Harris Predicts "Significant Improvements" In FGW/Oxfordshire Rail Services

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[Lee]

A Government minister has predicted there will be "significant improvements" in Oxfordshire's rail services within months (link below.)
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.2244740.0.rail_service_will_improve.php

Rail Minister Tom Harris said emergency plans to improve First Great Western's services were being closely monitored. He said:

I expect and hope that we will see significant improvements in First Great Western's performance in the next few months."

Mr Harris was responding to Oxford West and Abingdon MP^▸ (Member of Parliament) Evan Harris, who asked when "long-suffering passengers" might see some progress.

[gwr2006]

I think most of us who use FGW^▸ (First Great Western) in the Thames Valley-Oxfordshire area will have to agree there has been a major improvement in the past few months.

Gone are the staff shortages of a few months ago as dozens of new staff have now been trained to work the new HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train), stations seem more focused on getting trains away on time, stations are look better and a member of staff told me they are achieving PPM^‡(resolve) above 90%. If that is true it is a major turnaround by the new management...all we need now is a reliable information system so we all know what is going on!