Oxford to Basingstoke?

grahame

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Oxford to Basingstoke?

« on: January 20, 2020, 05:26:00 »

A new route to me for through GWR^▸ trains ... though Cross Country do it, of course.

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05:19 Oxford to Basingstoke due 06:27
Facilities on the 05:19 Oxford to Basingstoke due 06:27.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.

Is this new from last December?


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Re: Oxford to Basingstoke?

« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2020, 05:53:24 »

Yes, new, with a mid-evening return. Purely for operational convenience unlike a Gatwick service that a few might find useful.


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Re: Oxford to Basingstoke?

« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2020, 11:34:02 »

Quote from: IndustryInsider on January 20, 2020, 05:53:24

Yes, new, with a mid-evening return. Purely for operational convenience unlike a Gatwick service that a few might find useful.

But that operationally-convenient sleepover at Oxford (to avoid the queue for the bathroom at Reading Depot, I guess) used to become a Gatwick train from Reading, didn't it? I wonder if the change is to do with the more or less imminent introduction of 769s.


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Re: Oxford to Basingstoke?

« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2021, 18:27:42 »

I have seen that every weekday there is one inbound and one outbound service Oxford to Basingstoke and vice versa. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P69376/2021-02-15/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P68531/2021-02-15/detailed

These are today's (15/02/21) workings from Realtime trains.


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bobm

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Re: Oxford to Basingstoke?

« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2021, 16:47:07 »

I understand both will run only between Reading and Basingstoke from May.


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Re: Oxford to Basingstoke?

« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2021, 18:19:10 »

Bobm, why are they changing it?


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bobm

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Re: Oxford to Basingstoke?

« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2021, 19:59:38 »

I don’t know the answer to that. I do know there will be a train running in the path of the morning service as far as Reading from Oxford but then continuing to Paddington.


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