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« Reply #105 on: December 02, 2011, 18:10:51 » |
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how does 2 153s have more seats than 2 143s? 46 each apparantly?
2 car 143 = 106 passengers seats. 2 x 153 = 150 seats. 44 seats more + 2 x driver's seats in mid cabs on 153s = 46 seats more. ok i read it as 2 x 153s replacing 2 x143s (i.e. 4 carriages) |
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« Reply #107 on: December 02, 2011, 20:03:46 » |
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the 1623 EXM-BNP▸ (1657 from EXD» ) is also to be a 150 vice 143 from Dec, much needed as this train is usually rammed!
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« Reply #108 on: December 14, 2011, 12:57:37 » |
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Great news and much needed extra capacity.
Although I personally find the 153s a bit cramped legroom-wise they are still a massive improvement on the awful, draughty, bench-seated 142s.
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« Reply #109 on: January 28, 2012, 15:26:40 » |
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Now all we need to do is speed up the journey time a bit. 2 minutes 4 seconds EXD» - BNP▸ anyone?  HS3, North Devon? |
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« Reply #110 on: January 28, 2012, 17:52:25 » |
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Now all we need to do is speed up the journey time a bit.
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #112 on: February 29, 2012, 20:32:26 » |
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« Reply #113 on: February 29, 2012, 20:58:49 » |
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What a bunch of Clarts....  Whaddya mean, 'bunch'? As far as I can tell, there's only two of them... |
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« Reply #114 on: February 29, 2012, 21:02:29 » |
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Everyone has a voice during the franchise consultation period, but can this 'group' really be representative of local users and stakeholders? Can't find anything about "North Devon Public Transport Users Group" online save for references to this story. I suspect Patrick Adams ( see here) and John Gulliver just want a slightly quicker journey to their destination and they've got one or two like minded souls to agree to their preposterous idea. As well as gullible journalists printing their (non) story. |
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« Reply #115 on: February 29, 2012, 22:01:40 » |
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I never heard of North Devon Public Transport Users Group.
The Railway is for the General public and the person from the Tarka▸ Rail Association pointed on Radio Devon this morning out that Network Rail are going to work on the Line at the end of this year , which will increase the line speed.
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« Reply #116 on: March 01, 2012, 07:55:30 » |
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I think the official attitude is probably best summed up in the response at the bottom of this page: "No change recommended. The proposed change is too detailed with no identified means of delivery." |
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« Reply #117 on: March 01, 2012, 08:46:58 » |
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In any case 'North Devon Public Transport Users Group' is such a dull name. I propose a change:
Barnstaple Station Railway Development Society
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« Reply #118 on: March 01, 2012, 10:24:43 » |
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In any case 'North Devon Public Transport Users Group' is such a dull name. I propose a change:
Barnstaple Station Railway Development Society
Hahaha I merely assumed it was proposed on behalf of somebody from Turners Bus trying to drum up a bit more passing trade for the Turners 377 Chulmleigh - Exeter bus by shutting stations South of Eggesford, making the bus the only option... In any case FGW▸ gave a ridership figure of something over 500,000 journeys per year which doesn't suggest to me that the line is exactly on its knees in it's current mode of operation. |
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« Reply #119 on: March 01, 2012, 16:59:05 » |
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It's something of a historic oddity that no stations (so far as I know) on the Tarka▸ Line closed during the Beeching era, including stations such as Chapelton and Portsmouth Arms where there isn't exactly much of a local community, and yet places such as Cullompton, Wellington, Ivybridge and Plympton lost their stations despite serving such a large area. The difference was obviously due to the aim of speeding up mainline services and withdrawing local stoppers.
I think it's been said elsewhere on here that no real time savings would be made from withdrawing current stops due to the single line and the need to pass at Eggesford and Crediton, so it'd be fairly pointless anyway. You could of course create double track from Crediton to Coleford Junction without much difficulty as there's 2 single lines already. I somehow doubt though that the Tarka Line is a major candidate for redoubling given the cost it seems to involve.
I'm not suggesting there's any merit to these suggestions - more that as an hourly service taking an hour or less doesn't seem to be possible, there'd be no benefit to closing any stations anyway. Besides the smallest stations are only served by peak hour trains anyway when I presume there's a few people using them.
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