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Title: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: RichardB on February 20, 2012, 10:02:02 Excellent BBC piece here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17089771 Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: ChrisB on February 20, 2012, 10:53:33 Ahhh, Tony in his mac 'n hat!.....
Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: FlyingDutchman on February 20, 2012, 16:11:42 Very good article
Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: FlyingDutchman on February 25, 2012, 16:10:03 I think it would be good if Exmouth Station could be re-built so it can cope with two platforms and with more facilities than present with the staff working longer at the station.
Several other station could do with a upgrade as well Guy Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: The SprinterMeister on February 25, 2012, 20:51:41 I think it would be good if Exmouth Station could be re-built so it can cope with two platforms and with more facilities than present with the staff working longer at the station. Not sure why you want two platforms for, Exmouth station is at the end of a single line section from Topsham. Therefore train comes in, train goes back out again. Second platform and signals mean one train just sits there wasting fuel / crew time for half an hour. If you put in more loops etc all this means is that the trains will be reduced to a stagger as they pass each other just as they are at Topsham now. The journey times would increase and more units and crew would be required just to maintain the existing level of service. If your going to increase the number of stations (Newcourt for example) the ability to maintain a half hourly service would be put at risk unless you shut Polsloe Bridge which is adequately served by local buses and is going to be very expensive to upgrade for DiPtac / disabled access. What needs to happen I suspect is the lengthening of existing trains, preferably with new units along with longer platforms and upgraded facilities at the more heavily used stations. Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: JayMac on February 25, 2012, 21:32:11 DiPtac (DPTAC) = Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.
http://dptac.independent.gov.uk/ Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: FlyingDutchman on February 26, 2012, 21:49:36 Polsloe Station is not one of the easiest station for disabled people.
Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: The SprinterMeister on February 26, 2012, 22:28:44 Polsloe Station is not one of the easiest station for disabled people. That's putting it mildly....I'm not sure how you make it Disabled Compliant without completely rebuilding it from the entrance upwards... Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: ellendune on February 26, 2012, 22:36:38 Upwards is really the word when it comes to Polsloe
Title: Re: Rail group calls for investment on Exmouth line Post by: FlyingDutchman on February 27, 2012, 17:39:53 Not sure about Polsloe,
But you could say the same problem would be at St Thomas Railway station. You would have to Install lift or a ramp system to make it more accessible. Polsloe Railway Station is built on a long embankment / bridge and St Thomas Railway station is built on a viaduct / bridge This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |