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« Reply #30 on: November 28, 2008, 00:00:56 »
Quote from: mjthomson on November 27, 2008, 21:11:38
It must be borne in mind that the revision of HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s stopping at 'small' stations' are not extra services for these stations but in the main are replacing previous DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) services. If the HST's did not stop at these stations the services would be lost. I am sure most of us would not like to see reductions in services anywhere on the line.
But in a realist world what is the point of stopping certain services when nobody will get on or off?
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« Reply #31 on: November 28, 2008, 09:04:28 »
1703 ex Paddington - 4 off 1 on at Saltash last night. Train was stopped for less than 40 seconds and the TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) did not get out of the train. From the carraiges that I saw, there were not many on the train.
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« Reply #32 on: November 28, 2008, 19:23:06 »
Quote from: richard bickford on November 28, 2008, 09:04:28
1703 ex Paddington - 4 off 1 on at Saltash last night. Train was stopped for less than 40 seconds and the TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) did not get out of the train. From the carraiges that I saw, there were not many on the train.
4 off, MASSIVE passenger flow there!
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« Reply #33 on: November 28, 2008, 19:39:51 »
And what's the cost of starting/stopping ?
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