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I strongly suspect that the whole timetable for May has not yet been loaded. What is 5L97 (Axminster to Axminster) for instance? I guess that an Exeter TMD▸ to Axminster and Axminster to Barnstaple are yet to be loaded ??
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I strongly suspect that the whole timetable for May has not yet been loaded. What is 5L97 (Axminster to Axminster) for instance? I guess that an Exeter TMD▸ to Axminster and Axminster to Barnstaple are yet to be loaded ??
Agreed. But there's no hint of Salisbury to Reading services instead of Salisbury to Waterloo. Nor Exeter to Reading services via the Yeovils. As I write there are now Salisbury to Reading services showing on Sundays, but morning and afternoon only, they’re showing in RTT» on 15th May. But they revert to Waterloo for the evening. (resolve)/2022-05-15/0200-0159?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=SW" target="_blank">https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:SAL/to/gb-nr:RDG/2022-05-15/0200-0159?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=SW I think pre-Covid this was explained as providing capacity towards London while the Waterloo approaches are undergoing weekly maintenance closures. But there is only one passenger run towards Reading during Monday to Thursday evenings - it goes back empty. Paul |
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« Reply #47 on: January 29, 2022, 21:10:15 » |
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 16 may 2022 2L by Robert, on Flickr 2L92 Barnstaple -Axminster is on real time from 16 may. This replaces the SWR» 1746 to Axminster in the pre covid timetable. The hourly Okehampton service is also on real time. |
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« Reply #48 on: January 29, 2022, 21:58:07 » |
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I did say 'instead of'. A handful of services from Salisbury to Reading. Not a wholesale change to that destination instead of Waterloo.
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« Reply #49 on: January 29, 2022, 22:03:13 » |
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I did say 'instead of'. A handful of services from Salisbury to Reading. Not a wholesale change to that destination instead of Waterloo.
Apologies if that came across wrong, I was trying to highlight that they are the same Sunday services that were already in place a couple of years ago, for entirely non-Covid purposes. So they’re still not a symptom of some sort of SWR» or DfT» service reduction conspiracy… Paul |
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« Reply #50 on: January 30, 2022, 11:24:28 » |
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I have posted some general thoughts on most appropriate (most useful) discussion and campaigning at http://www.passenger.chat/25953sanityneeded which included a hefty chunk on "The Mule". I am not crossposting the whole thing here, but to take a look, by all means quote here, and let's leave all the options on the table and discuss them .... now .... |
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« Reply #51 on: January 30, 2022, 16:30:53 » |
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BBC» Spotlight local news for the South West,on its lead story on Fridays tea time news an update about the Exeter to Salibury plans.
Persons interviewed
Bruce Duncan Salisbury to Exeter rail user group at Axminster station
Stewart Palmer director of rail future
Bryony Chetwode Travel watch south west
BBC local news availble for TWENTY FOURS ONLY on the i-player catch up thingy
Politics south west on Sunday morning should have an expanded version of the news item
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« Reply #52 on: February 02, 2022, 06:56:38 » |
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It would appear that Journey Planners have the 'normal' timetable loaded from next Monday.
I had a very brief chat about the likely reintroduction of the 'normal' timetable with the TM‡ on my train back from Exeter to Pinhoe yesterday. He was very frank and open with his comments. He said "I was told services would be back to normal by mid-February, but we all have our doubts". He then went on to say that SWR» are not particularly happy having to operate the route 'in such challenging conditions'. By that, he meant operating on long sections of single track, prone to landslips and flooding. He did like the 159s though.
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« Reply #53 on: February 02, 2022, 09:55:39 » |
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‘Back to normail’…,
That’s not to full timetable, but the 85/92% timetable previously in use. The remaining services represent the 10% savings that the DfT» have demanded
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« Reply #54 on: February 02, 2022, 12:18:39 » |
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It would appear that Journey Planners have the 'normal' timetable loaded from next Monday.
Remember that you could have said exactly the same last week, and the "17th January" timetable was not uploaded for this week until last Friday. The relevant page for SWR» on the NR» site says: If you are travelling on days up to and including Sunday 6 February, you can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
If you are travelling on days from Monday 7 February onwards, please check back closer towards your intended time of travel as the amended timetable has not yet been uploaded. |
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« Reply #55 on: February 02, 2022, 12:49:08 » |
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GWR▸ intent on keeping their emergency timetable until mid-Feb I believe.
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« Reply #56 on: February 02, 2022, 15:43:09 » |
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From my mailbox with request "to share" ... Subject: PMQ's today A promise from the PM to restore hourly services to Waterloo from Sat 19 Feb. I assume the PM means Monday 21 Feb as there’s already an hourly service at weekends. Let’s also hope SWR» confirm this! Go to 12.29 BBC» iPlayer - Watch BBC Parliament live - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcparliament?rewindTo=current |
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« Reply #57 on: February 02, 2022, 16:08:39 » |
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« Reply #58 on: February 02, 2022, 16:13:41 » |
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"To Dec 2021 level" - now is that the initial Covid timetable or the published timetable for Dec21? Did that latter timetable ever get introduced properly in December? I can't remember
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