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« on: May 27, 2008, 11:07:08 PM » |
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FGW gets it wrong again  every train full and passengers left behind anybody else down there today. |
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devon_metro
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2008, 11:12:26 PM » |
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Care to explain?
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cornishman
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2008, 11:18:36 PM » |
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2x150 sat sun mon 150x1 today half term all week.
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2008, 12:17:41 AM » |
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Yeah it was just great! train was full on the return at 8p.m believe it or not!
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Btline
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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2008, 11:07:52 AM » |
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Any more news about 5 car trains.
When I was at St Ives a few years back (Wessex), trains were packed all the time.
Then came the 06 timetable....
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vacman
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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2008, 08:42:04 PM » |
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Any more news about 5 car trains.
When I was at St Ives a few years back (Wessex), trains were packed all the time.
Then came the 06 timetable....
The 06 timetable was identical to the 05 timetable, half hourly at xx25 and xx56 from St Ives also exactly the same as it is now, the half hourly service was never dropped, I think you may be mistaken btline. |
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Btline
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2008, 09:34:11 PM » |
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I just remember viewing the planned cuts from the FGW website after the FGW/Wessex merger. Having seen how busy St Ives was a year or so before, I looked at the proposed timetable and it said at the top:
"a reduction in trains from X to Y in accordance with the department for tarmac's specification" etc
I was surprised, I also remember reading news articles/ other sites slamming the cuts.
From what I remember, all branch lines in Cornwall were to receive cuts.
Therefore, I assume that the cuts were reversed in the timetable re-think. Thank goodness for that!
Well done all those campaigners who fought. St Ives traffic would be a nightmare....
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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2008, 11:30:32 PM » |
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Let's just say FGW realised very quickly that the Wessex approach to the St Ives Bay Line is the right one.
The feedback this week proves that. Keep it coming.
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vacman
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2008, 05:08:49 PM » |
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The spec timetable proposed cuts in the winter timetable, but in favour of running more through services to Penzance, which would actually be better during the winter, but the summer service was always to be near half hourly, as it is now, I still think that after 1800 every serivce should run direct between St Ives and Penzance, the service is only houly in the evenings anyway so there'd be no reduction in service..... over to you richard  Oh, there should be a later service to Falmouth aswell, I know Richard was involved in the introduction of the FO late train that used to run to Falmouth, could it happen again? |
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Btline
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« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2008, 07:09:53 PM » |
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If you ran more trains to Penzance, the InterCity trains would no longer need to call at St Erth.
"Change at Penzance for: Marizon, St Erth, Lelant Saltings, Lelant, Carbis Bay and St Ives."
That's also because most people on the line drive.
It would speed up the Cornish services.
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devon_metro
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« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2008, 07:20:35 PM » |
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There is no chance I would go to Penzance only to return to St Erth to go to St Ives!
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Btline
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« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2008, 07:23:50 PM » |
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There is no chance I would go to Penzance only to return to St Erth to go to St Ives!
I'm not saying it would be popular - but that is what they would do! It all depends on whether St Erth has enough usage. |
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« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2008, 07:29:34 PM » |
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There is no chance I would go to Penzance only to return to St Erth to go to St Ives!
I'm not saying it would be popular - but that is what they would do! I disagree |
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« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2008, 07:42:31 PM » |
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How would it speed up services! The slack present in all the schedules will still be included so at max there would be a gain of maybe 1 minute??
Damn iPhone keyboard.....
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Btline
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« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2008, 08:43:38 PM » |
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How would it speed up services! The slack present in all the schedules will still be included so at max there would be a gain of maybe 1 minute??
Damn iPhone keyboard.....
I suppose.... |
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