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Title: Extra XC Trains extending beyond Reading to Southampton Post by: bigdaz on August 26, 2010, 17:21:18 Text copied courtesy of "Paul" from SWT Yahoo Groups! Quote Starting Dec 2010. Apparently a XC SLC2 commitment, although this was also mentioned in the GWML earlier this year: Six extra services to Southampton 06:33 BHM - RDG is extended to SOU, arriving 09:17 06:15 LDS - RDG is extended to SOU, arriving 11.17 07.23 NCL - RDG is extended to SOU, arriving 13.17 09.35 NCL - RDG is extended to SOU, arriving 15.17 11.27 NCL - RDG is extended to SOU, arriving 17.17 13.34 NCL - RDG is extended to SOU, arriving 19.53 Six extra up services, one of which starts Winchester, presumably as an ECS move to Southampton Central cannot be pathed? 08.41 RDG - NCL starts back from WIN at 08.01 10.41 RDG - NCL starts back from SOU at 09.46 12.41 RDG - NCL starts back from SOU at 11.46 14.41 RDG - EDB starts back from SOU at 13.46 16.41 RDG - NCL starts back from SOU at 15.47 18.41 RDG - YRK starts back from SOU at 17.46 Title: Re: Extra XC Trains extending beyond Reading to Southampton Post by: devon_metro on August 26, 2010, 17:33:26 Good news! Especially considering i'll be living there soon.
Title: Re: Extra XC Trains extending beyond Reading to Southampton Post by: brompton rail on August 26, 2010, 17:39:33 Wonder where the extra Voyagers are coming from?
Will XC diagram 4 HSTs a day on Edinburgh / Plymouth (I.e 2x Leeds to Plymouth and return to Edinburgh, 2x Edinburgh to Plymouth and return to Leeds)? Does this mean that few, if any, Voyager diagrams will be double sets? And what happens in May 2011 when XC run beyond Edinburgh every 2 hours to Glasgow? Title: Re: Extra XC Trains extending beyond Reading to Southampton Post by: fatcontroller on August 26, 2010, 17:52:47 This will be instead of terminating at Reading, probably in conjunction with the rebuilding works and not being able to accomodate them there anymore?!?
Title: Re: Extra XC Trains extending beyond Reading to Southampton Post by: IndustryInsider on August 27, 2010, 01:13:56 Good news indeed. At last some of the direct links from stations south of Reading to the NE will now be restored. Let's hope the HST fleet is fully utilised as a result (as it should be tomorrow - does anyone know if it is?)
Title: Re: Extra XC Trains extending beyond Reading to Southampton Post by: paul7575 on August 27, 2010, 12:56:30 Thanks for posting this for me! :)
I reckon only one unit is needed, but I haven't checked the exact details. If you look this proposal up in the GWML RUS, it explains that more than 2 hourly isn't possible as there are too many existing freight and ECS paths on the route. Paul 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 |