A great deal of capacity was withdrawn in December, especially at peak hours. Many trains were returned to the companies from whom they were leased and more (the Adalante units) are due to go back too this December.First blame the Department for TransportTranswilts
The Department for Transport say that Wilts County Council must get involved
Wilts County Council tell us it's up to First ...
At least in public - behind the scenes you'll see little co-operations such as the easing of SLC2 in September to allow for the only "TransWilts" train in the morning to be moved obnoxiously ealry so that the same train can provide a reasonable-time commuter service into Cheltenham.
The players
In this section, we'll tell you who the various players are and attempt to tell you what their roles are!
First Great Western
Department for Transport
Network Rail
Office of Rail Regulator
Strategic Rail Authority (r.i.p.)
Roscos
Passenger Focus
Recent discussions:
Link to ... Good old ATOC
Link to ... 2 weeks to answer a fare query!
Link to ... FGW Customer Service desks at Paddington - whats the point?
Link to ... FGW 2 for 1 offers
Link to ... Car parking charges Exmouth Station
Link to ... Expenditure of transport, by government, per capita, by region
Link to ... Chalk & Cheese
Link to ... Gateline rules and regs.
Link to ... Season ticket refund
Link to .. Information Points
Link to .. Old posters showing outdated information
Link to .. Was this even shorter that Stourbridge to Stourbridge?
Link to .. Nightmare Trip
Link to .. Franchising financing
Link to .. Carriages or Coaches?
Link to .. Freedom Of Information Act - Cost To The DfT
Link to .. Bright lights! Bright lights! (Poor Gizmo could never travel with FGW)
Link to .. The Two TOC Train
Link to .. "My Smile Is My Make Up, I Wear Since My Break Up ..."
Link to .. 'Big Shift' To Rail Urged For UK
See here for discussions.
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