Devon Metro (railway network around Exeter) - merged posts, ongoing discussion

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[REVUpminster]

Bad day again down here. Only one 3 car train operating Paignton -Exmouth leaving six as 2 car including the school train; maybe the boys will be gentlemen and let the girls have the train. Paignton second train was cancelled being reversed early at Newton Abbot.
Barnstaple has a 2 car as well.

[grahame]

Bad day again down here. Only one 3 car train operating Paignton -Exmouth leaving six as 2 car including the school train; maybe the boys will be gentlemen and let the girls have the train. Paignton second train was cancelled being reversed early at Newton Abbot.
Barnstaple has a 2 car as well.

It feels like a race to the bottom ... at least your trains (or most of them) are running.   Ironically, for once the Westbury to Swindon service is behaving itself though past recent experience is that can change at very short notice.


EDIT - half an hour later - I shouldn't have spoken.

16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:08
17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:20

17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:20 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Next train after 16:23 is 18:37.   Next train after 17:36 is 18:44.  The 17:36 is one of the three out of 18 that GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) have prioritised to run if they possibly can.  No alternatives suggested or provided its yet.

[REVUpminster]

Tuesday only 2 shortforms but today back to Monday and 5 shortforms including the school train.

[GBM]

Think I'm seeing at least 3.
Believe there were 4 short forms first thing, but now down to three possibly.
Also short form on the Penzance - Cardiff.
Also on the Portsmouth - Cardiff.
Also on the Gunnislake branch.

Falmouth branch loses one run 1300 - 1400 with staff shortages.

[REVUpminster]

Think I'm seeing at least 3.
Believe there were 4 short forms first thing, but now down to three possibly.
Also short form on the Penzance - Cardiff.
Also on the Portsmouth - Cardiff.
Also on the Gunnislake branch.

Falmouth branch loses one run 1300 - 1400 with staff shortages.

Paignton
2F06 166204
2F07 150247/48
2F08 150219
2F09 150243
2F10 150216
2F11 150233  arrives as 2T07 (school train)
2F12 166217
Barnstaple
2R80 158750 2 car

Gunnislake is always 2 car

15/19 150s in use. I know they keep a spare at Long Rock or Laira for Cornwall. Still 3 not used and why they need the turbos. Two turbos today. Often 4 and very occasionally 5 turbos down here. The 2 car turbos are really only suitable for Okehampton or late evening.

[johnneyw]

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752

[REVUpminster]

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752

Edginswell has it's own thread. Money is the problem. The £13/14m stashed away is now not enough. Torbay reckon they are £10m short.
Money is also affecting platform 2 extension at St David's, new entrance at Newton Abbot, and lifts at Torquay.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=21542.15

[johnneyw]

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752

Edginswell has it's own thread.

Entirely happy for admins to move it onto this thread, it would make sense.

[REVUpminster]

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752

Edginswell has it's own thread.

Entirely happy for admins to move it onto this thread, it would make sense.

Too much history to be lost in the Devon Metro thread.

[grahame]

Edginswell has it's own thread.

Entirely happy for admins to move it onto this thread, it would make sense.

Too much history to be lost in the Devon Metro thread.

No easy answer to satisfy all - not a merge nor a shift.  It might be sensible to comment in BOTH threads with a note in one of the directing readers of one or other thread across.

[johnneyw]

Just to clarify, I meant I was okay with moving my post on Edginswell Station from the Devon Metro to the Edginswell thread.... I just didn't spot it in time.  On reflection though, perhaps a mention on both threads may have been a good idea.