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« on: May 07, 2008, 06:24:38 PM » |
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Why do Plymouth services stop at Pewsy, Westbury and Castle Cary?
Hardly InterCity stations!
I can understand Exeter - London HSTs stopping.
Edit by Conner: This thread has been spilt and is for discussions on the London-West timetable and calling points.
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2008, 06:27:15 PM » |
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They provide a useful link to Wilsthie often utilised by myself. Not everybody wants to go from a-b, some want to go from a-c!
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2008, 06:28:47 PM » |
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Yes, but these stops have resulted in the end of the 3 hour time to Plymouth.
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2008, 06:40:01 PM » |
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Yes, but these stops have resulted in the end of the 3 hour time to Plymouth.
Have you seen the amount of people that get picked up at Westbury on services like the 15.05 PAD-PZ - there would an outcry to say the least. |
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2008, 06:41:53 PM » |
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Yes, but these stops have resulted in the end of the 3 hour time to Plymouth.
Have you seen the amount of people that get picked up at Westbury on services like the 15.05 PAD-PZ - there would an outcry to say the least. Don't get me wrong, I (although do not know what the loadings are like) can see that the places warrant a frequent service. But it is another eg of InterCity merging with local. |
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2008, 06:45:21 PM » |
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Westbury and stations (espec Pewsey) were always Intercity stations, to my knowledge.
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2008, 06:47:54 PM » |
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Westbury and stations (espec Pewsey) were always Intercity stations, to my knowledge.
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 07:38:55 PM » |
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Yes, but these stops have resulted in the end of the 3 hour time to Plymouth.
No they have not!! There are 0 services between London and Plymouth that take 3 hours. To achieve a 3 hour journey, then a service must ditch Taunton, Tiverton, Newton Abbot and Totnes. The Plymouth stoppers call at all of these so would be nowhere near 3 hours! |
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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2008, 10:09:37 PM » |
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Castle Cary stops provide a connection to Weymouth which I recently used. And it is quite a good connection. Westbury and stations (espec Pewsey) were always Intercity stations, to my knowledge.
Nothing else goes past Pewsey though. |
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2008, 04:25:14 PM » |
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Castle Cary stops provide a connection to Weymouth which I recently used. And it is quite a good connection. Westbury and stations (espec Pewsey) were always Intercity stations, to my knowledge.
Nothing else goes past Pewsey though. Not sure if I understand you, biut Pewsey is on the mainline from Taunton-Reading |
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2008, 04:29:27 PM » |
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Castle Cary stops provide a connection to Weymouth which I recently used. And it is quite a good connection. Westbury and stations (espec Pewsey) were always Intercity stations, to my knowledge.
Nothing else goes past Pewsey though. Not sure if I understand you, biut Pewsey is on the mainline from Taunton-Reading But just past the end of Local services to Reading and not between Castle Cray and Westbury. Intercity trains are the only ones that go past to be able to stop. |
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2008, 07:57:15 PM » |
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What about local services from Exeter/Taunton to London (HSTs)?
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2008, 08:11:14 PM » |
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What about local services from Exeter/Taunton to London (HSTs)?
Which were introduced in 2004/5. |
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2008, 08:47:52 PM » |
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Exactly. What about them stopping?
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« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2008, 09:37:47 PM » |
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At Ivybridge?
What is the sence in that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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