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« Reply #120 on: January 03, 2020, 10:32:38 » |
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Totally with you this morning, Nick. As it left Reading just two minutes late, and at its worst was 4 minutes late from Oxford, that was a ridiculous decision to remove the Maidenhead stop. I note that shortly after it flew through Maidenhead (2 minutes early) it caught up with trains in front!
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« Reply #121 on: January 03, 2020, 10:43:30 » |
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Thanks II - what is your take on when the new timetable will be revised to sort out conspicuous problems such as this?
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« Reply #122 on: January 03, 2020, 11:49:03 » |
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Thanks II - what is your take on when the new timetable will be revised to sort out conspicuous problems such as this?
Isn't this what was expected, sooner or later? NR» have always made clear that running more services on the Main Lines (taking advantage of the grade separation at Reading) requires the reduction in other conflicts inwards to Paddington. Those conflicts are the trains that stop at Twyford or Maidenhead on the Mains, and the (proper) semifasts that switch to or from the Reliefs. If there is less leeway to recover a train being late then skipping that stop is one way to get it back, and is more feasible than not switching to the Up Main! Yesterday it was the stopping train that was late, but it could be a non-stop one. Today it's not clear that any train was late - the two following trains through P2 were early! I think they've just set the excuse generator to "random pick" for the time being.
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« Reply #123 on: January 03, 2020, 12:19:51 » |
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Yes, I outlined the reasons why it might be the sensible thing to do if it’s at Reading getting on for ten minutes late in a post before Christmas. No obvious such excuses today though.
It will get more slick as drivers get used to the coupling procedure at Oxford. It’s being done by Worcester drivers (most of whom have never coupled before in service) and are understandably taking it steady until more confident. You could retime it a couple of minutes earlier from Worcester in the morning to allow a little more time, but that sort of change won’t be possible until May I doubt.
Until then it remains a risk, but if decisions like this morning are made then they might as well just take it out of the calling pattern totally!
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« Reply #124 on: January 06, 2020, 12:21:03 » |
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I was on the 7.02 this morning, first day back for most people I should think, but coach 8 wasn't too bad; just a couple of people left without seats.
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« Reply #125 on: January 06, 2020, 12:32:22 » |
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A good morning all round this morning. Even the 07:07 managed to stop at Maidenhead!
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« Reply #126 on: January 06, 2020, 13:12:46 » |
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In coach 4 I was surprised how crowded it was. Wasn't even sure I was going to get a seat when it pulled into Twyford.
Really struggling to understand why its so busy when you've gone from 3 and a bit IET▸ coaches to 12 EMU▸ (is that correct term)?
On the platform we were discussing the 'golden days' of the 5 or 6 coach DMUs▸ where the boarding at Twyford was much more relaxed and polite than currently.
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« Reply #127 on: January 07, 2020, 07:10:59 » |
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0702 not stopping at Maidenhead this morning as it's running 9 minutes late.
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« Reply #128 on: January 07, 2020, 07:23:35 » |
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7.02 and 7.07 cancelled today due to a delay of moments. 7.15 via Slough formed of 8 coaches to take its normal flow plus the previous 20 carriages of passengers. Car park full and turning cars away by 6.40 which is a new record.
Maidenhead is fast becoming a non-commuter town. I used to proudly state that from shutting my front door to standing on Paddington concourse could be done in 35 minutes. That same journey is now always over an hour and today will be an hour and twenty.
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« Reply #129 on: January 07, 2020, 07:56:20 » |
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Maidenhead is trending on Twitter. Before even clicking on the page I knew exactly why.
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« Reply #130 on: January 07, 2020, 08:50:13 » |
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07.02 didn't even reach Twyford until 07.06 but no information other than a continually changing display screen that was little help. At least the stopping trains are now purple so you know not to get on them if it's not clear which train has just arrived. The irregular freight train that makes everything late turned up again as well. It must be scheduled so I'm never sure why trains have to run late because of it. All in all another great start to the day
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« Reply #131 on: January 07, 2020, 08:52:57 » |
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7.02 and 7.07 cancelled today due to a delay of moments. 7.15 via Slough formed of 8 coaches to take its normal flow plus the previous 20 carriages of passengers. Car park full and turning cars away by 6.40 which is a new record.
Maidenhead is fast becoming a non-commuter town. I used to proudly state that from shutting my front door to standing on Paddington concourse could be done in 35 minutes. That same journey is now always over an hour and today will be an hour and twenty.
My thoughts exactly. If Maidenhead is going to become the sacrificial lamb for fast trains that are running late to make up time, its going to make commuting very unpleasant.
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« Reply #132 on: January 07, 2020, 11:53:46 » |
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I can see why the 07:07 ran through this morning as it was 14 minutes late from Oxford (it only became 9 as a result of not making the stop), and the 07:01 was effectively running in its path being delayed by the freight train mentioned, but IMHO▸ the 07:01 should have stopped.
There would have been a reaction to the trains behind it as a result, but nothing too major and you should only remove 22 carriages worth of peak provision if there are major problems.
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« Reply #133 on: January 07, 2020, 12:30:08 » |
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i am voting with my feet until the timetable settles down and because of the ridiculous lack of parking at Maidenhead.
My current commute:
35 minutes (traffic depending) drive from Maidenhead to Hounslow West. Lots of empty car parking spaces there at 7.30am (and I imagine it doesn't fill up all day from what I can see). 40 minutes ish from there to Victoria on the tube.
Car parking cost - £6.50 for they day Transport costs - £9.50 (and no I don't always get a seat but for that price I really don't mind!)
NB - traffic back in the evening not so good yesterday so will see how that goes...
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« Reply #134 on: January 07, 2020, 13:39:23 » |
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i am voting with my feet until the timetable settles down and because of the ridiculous lack of parking at Maidenhead.
My current commute:
35 minutes (traffic depending) drive from Maidenhead to Hounslow West. Lots of empty car parking spaces there at 7.30am (and I imagine it doesn't fill up all day from what I can see). 40 minutes ish from there to Victoria on the tube.
Car parking cost - £6.50 for they day Transport costs - £9.50 (and no I don't always get a seat but for that price I really don't mind!)
NB - traffic back in the evening not so good yesterday so will see how that goes...
Hounslow West is often mentioned on the Flyertalk frequent flyer forum as an alternative short term parking option for Heathrow. This post mentions it being less than half full, also on a weekday at 7.30am.
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