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Title: Consequence - withdrawal of the GWR trains to Brighton Post by: grahame on May 18, 2022, 09:52:40 I'll just quote this public exchange ...
Quote Why has the 7:43 fast train from chichester to brighton stopped? The only fast train on this line and now gone. I hope there is a good reason for this Reply2h [name] this was a DfT directive to reduce duplication of services, it also enables GWR to add more carriages to busier services on other parts of their network, particularly the Cardiff/Bristol to Portsmouth route. Reply1h [name] I get that. Just now means there are now only 2 very slow and busy trains between portsmouth and brighton now peak time. Which is more a southern issue than gwr Title: Re: Consequence - withdrawal of the GWR trains to Brighton Post by: IndustryInsider on May 18, 2022, 10:05:31 I would suggest it's more of a timing issue than a speed issue as the difference between the 'fast' train that used to run and the 'very slow' trains that now run is fairly small - 59 or 56 minutes now, with the 'fast' train previously taking 52 minutes.
The 'fast' train used to provide an arrival in Brighton at 08:35 - plum for the traditional commute - current arrivals at 08:04 and 08:55 leave quite a yawning gap. 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 |