that heavily. And yes the cardiff to notts train still goes from 0 What other Stations have a Platform Zero? I know of one British Station that has Platforms A, B, C, and D Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: John R on February 17, 2008, 10:51:39 To be fair, plat 0 isnt really "used" that heavily. And yes the cardiff to notts train still goes from 0 What other Stations have a Platform Zero? I know of one British Station that has Platforms A, B, C, and D I think Kings Cross is about to get one. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 17, 2008, 10:54:06 To be fair, plat 0 isnt really "used" that heavily. It isnt, and wasnt used on a Saturday at all until yesterday as far as I know. So is it just the Ebbw Vale and Cardiff to Notts services using it during the week? As I said Cardiff to Notts use Platform 2 on Saturdays. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Shazz on February 17, 2008, 15:17:30 To be fair, plat 0 isnt really "used" that heavily. It isnt, and wasnt used on a Saturday at all until yesterday as far as I know. So is it just the Ebbw Vale and Cardiff to Notts services using it during the week? As I said Cardiff to Notts use Platform 2 on Saturdays. During the week yes. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: swlines on February 17, 2008, 16:26:09 Haymarket has a platform 0.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: John R on February 17, 2008, 16:44:52 Ah yes, I've used it, so I should have got that one. Is it staying now the Waverley work is complete?
We still haven't got A,B,C,D though. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: swlines on February 17, 2008, 17:07:29 Waterloo East has ABCD.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: John R on February 17, 2008, 23:50:41 Thank you SWLines. 2 years since I've been there, but I should still have got it!
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Ollie on February 18, 2008, 02:46:26 Stockport has a Platform 0
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: vacman on February 18, 2008, 22:33:16 Tavistock has a platform 0, oops sorry, o platform's :D :D trust me to come up with a crap joke.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: smokey on February 20, 2008, 18:41:50 Waterloo East has ABCD. Correct Waterlo East has platforms A,B,C & D. Something to do with Preventing confusion against the Waterloo Main Line terminus platforms 1-4. Knew there were a few Platform ZERO around, knew of the Zero at Cardiff, didn't know where the others were. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: swlines on February 20, 2008, 21:52:54 Yep - exactly right, prevents confusion with Waterloo 1-4, they weren't numbered following on from 19 as it allows for expansion of Waterloo station further (ie, 1-19 mainline, 20-24 Eurostar, 25-26 Waterloo & City (ex-BR)).
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 20, 2008, 22:52:44 I think the reason they called it platform 0 at Cardiff was due to where the platform is in the station. There is no platform 5 but it would have been odd to call the new platform that as it would be in the wrong order relating to where the platform is.
I am going on the Ebbw Vale service next Tuesday so will go on Platform 0 for the first time ;) Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 23, 2008, 12:11:43 Well the Cardiff-Nottingham service appears not to be running today (instead replacement buses not from Cardiff but Newport) so I wonder if they will use Platform 0 for the Ebbw Vale service today seeing as there will be less trains on platform 1 and 2.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Shazz on February 23, 2008, 13:11:01 Well the Cardiff-Nottingham service appears not to be running today (instead replacement buses not from Cardiff but Newport) so I wonder if they will use Platform 0 for the Ebbw Vale service today seeing as there will be less trains on platform 1 and 2. It's a rugby day today, so they'll probably be going from 1/2 Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 23, 2008, 17:10:24 Well the Cardiff-Nottingham service appears not to be running today (instead replacement buses not from Cardiff but Newport) so I wonder if they will use Platform 0 for the Ebbw Vale service today seeing as there will be less trains on platform 1 and 2. It's a rugby day today, so they'll probably be going from 1/2 I think thats why they have an extra service running between Cardiff and Newport at about 17.05. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 26, 2008, 17:23:14 Used this service today - it was a 2 carriage 150 in both directions so they are no longer operating 4 carriages then? Mind you, we almost had an entire carriage to ourselves on the return journey so a 4 carriage train is definately not required. Quite a lot of people on the 15.35 from Cardiff Central though.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Shazz on February 26, 2008, 17:39:20 Used this service today - it was a 2 carriage 150 in both directions so they are no longer operating 4 carriages then? Mind you, we almost had an entire carriage to ourselves on the return journey so a 4 carriage train is definately not required. Quite a lot of people on the 15.35 from Cardiff Central though. was this offpeak? The peak services are rammed full now :/ It certainly was when i paid a visit to ebbw vale last week Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: devon_metro on February 26, 2008, 17:50:34 Used this service today - it was a 2 carriage 150 in both directions so they are no longer operating 4 carriages then? Mind you, we almost had an entire carriage to ourselves on the return journey ha shame ;) Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on February 26, 2008, 21:09:38 Used this service today - it was a 2 carriage 150 in both directions so they are no longer operating 4 carriages then? Mind you, we almost had an entire carriage to ourselves on the return journey so a 4 carriage train is definately not required. Quite a lot of people on the 15.35 from Cardiff Central though. was this offpeak? It was. We caught the 14.40 back from Ebbw Vale. We got a bus from outside Ebbw Vale Parkway into the town centre, however the driver of the bus said next time to ask the conductor on the train to get a ticket straight through to avoid having to pay on the bus as well - it was only like a ^1 return so I wasnt bothered. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: vacman on February 26, 2008, 22:23:04 Used this service today - it was a 2 carriage 150 in both directions so they are no longer operating 4 carriages then? Mind you, we almost had an entire carriage to ourselves on the return journey so a 4 carriage train is definately not required. Quite a lot of people on the 15.35 from Cardiff Central though. The novelty's probably worn off by now!Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: smokey on February 27, 2008, 09:55:44 Used this service today - it was a 2 carriage 150 in both directions so they are no longer operating 4 carriages then? Mind you, we almost had an entire carriage to ourselves on the return journey so a 4 carriage train is definately not required. Quite a lot of people on the 15.35 from Cardiff Central though. The novelty's probably worn off by now!It was a Wise move to start a Service with 4 cars, the ever Rail hunting Press would have as much meat (proberley more) about overcrowded trains on the Ebbw Vale service than the New passenger service it's self. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: IanL on February 27, 2008, 12:02:23 When the departure screens worked, Charlbury's platform was labelled platform 0.
Still get the occasional visitor buying tickets asking which platform the London train departs from...usually answered by 'any platform you like!' Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on March 08, 2008, 19:03:49 Ebbw Vale service was departing to Platform 4 today - normally a platform only used for services terminating or going West towards Bridgend and beyond. Perhaps it was to avoid using Platform 0 again at weekends (Notts service went from Platform 1) or maybe they just used a terminating train.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Shazz on March 09, 2008, 00:24:10 Ebbw Vale service was departing to Platform 4 today - normally a platform only used for services terminating or going West towards Bridgend and beyond. Perhaps it was to avoid using Platform 0 again at weekends (Notts service went from Platform 1) or maybe they just used a terminating train. What time did you use it? As on peak services it doesnt do plat 0 due to the amount of people who wait for the Notts train Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Jez on March 09, 2008, 11:09:11 Ebbw Vale service was departing to Platform 4 today - normally a platform only used for services terminating or going West towards Bridgend and beyond. Perhaps it was to avoid using Platform 0 again at weekends (Notts service went from Platform 1) or maybe they just used a terminating train. What time did you use it? As on peak services it doesnt do plat 0 due to the amount of people who wait for the Notts train It was the 16.35, I didnt use it but saw it depart. Notts was going from Plat 1 yesterday as it doesnt do Platform 0 on weekends. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Trowres on March 24, 2008, 00:38:06 Middle of the afternoon Good Friday, and the Cardiff-Ebbw Vale 150/2 was so full that I only just managed to squeeze on... and this is before the final two stations of phase 1 have opened.
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: John R on March 24, 2008, 08:23:03 2 coaches or 4?
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: eightf48544 on March 24, 2008, 10:45:04 Middle of the afternoon Good Friday, and the Cardiff-Ebbw Vale 150/2 was so full that I only just managed to squeeze on... and this is before the final two stations of phase 1 have opened. Good to hear that the new service is so well used. It just goes to show that if you run a train between places people want to travel at a time they want to travel it will be used. It's a pity that having started the service there is not enough stock that people have to stand and also the infrastructure track signalling etc. is so sparce that it will be impossible to increase train frequencies. Why do we always, mixing metaphors, spoil the ship for a hap'th of tar. Signalling and track put in at the start and stock ordered before hand is always going to be cheaper in the long run even if it marginally increases capital costs. I blame the accountants. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Trowres on March 26, 2008, 00:28:42 2 coaches or 4? Two. The conductor apologised for the overcrowding as the train arrived at EBV. Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: grahame on December 26, 2020, 21:47:40 Knew there were a few Platform ZERO around, knew of the Zero at Cardiff, didn't know where the others were. LEEDS is about to join them ... from the Yorkshire Post (https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/new-picture-shows-leeds-station-platform-zero-hundreds-workers-give-christmas-finish-ps161m-job-3079037) Quote New picture shows Leeds Station platform zero as hundreds of workers give up Christmas to finish GBP161m job Hundreds of workers have given up their Christmases with their families to complete a major GBP161million investment to build a new platform at Leeds station. [snip] Over the final two-and-a-half days of work, final work to the overhead lines, track and signalling systems will take place, as well as rigorous testing to make sure the platform is ready for train services. While the platform won't come into full use until the May 2021 timetable change, it will be available for trains to use during times of disruption, helping to minimise delays for passengers. Next ... Chippenham? Platform face there already ... "just" need the track! Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: Red Squirrel on December 27, 2020, 12:00:45 Geoff Marshall has covered all the stations with a Platform 0 in one day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTHOyTypNs8
Title: Re: Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service Post by: grahame on December 27, 2020, 12:14:05 Geoff Marshall has covered all the stations with a Platform 0 in one day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTHOyTypNs8 Noting ... visited the platforms, and didn't travel on a train from or to each of them ... I don't think many trains use the one at Haymarket? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |