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« on: January 19, 2008, 21:41:11 »
While waiting for a train today, I saw a 150, 150265 The Falmouth Flyer, with the vinyl used to cover Wessex Trains coming away. Maybe in a week or to it will come away and we can be reminded of the good times if we travel on it.
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2008, 21:47:50 »
I forgot to look at the 150 I was on today!
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« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2008, 22:41:04 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 19, 2008, 21:47:50
I forgot to look at the 150 I was on today!
Where was that? I saw this on the 12:44 Penzance-Plymouth ex Exmouth.
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2008, 10:31:22 »
1240 Newton Abbot - Plymouth.

150 was in good knick if you ask me and had about the whole population of Ivybridge on it!
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2008, 18:27:42 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 20, 2008, 10:31:22
1240 Newton Abbot - Plymouth.

150 was in good knick if you ask me and had about the whole population of Ivybridge on it!
All 10 of them!! Wink
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2008, 18:29:15 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 20, 2008, 10:31:22
150 was in good knick if you ask me and had about the whole population of Ivybridge on it!

Hell I've never seen 12,000 people on a class 150.....
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2008, 19:09:10 »
Was a tight squeeze Wink
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2008, 19:10:17 »
Quote from: oooooo on January 20, 2008, 18:29:15
Quote from: devon_metro on January 20, 2008, 10:31:22
150 was in good knick if you ask me and had about the whole population of Ivybridge on it!

Hell I've never seen 12,000 people on a class 150.....
Didn't realise Ivybridge was so big!! a shame only a handful of people use their station!!
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« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2008, 20:19:54 »
Quote from: vacman on January 20, 2008, 19:10:17
Quote from: oooooo on January 20, 2008, 18:29:15
Quote from: devon_metro on January 20, 2008, 10:31:22
150 was in good knick if you ask me and had about the whole population of Ivybridge on it!

Hell I've never seen 12,000 people on a class 150.....
Didn't realise Ivybridge was so big!! a shame only a handful of people use their station!!

The problem with Ivybridge is that it was built as a Park and Ride for Plymouth commuters, however as Plymouth is West of Ivybridge is was a DUMB STUPID move to build the station EAST of Ivybridge, case of the road lobby won AGAIN!

Now had the station been built West of Ivybridge then it might have been a SUCCESS story.
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« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2008, 20:20:57 »
Yes, the station, if you ask me is in the middle of no where. Does Ivybridge even have a town centre?
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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2008, 20:24:45 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 20, 2008, 20:20:57
Yes, the station, if you ask me is in the middle of no where. Does Ivybridge even have a town centre?
It seems to be more of a large housing estate in the middle of the country side! It was built in the wrong place, aout a mile from where the origional station at Ivybridge once stood!
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« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2008, 20:40:14 »
Yes Ivybridge has a rather pleasant Town Centre, and in the late 80's early 90's Ivybridge was the FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN EUROPE.
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« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2008, 10:51:36 »
Quote from: vacman on January 20, 2008, 19:10:17
a shame only a handful of people use their station!!

Let's put that comment into perspective.....

Ivybridge passenger numbers :

2002-2003 - 30786
2004-2005 - 40613
2005-2006 - 48440
2006-2007 - 60296

Note - 2003-2004 figures not available, 2006-2007 figures confirmed as correct by Ivybridge Rail Users Group.

IRUG» (Ivybridge Rail Users Group - about) also have a further comment on the 2006-2007 figures :

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From April 2006 to Apr 2007- 60,296 journeys were made. This shows an increase from the previous year. This is despite losing 6 services per day. However a word of caution; more diligent ticketing and checking procedures including ticket barriers at Plymouth station have added to this figure as train guards were often apathetic in their fares collection. The group estimate as much as 20% of ticket revenue was lost in journeys from Ivybridge before this.
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