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All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - the next 5, 10 and 20 years / Re: Announcement - Billions of investment on tram, train and bus projects.
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on: June 12, 2025, 13:08:00
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Nothing for Devon & Cornwall - Quelle surprise!
Okehampton has been reopened, Okehampton interchange is being built, Ponsandane sidings have been laid and the Mid-Cornwall Metro is progressing. I'm desperately hoping they'll provide enough funding to keep Tavistock moving forward at least.... and possibly go ahead with one of the two stations at Cullompton or Wellington - not sure which has the strongest case, Wellington, maybe? The BBC» is reporting that both Wellington and Cullompton stations will go ahead. "The opening of two new railway stations has been given the go-ahead by the government. Stations in Wellington, Somerset, and Cullompton in Devon will be funded by money allocated in the government's spending review. While Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not specifically mention the stations in her speech on Wednesday, the Treasury has confirmed to the Local Democracy Reporting Service that funding would be given to the projects." Full article here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0g4kzp7n0o |
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All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: How many countries have you visited? Used a train in?
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on: March 03, 2025, 18:18:24
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Visited: 13
UK▸ , Portugal, France, Canada, Turkey, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, USA, Greece, Netherlands, Spain, Germany.
Used a train in: 10
UK, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Italy, USA, Greece, Netherlands, Spain, Germany.
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Campaign for Tavistock reopening
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on: February 11, 2025, 16:42:42
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But behind the Fawley branch in the greater south/south west region? This has a catchment area population considerably greater than Tavistock.
I recently read somewhere that an open access operation (?Grand Union Trains) was expressing interest in a service from London Waterloo along the Fawley branch. Surely, as reopenings happen (Borders, Okehampton, Ashington...) and are proven every time to exceed expectations in terms of passenger numbers, the case for investing in such sound proposals as Fawley and Tavistock must be getting stronger. |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Mid Cornwall Metro - Newquay, St Austell, Truro & Falmouth
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on: February 10, 2025, 21:35:04
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If a small platform is to be added, I reckon it should be by Treloggan crossing between Quintrell Downs and Newquay. Newquay is hilly, sprawling and growing very fast (a bit like Falmouth) and a halt inland enabling travel into the town centre/beaches from the outskirts, and towards St Austell without having to get into the town centre first would fit in with the metro concept.
I think a trick was missed in putting a loop on Goss Moor instead of relaying the 2m of track from St Dennis Junction to Parkandillack. That would have effectively created a huge loop between Par & St Dennis junction. That said, it's great to see the "poor relation" of Cornish branches finally being invested in.
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: AQ19 - Greatest Losses
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on: December 24, 2024, 11:59:38
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"Western Cornwall"  And I will leave the members who live or work west of Plymouth to answer for definite if you dare. * Passenger trains to Fowey still? And if so - via Lostwithiel or via Par? * Passenger trains to Helston * Passenger trains from Newquay westward to Redruth * Passenger trains from Bodmin Road to Bodmin and Wadebridge I think Bodmin Rd-Bodmin-Wadebridge-PADSTOW is the only one most likely to be well-used if it were still operating today, especially if extended to Plymouth as a metro-type service. Helston would need an east-facing junction/reversal at Gwinear Rd to Truro via Camborne, Pool/Carn Brea, and Redruth to make it run from somewhere to somewhere. Fowey via St Blazey had no direct connection to the main line at Par. A Fowey-Lostwithiel service might serve the summer tourist swarms into Fowey as a heritage line. Newquay to Truro via Perranporth was very circuitous. |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractions / Re: Colonel Holman Fred Stephens (31 October 1868 – 23 October 1931)
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on: October 19, 2024, 07:23:50
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From WikiPediaColonel Holman Fred Stephens (31 October 1868 – 23 October 1931) was a British light railway civil engineer and manager. He was engaged in engineering and building, and later managing, 16 light railways in England and Wales. In our area, the Weston Clevedon and Portishead, and not too far away the Shropshire and Montgomershire were amongst his motley collection. I have posted in "Heritage" because he had involvement with the Kent and East Sussex and the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland, open today (or at least in summers) in a heritage mode. I don't think any of his lines are in the national network these days . I think Bere Alston-Calstock-Gunnislake (PDSWJR) was one that he was involved in, though not sure in what capacity. |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion
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on: September 20, 2024, 13:15:28
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Dan Norris quietly confident Portishead will happen....
“There is cost stability now of around £150 million and we are in a strong position to proceed with that, but it’s not a guarantee because that’s a decision that’s being made against other projects up and down the land.
“But what I am confident about saying is that I would argue our Portishead line is so close to starting that it puts it in a good position to go forward.
“They were clearing the trackside of trees and various other foliage with a view to doing significant things in the spring and getting on with the tracks.
“We’ve very close to doing it. That puts us in a strong position because we’re literally at the point of putting shovels in the ground.
“Economically it makes a lot of sense compared to the other lines that are in contention against us.”
He said the government would make a priority list of railway projects currently under threat of not happening.
Mr Norris, also MP▸ for North East Somerset & Hanham, said: “Nothing is done until it’s done.
“You think you’ve got it and then somehow it slips out of grasp but we’re very close and I’m quietly confident.”
New Forest East (Fawley-Hythe) - Tory MP North Somerset (Portishead) - Labour MP Just saying.... |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and South / Re: Delays on Devon services - merged posts, ongoing discussion
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on: June 21, 2024, 12:59:02
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We regret that due the Emergency Service dealing with an incident near Totnes, the line between Plymouth and Totnes is currently blocked. Reopening the line is likely to take time, as such we do not have a estimate yet as to when trains will start running. Longer distance trains are likely to terminate at Exeter St. David's, or in some cases, Newton Abbot. Limited road transport is operating between Exeter St. David's and Plymouth. A limited train service is opearting between Penzance and Plymouth, although will currently go no further.
Meanwhile, in a parallel universe...
"We regret that due the Emergency Service dealing with an incident near Totnes, the line between Plymouth and Totnes is currently blocked. Reopening the line is likely to take time, as such we do not have a estimate yet as to when trains will start running. Until it does, trains to Plymouth and beyond are being diverted via Okehampton and Tavistock. Change at Exeter St. David's for trains to Newton Abbot. Limited road transport is operating between Newton Abbot, Totnes, and Plymouth."
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