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« Reply #45 on: April 21, 2009, 21:03:40 » |
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I think they should go back to the old versions. (except Booklet E, which needed changing)
I'm glad we are in agreement that Book E needed changing. Managed to pick up a copy of the new Cardiff-Portsmouth timetable the other day so much easier to read now its been split from other cross Bristol services though I do acknowledge your point moonrakerz about the loss of showing through services that continue northwards after Bristol that start from the South. |
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« Reply #46 on: April 21, 2009, 21:21:27 » |
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I'm glad we are in agreement that Book E needed changing. Managed to pick up a copy of the new Cardiff-Portsmouth timetable the other day so much easier to read now its been split from other cross Bristol services though I do acknowledge your point moonrakerz about the loss of showing through services that continue northwards after Bristol that start from the South.
I've just downloaded the complete May 09 timetable and extracted Table 123 from it as a separate pdf document. It doesn't give the full route of the North/South trains but where they appear in 123 they are at least properly labeled: eg: 0900 from Brighton has a note saying "To Gt Malvern. Table 71" Fine, no problem with that ! |
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« Reply #47 on: April 27, 2009, 19:46:41 » |
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I've been informed that a "bumper" timetable is not to be produced. Going to be a nightmare unless you commute by one of FGWs▸ set timetables! Wouldn't it just be easier if timetables were like how they used to be? (book B for example) http://southwest-railways.50webs.com/fgw%20tt2.pdf |
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« Reply #48 on: April 27, 2009, 19:54:37 » |
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Yes - they obviously heard complaints about Booklet E, and have split all booklets up into small pieces! E was the only problem book! The others were ideal. Not indicating that a train goes further is disgraceful. It is as if they are discouraging passengers. A bad move by FGW▸ ...  |
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« Reply #49 on: April 28, 2009, 07:21:11 » |
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I've been informed that a "bumper" timetable is not to be produced.
Thanks for the update D_M. I won't look silly by asking for something that doesn't exist now! I went to my local FGW▸ station the other day to buy an advance ticket (I usually buy online) and asked if they had any of the new summer timetables in yet. "Yes we do, they are out the back. Should be out in a week's time". Basically, couldn't be bothered to get them for me and before anyone says couldn't leave his desk because of a queue...there wasn't one. |
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« Reply #50 on: April 30, 2009, 22:31:27 » |
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I've been informed that a "bumper" timetable is not to be produced.
Thanks for the update D_M. I won't look silly by asking for something that doesn't exist now! I went to my local FGW▸ station the other day to buy an advance ticket (I usually buy online) and asked if they had any of the new summer timetables in yet. "Yes we do, they are out the back. Should be out in a week's time". Basically, couldn't be bothered to get them for me and before anyone says couldn't leave his desk because of a queue...there wasn't one. That's rather bad, hate to say it but if he going to be like that he should have just said didn't have them yet. |
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« Reply #51 on: May 01, 2009, 06:47:03 » |
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That's rather bad, hate to say it but if he going to be like that he should have just said didn't have them yet.
Oh I've had that one as well knowing full well from posts that have taken place on this forum where members have picked up new timetables from places much further down the line in Devon and Cornwall so Bath are also bound to have stocks in especially when the FGW▸ website say they are now available at stations. Sad to say that ever since Bath lost it's travel centre things have never been the same. Having turned up at 8.30 on a Saturday morning only to be told I couldn't buy a ticket for advance travel until 9am despite three ticket booths manned and not one person in the queue. Not really service is it? Which makes me only want to buy tickets online which I can do 24/7 or maybe thats what TOCs▸ want you to do. If thats the case they might as well replace all the staff with ticket machines. Whoops, I might have just spilt the beans on the TOCs future plans for selling tickets at stations  |
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« Reply #52 on: May 01, 2009, 07:08:56 » |
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I went to my local FGW▸ station the other day to buy an advance ticket (I usually buy online) and asked if they had any of the new summer timetables in yet. "Yes we do, they are out the back. Should be out in a week's time". Basically, couldn't be bothered to get them for me and before anyone says couldn't leave his desk because of a queue...there wasn't one.
That's rather bad, hate to say it but if he going to be like that he should have just said didn't have them yet. Sorry - Ollie; that reads as if you're suggesting that ticket office staff should have lied to the customer (or at least been economic with the truth) - is that really what you intended to say? |
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« Reply #53 on: May 01, 2009, 08:59:37 » |
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I went to my local FGW▸ station the other day to buy an advance ticket (I usually buy online) and asked if they had any of the new summer timetables in yet. "Yes we do, they are out the back. Should be out in a week's time". Basically, couldn't be bothered to get them for me and before anyone says couldn't leave his desk because of a queue...there wasn't one.
That's rather bad, hate to say it but if he going to be like that he should have just said didn't have them yet. Sorry - Ollie; that reads as if you're suggesting that ticket office staff should have lied to the customer (or at least been economic with the truth) - is that really what you intended to say? Didn't mean it quite like that, just if it was me I'd rather be told they weren't available other than be told "yeah they are here but I can't be bothered to get out of this seat and get it" |
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« Reply #54 on: May 10, 2009, 20:45:54 » |
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Well SWT▸ are now charging ^4 (+^1 P&P if ordered by phone) for their excellent complete TT book though I do wonder if ^4 is a little steep to begin with after offering it free of charge for so many years. Maybe they should have started pricing it at ^2. I'm sure other TOCs▸ will be watching to see what take up is like for a complete TT book that is now chargeable.
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« Reply #55 on: May 10, 2009, 21:59:05 » |
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I am still happy to pay ^4 for an excellent and useful SWT▸ timetable and just wish FGW▸ would do the same.
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« Reply #56 on: May 10, 2009, 22:26:12 » |
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Hmm. Well, just to put this into perspective, from my other half's domestic expenditure point of view, the Radio Times these days is ^1.10 every bluddy week ...  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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