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Title: Moorswater Park & Ride? Post by: Umberleigh on December 21, 2012, 18:31:47 Sadly, the cement flow from Moorswater has ceased. The parent company has merged with Tarmac, and have re-based operations into Plymouth. So no more of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E2Fq3IZBzg I understand that the cement will still be carried by rail, but from Tavistock Junction Yard. The excellent Taunton Trains website has some news on this: http://www.tauntontrains.co.uk/NEWS-INFO.htm However, I remember, in the not so distant past, the powers that be eyeing up Moorswater, as a potential site for a Looe Branch Park & Ride, given it has direct access to the A38. Can anyone shed any light on this? Without doubt, a P&R would make a significant positive impact on the Looe branch's passenger numbers, and also present capacity and timetabling hurdles, too..! Title: Re: Moorswater Park & Ride? Post by: Umberleigh on March 11, 2013, 10:33:35 No apologies for bumping this, as the good news is that this freight flow has not been terminated, but rather awarded to DBS:
http://antony-christie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/dbs-moorswater-cement-and-colas-logs-at.html Anyone now if this is a temporary reprieve or something more permanent? Title: Re: Moorswater Park & Ride? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 11, 2013, 19:10:17 No apologies for bumping this ... No apologies required, Umberleigh: does anyone know? 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 |