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« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2019, 17:55:26 »
Quote from: Adrian on July 24, 2019, 19:09:51
And £9.00 return Severn Tunnel Junction to Patchway is daylight robbery now that the Severn Bridge is free.

Severn Tunnel Junction to Pilning also £9 day return anytime (and £9 return off peak - not valid in Monday to Friday morning peak).    Round trip as the crow flies - 13.5 miles, 67p per mile.

Before you laugh - remember that used to be a regular run and even a motorail route.

[edit to correct monorail to motorail - I love autospellers as they come up with some excellent ideas]
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« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2019, 22:24:37 »
Quote from: grahame on July 25, 2019, 17:55:26
Quote from: Adrian on July 24, 2019, 19:09:51
And £9.00 return Severn Tunnel Junction to Patchway is daylight robbery now that the Severn Bridge is free.

Severn Tunnel Junction to Pilning also £9 day return anytime (and £9 return off peak - not valid in Monday to Friday morning peak).    Round trip as the crow flies - 13.5 miles, 67p per mile.

Before you laugh - remember that used to be a regular run and even a motorail route.

[edit to correct monorail to motorail - I love autospellers as they come up with some excellent ideas]

Of course, you'd still need to go at least as far as Patchway to make the return journey.
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« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2019, 08:55:33 »
Quote from: Adrian on July 25, 2019, 22:24:37
Of course, you'd still need to go at least as far as Patchway to make the return journey.

You would now. 

Network Rail chose to reduce the facilities at Pilning Station such that Great Western could not even provide the service that was required - one train each way per week - in the franchise.  For passengers wishing to make the journey between Severn Tunnel Junction and Pilning, the fare we consider should be its value in pence per mile between the start and end points irresepective of whether actions by Network Rail have forced passengers to double back or dogleg.
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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2019, 18:26:20 »
One small crumb of good news,re The Pilning situation,The Cabins that NR» (Network Rail - home page) were using have at last been removed,so now the car park is bigger,just need the tenant to shift his skips !!..
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« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2019, 18:41:59 »
Quote from: Western Pathfinder on July 26, 2019, 18:26:20
One small crumb of good news,re The Pilning situation,The Cabins that NR» (Network Rail - home page) were using have at last been removed,so now the car park is bigger,just need the tenant to shift his skips !!..

Does that mean the station buffet has closed?
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« Reply #20 on: July 26, 2019, 19:45:46 »
It certainly has ,no real attention to cleanup sadly.
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