Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 14:55 28 Mar 2024
- Man held over stabbing in front of train passengers
- How do I renew my UK passport and what is the 10-year rule?
- Jet2 launches first flight from Liverpool airport
* Easter travel warning as millions set to hit roads
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 02/06/24 - Summer Timetable starts
17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

On this day
28th Mar (1988)
Formal end to carrying coffins by BR (link)

Train RunningCancelled
13:26 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
13:28 Weymouth to Gloucester
13:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
14:13 Par to Newquay
14:19 Westbury to Swindon
15:10 Newquay to Par
15:14 Swindon to Westbury
15:16 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
15:30 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
16:04 Bristol Temple Meads to Filton Abbey Wood
16:51 Filton Abbey Wood to Bristol Temple Meads
17:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
Short Run
11:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
11:29 Weymouth to Gloucester
11:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
11:48 London Paddington to Carmarthen
12:03 London Paddington to Penzance
13:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
13:10 Gloucester to Weymouth
14:05 Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads
15:10 Gloucester to Weymouth
15:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
15:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
16:19 Carmarthen to London Paddington
16:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
Delayed
10:04 London Paddington to Penzance
12:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
13:57 Exmouth to Paignton
14:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
PollsOpen and recent polls
Closed 2024-03-25 Easter Escape - to where?
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
March 28, 2024, 14:58:18 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[142] West Wiltshire Bus Changes April 2024
[80] would you like your own LIVE train station departure board?
[56] Return of the BRUTE?
[46] If not HS2 to Manchester, how will traffic be carried?
[43] Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption el...
[34] Reversing Beeching - bring heritage and freight lines into the...
 
News: the Great Western Coffee Shop ... keeping you up to date with travel around the South West
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: 1 [2]
  Print  
Author Topic: The 07:44 service from Henley to Paddington - worst for overcrowding?  (Read 19030 times)
John R
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4416


View Profile
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2012, 22:51:23 »

A survey carried out on one day found the three-carriage train was carrying 373 passengers, 148 more than it was designed to hold.

Using simple maths, you go from 49 standing per coach (148/3) to 18 (73/4) all other things being equal, which is much more tolerable. Though I suspect it will soon become a bit more overcrowded again as people who have previously avoided the service start to use it again.
Logged
IndustryInsider
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 10095


View Profile
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2012, 10:28:14 »

What a difference an extra carriage makes. Was this advertised?

Yes it was - in so much as FGW (First Great Western) committed to it in the Henley rag that started this thread, though two months earlier than they quoted then.   Wink
Logged

To view my GWML (Great Western Main Line) Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
argg
Full Member
***
Posts: 80


View Profile
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2012, 14:03:02 »

From the Henley Standard:

Quote
Similarly, the 18.12 from Paddington to Henley will be strengthened from three cars to five.^

This is and has been for a long time a 5 car train.  Got their facts straight then?
Although strangely enough it is usually 3 on a Friday (?!?)

Logged
autotank
Transport Scholar
Sr. Member
******
Posts: 241


View Profile
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2012, 14:48:19 »

The 1812 oftern loads quite lightly (because it actually isn't that fast) and could easily be reduced to 4 or even 3 cars. The service that needs strengthening in the evening is the 1906 to Henley which is currently 3 but is oftern wedged - do you know if there are plans to make it 4 or even 5?
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 40690



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2012, 15:06:14 »

The 1812 oftern loads quite lightly (because it actually isn't that fast) ...

And perhaps because there's an 18:06 (Change at Twyford) which is fast (37 mins v 61 mins!).   The 18:06 from Paddington has been wedged whenever I've used it ... and the wedge of people gets out at Twyford  Wink
Logged

Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
paul7575
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 5316


View Profile
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2012, 15:14:52 »


This is and has been for a long time a 5 car train.  Got their facts straight then?
Although strangely enough it is usually 3 on a Friday (?!?)


The quoted article is from April though - is that at all relevant?

Paul
Logged
bobm
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 9809



View Profile
« Reply #21 on: March 28, 2013, 08:32:46 »

From Journeycheck
Quote
07:44 Henley-On-Thames to London Paddington due 08:28
This train will be terminated at Maidenhead.
This train will no longer call at London Paddington.
This is due to a train fault.

Oh dear.  That is likely to mean an awful lot of people waiting at Maidenhead....
Logged
johoare
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 2818


View Profile
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2013, 22:29:51 »

I got to Maidenhead at about 8.45.. The 8.04 was still stuck there on the "fast (sorry mainline)" platform.. oops....  Roll Eyes any idea when it finally got moved?
Logged
IndustryInsider
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 10095


View Profile
« Reply #23 on: March 29, 2013, 11:39:47 »

Not sure what time it eventually moved, though apparently the 'Train Control' circuit breaker tripped and wouldn't reset.  A very unusual fault to have on a Turbo, but one which immobilises the unit completely and causes all sorts of bells and claxons to sound  Shocked
Logged

To view my GWML (Great Western Main Line) Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
Ollie
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2302


View Profile
« Reply #24 on: March 29, 2013, 11:47:14 »

They were on the move at about 09:20.
Logged
johoare
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 2818


View Profile
« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2013, 12:17:22 »

Maidenhead actually had an additional train as a result of this.. A service from Oxford (HST (High Speed Train)) stopped at 8.48 and was then non-stop to London.. Even though the 9.03 (non-stop) wasn't running too late at that point and I don't think there were many more people waiting at Maidenhead by that time than on a usual morning..

Still I was very thankful for the decision as there was lots of free seats on that train (even after everyone got on).. It would be really nice if they could incorporate that stop into the timetable to be honest but I don't think we'll be that lucky..


Logged
Network SouthEast
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 492



View Profile
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2013, 16:18:06 »



Still I was very thankful for the decision as there was lots of free seats on that train (even after everyone got on).. It would be really nice if they could incorporate that stop into the timetable to be honest but I don't think we'll be that lucky..



Do you think the train might have had free seats because it was the last working day before Easter break? Maybe a few folks took a day or two off early to have more time off/beat the holiday rush etc...
Logged
johoare
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 2818


View Profile
« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2013, 17:26:02 »

I did wonder that.. Since the trains were all being delayed also I guess that it might have left Reading immediately after another one too.. Still.. A nicer journey than I thought might happen once I saw the broken down train...
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: 1 [2]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the 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 the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page