Cotswold Line stopping patterns

Mookiemoo

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Re: Cotswold Line stopping patterns

« Reply #45 on: February 23, 2010, 20:28:32 »

I've been on the 2148 twice and the only thing I will say is - as far as oxford as a female passenger with a sometimes AWOL^▸ guard (the two times I got it, the guard looked like he was just out of nappies and I could take him down if I wanted- I know thats not his job but....) its not a nice train to take.

Nor for that matter is the 2022 when that was turboed.

Neither of them I would object to being a turbo 166 (not a botched 165) as far as WOS^» (Herefords another matter) as long as they were safe.

What bugs me is when they pull things like the 1751 and turbo them! Or make the first off peak a turbo.

Or at weekends run turbos to hereford


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Re: Cheltenham Spa to Paddington

« Reply #46 on: February 24, 2010, 00:01:58 »

Quote from: willc on February 22, 2010, 11:35:55

Let's face it, you have admitted what you do in terms of daily commuting is quite exceptional.

I've been thinking about this. (I'm WFH^▸ tomorrow so I'm back on central time!)

I admit - if I could afford to move house whenever my contract location changes I would. I cant. If I could have crystal ball and predict for a 3 year period I would main be London/Reading, I'd move back again. I cant.

This is the first time I've been able to predict beyond six months. So that explains my idiocy.

HOWEVER my idiocy comes because I live near ludlow so which ever way you look at it, from WOS^» its either 1.5 hours by train allowing for connections or between 25 and 60 minute drive depending on traffic and time of day.

IF you took off the commute at this end and getting the 1722 meant I was home by 2000 and not anywhere between 2030 and 2130 then - no I DONT think that is exceptional.

Nationwide the average may be 55 but in the south east? I dont think two hours is out of the realms the normal curve.


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IndustryInsider

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Re: Cotswold Line stopping patterns

« Reply #47 on: February 24, 2010, 11:50:21 »

I sometimes get fed up with my 12 minute walk every day. Wink


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Re: Cotswold Line stopping patterns

« Reply #48 on: February 25, 2010, 12:07:00 »

According to research by the - dare I say it - TUC, based on the Office for National Statistics' Labour Force Survey "workers spend on average 52.6 minutes commuting every day. Workers in London have the longest commute (74.2 minutes), followed by workers in the South East (56.4 minutes) and the East of England (56 minutes). Workers in Wales (41 minutes) and the South West (44.8 minutes) have the shortest journeys to work".

The full TUC press release is at
http://www.tuc.org.uk/work_life/tuc-17223-f0.cfm


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