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« on: September 08, 2023, 08:46:17 am »
According to the Oxford Clarion GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) is halving the number of Oxford to Didcot Services this December.
The service will be hourly for most of the day except at peak times.

It does go on to say that extra Didcot stops are being added to express services to compensate, but that is presumably of no value to passengers from Appleford, Culham and Radley.

Since electrification was cancelled this service has gone backwards, from 3  car trains to 2 car trains and now less trains.

Of course we know this is because GWR doesn't have enough trains, but I am still gob smacked.
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2023, 11:52:33 am »
Have you got a link to further details, ray951?
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« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2023, 12:15:49 pm »
Only the original twitter link https://twitter.com/OxfordClarion/status/1700048212499812419

There updates have been pretty reliable in the past.
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« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2023, 02:42:16 pm »
Agrees with the data currently visible in Realtimetrains & the suchlike for the December timetable but of course this isn't always the final story until much closer to the date.

One stopping train an hour offpeak, additional Didcot stops on the North Cotts services but removed from some fast Oxfords.

Another swap - Didcot gets back a stop on the Cardiffs but only one an hour for Bristol Temple Meads.

EDIT: the data seems a bit inconsistent from one day to another, and in one direction compared with the other suggesting things aren't settled.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2023, 01:17:43 pm »
Quote from: didcotdean on September 08, 2023, 02:42:16 pm
Agrees with the data currently visible in Realtimetrains & the suchlike for the December timetable but of course this isn't always the final story until much closer to the date.

One stopping train an hour offpeak, additional Didcot stops on the North Cotts services but removed from some fast Oxfords.

Another swap - Didcot gets back a stop on the Cardiffs but only one an hour for Bristol Temple Meads.

EDIT: the data seems a bit inconsistent from one day to another, and in one direction compared with the other suggesting things aren't settled.

Yes, it looks like a right inconsistent mess at the moment.

Along with the removal of half the OXF» (Oxford - next trains)<>DID» (Didcot Parkway - next trains) shuttles, we have:

*  London bound North Cotswold Line trains stopping at Didcot, but not the other way. 
*  Cardiff bound off-peak services stopping at Didcot, but not the other way.
*  Two trains an hour from Bristol to Didcot, but only one the other way.
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