Paddingitis hits TV

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[IndustryInsider]

The other thing I can think of why there is extra padding being put into the time table is as a preamble to the Reading Station works and its associated signaling works and of course Crossrail works which will involve a lot of ontrack works Maidenhead to Padd with surveying leading up to it all of which may well result in TSR^▸ (Temporary Speed Restriction)'s (temporary speed limits) especially with the planned under GW^» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) mainline underpass at Acton from the Mains to the yard, and there is the redevelopment of Hayes and airport junction.  So its either a precursor to that lot or just NR^» (Network Rail - home page) and FGW^▸ (First Great Western) ensuring they meet ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road, formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about) 92% target

To be honest, I think it's basically because of what I wrote about Paddington, in a post above...

It smacks of the service being specified with the actual pathing in and out of Paddington being considered as an afterthought.

Just substitute the word 'Paddington' with 'Reading'.

[eightf48544]

Maybe it would be better to go back to graphing trains.

I did an exercise on one of the previous timetables a couple of years back. What it showed graphically was the bunching at Ealing and the Greenford trying to get onto the Relief as the fast from Slough was crossing the junction.

Even the non cognoscenti  could see that if the first train of the sequence was delayed it would ripple back. Just like the  waves on the motorway.
 

[John R]

Just like the  waves on the motorway.
 

Gosh, I didn't realise global warming had got that bad yet. 

[Btline]

The skills of graphing trains have probably been lost.

Nowadays, the computer does it quicker.

[devon_metro]

The reason for the average increased journey time of 3 minutes (off peak) is increased performance allowances and to improve "delivery"

Oxford - Pad turbos are also affected by changes to the Cross Country timetable.

[paul7575]

The reason for the average increased journey time of 3 minutes (off peak) is increased performance allowances and to improve "delivery"

Oxford - Pad turbos are also affected by changes to the Cross Country timetable.

Are there any significant XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) changes apart from removal of all the Brighton extensions? That removes most of the hassle of XC trains crossing to the SR^▸ (Southern Railway / Southern Region / Scot Rail / Scottish Region (rather confusing - it depends on the context)) east of Reading, other than that, as far as I can tell, up and down XC services are running in the same paths they always did , within a minute...

Paul