Newquay Line - services, incidents and improvements (merged posts)

[whole diary]

[bobm]

The Newquay branch is usually worked by crews based at Par depot.

The first service on the branch is now the 06:00 from Par which reaches Newquay at 06:52 and then returns at 07:12.

It looks like the unit stables at Par overnight having working on the Looe Valley line the previous evening.

[grahame]

Until December 2020 timetable on the LEFT, from December 2020 on the RIGHT:

Brilliant news ...

[snip]

A suggestion in my simple world, why not have a non stop service from Par? to Newquay to start the days workings.

With assurance of reliability and longevity, the early inbound train may build up a commuter flow of people coming from the villages along the way to work in the leisure business in Newquay ... calling (as required) is what I would have suggested from the comfort of my distant armchair in the Far East (a.k.a. Wiltshire).    I was distinctly cynical about our early train at 05:33 which started last December - happy to admit I was wrong in worrying and it's done much better than I would have guessed.

[LiskeardRich]

Be interesting to see what the loadings on the early morning bus departures(06:00am ish) will be.

Having previously worked the 0630 ish Newquay to Truro bus, before the tender went to another operator, it used to carry reasonable numbers to work at the fraddon retail park which is still some distance to nearest station, and Truro. Truro is around 70 mins average on the bus, so I?d say the bus still has favourable timings to Truro from Newquay

[infoman]

Ref fraddon retail park,could passengers travel by train to St Columb Road and then catch the bus?
Just a thought.

A final thought that the first train out of Newquay
1) The station has a departure board display and
2) real time information,so we don't see the train being shown as  "on time" til 07:11 and then "delayed"

[infoman]

due to flooding.

[grahame]

due to flooding.

Cancellations to services between Par and Newquay
Due to heavy rain flooding the railway at Roche the line is blocked. Disruption is expected until 12:00 20/02.

Train services between Par and Newquay will be cancelled.

Customer Advice

Rail replacement coaches have been arranged to run in place of the train service. These will run between St Austell and Newquay (in both directions). Customers at Par should take the next available train to St Austell for onward transport.

Please check station signs and wait for replacement road transport at the designated stop. The replacement road transport may run later than the advertised train times owing to the local road conditions, the additional time taken by road between stations and the time required for loading and unloading at each stop.

If you are travelling from an unstaffed station please use the Customer Help Point or contact National Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950 detailing the total number of passengers travelling, and your intended destination.

[LiskeardRich]

due to flooding.

Cancellations to services between Par and Newquay
Due to heavy rain flooding the railway at Roche the line is blocked. Disruption is expected until 12:00 20/02.

Train services between Par and Newquay will be cancelled.

Customer Advice

Rail replacement coaches have been arranged to run in place of the train service. These will run between St Austell and Newquay (in both directions). Customers at Par should take the next available train to St Austell for onward transport.

Please check station signs and wait for replacement road transport at the designated stop. The replacement road transport may run later than the advertised train times owing to the local road conditions, the additional time taken by road between stations and the time required for loading and unloading at each stop.

If you are travelling from an unstaffed station please use the Customer Help Point or contact National Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950 detailing the total number of passengers travelling, and your intended destination.

Wasn’t quite a coach. Roselyn coaches ran the replacement service with an Optare Solo.
Which begs the question why not run it from Par as per the train. Their depot is almost next to Par station!

[Jamsdad]

Its a lot quicker to run the bus from St Austell to Newquay than from Par and it gives better onward connections on to the mainline. I also suspect most local travellers  go on to St Austell  anyway as there is hardly much to detain them in Par! ( with apologies to Parisians).

[grahame]

Its a lot quicker to run the bus from St Austell to Newquay than from Par and it gives better onward connections on to the mainline. I also suspect most local travellers  go on to St Austell  anyway as there is hardly much to detain them in Par! ( with apologies to Parisians).

I saw the initial comment and thought "sensible for passengers to Newquay - but doesn't that make it a long way round for passengers from Par to Luxulyan, for example?".  I suspect my thoughts were a classic example of looking from my armchair in far, far away.   Luxulyan passengers may be rare as hen's teeth at the moment when you look at normal numbers, and the added distance really isn't that much when you look at the geographic layout

[infoman]

The board masters event WIIL go ahead from

Wednesday 11th August 2021 till Sunday 15th August 2021

Just a heads up if any one was thinking of visiting Newquay on those days/dates.

[TaplowGreen]

The board masters event WIIL go ahead from

Wednesday 11th August 2021 till Sunday 15th August 2021

Just a heads up if any one was thinking of visiting Newquay on those days/dates.

Given the chaos of previous years, it's certainly worth avoiding attempting to get there by train.

[infoman]

I presume the direct Paddington to Newquay services will be in operation?

[grahame]

I presume the direct Paddington to Newquay services will be in operation?

Planned for this summer ... so it should be.  But London surfboards via Salisbury again?

[Timmer]

London to Newquay directs not showing in the new timetable 
https://www.gwr.com/~/media/gwr/pdfs/plan-journey/timetables/2021/may/k3-0521.pdf?la=en

[TaplowGreen]

London to Newquay directs not showing in the new timetable 
https://www.gwr.com/~/media/gwr/pdfs/plan-journey/timetables/2021/may/k3-0521.pdf?la=en

Perhaps they will extend a Plymouth service for a few days to cover it?

If not - well I guess people will just go by road instead.