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Title: Additional Fishguard trains retained Post by: WEX-RSB-FGH-BPW-PAD on August 11, 2014, 15:38:40 Very good news from "the West"...
Quote Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has given the go-ahead to continue with the additional rail services between Fishguard and Carmarthen following a review of the three-year experimental service introduced in 2011. Feedback from the local community, passengers and business on the extra five return services has been positive and research shows these additional services have brought economic and social benefits. The Minister has now agreed to extend the service until the end of the current franchise in 2018. Full content may be read at: http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/transport/2014/9079864/?lang=en (http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/transport/2014/9079864/?lang=en) Title: Re: Additional Fishguard trains retained Post by: grahame on August 11, 2014, 16:24:13 That is excellent news ... I have read carefully (and will go back and study) the reasons the decision has been made to retain the service, and (being a bit parochial) I'm already taking a look to see how those reasons stack up in Wiltshire.
Quote All stations in Pembrokeshire served by the services have experienced increased usage, with passenger numbers to Fishguard, Goodwick and Fishguard Harbour stations doubling since the introduction of the additional trains in 2011. More than 60 per cent of passengers surveyed said they would not have been able to make their intended journey without the additional services. Businesses reported that the extra trains helped attract visitors to the area which saw increased usage of the coastal path and ferries to and from Ireland. ^The extra services between Fishguard and Carmarthen have been very popular with passengers, helped improve access to services and provided a boost for tourism and other local businesses. The results of surveys with passengers, the local community and businesses point to a need for these extra services. These services have made it easier for people to access hospital services, have improved tourism to Pembrokeshire and have helped reduce reliance on cars.^ ^The North Pembrokeshire Transport forum is truly delighted that the enhanced train service to Fishguard and Goodwick is to continue. We are grateful to have been given the opportunity to demonstrate the positive benefits to the local economy and community that the additional trains have provided over the past three years. We are pleased that the enhanced train service will continue to reduce the isolation felt by rural north Pembrokeshire and will work with our partners to ensure these services assist in strengthening the local economy, in particular the important tourist industry.^ 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 |