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Drivers using the A30 between Hayle and Penzance will be forced to struggle through a 16-mile diversion next week, while a four-mile stretch of the road has works carried out.

Patching and surface preservation work is being done between St Erth and the Newtown roundabout, and the road will be closed between 9pm and 6am every night from Monday. Traffic will be sent nearly all the way to Helston.

See http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Drivers-face-A30-diversions/article-197852-detail/article.html

errr, trains use the St.Erth to Penzance railway line. Whats the A30 closure got to do with FGW??

Any excuse to "plug" the local press  ::)

As you will have seen elsewhere on the forum, we like to keep up with issues that, while not directly related to FGW, could have an indirect effect.

Example quote from the thisiscornwall article :


It will also always be the case that an item that is not of interest to one member/site visitor may be of greater interest to another.


You're entitled to your opinion, devon_metro, but we think including links to media articles is entirely appropriate, and likely to be of interest to members.

Heres an interesting press release re a new pavement in Truro http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=44393 (http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=44393)

I'm glad that is the case. Just seems that virtually every new thread is a news release. Most threads are just dead end threads with no replies. Perhaps some more original postings in future?

I'm sure I wouldn't be wrong in saying that most people are physically capable of reading the websites you post from and it would be more useful to just post those articles that are of particular importance.

Thanks for that input, devon_metro

I will say, though, that several people (including some who visit the site regularly but arent members) have told us that they like the coverage we give to media articles, as it helps to have them in one place. Also, there have been a fair few articles that have sparked off lively debates, and also some that have been posted which have enhanced existing topics.

That's not to say that we always get the balance right - we recently condensed the coverage we gave to "The West - But Not the West's Trains" articles into an occasional "News From Around The FGW Area" round-up.

We are also happy to listen to new ideas, and thanks for sharing yours with us.

Just adding in my 2p worth - confirming that, very much, we encourage articles / postings / news items that cover alternative ways of travel, and / or events which may shift traffic on or off the trains.  "What's likely to be of interest to people travelling from "a" to "b" and using or considering the train as an option, now or in the future" is a good rule of thumb - and if it is likely to be of interest, it's in as far as I'm concerned.

The news story has now also been covered by the BBC, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7481217.stm .

And, to confirm the context, my purpose in posting here about the lengthy diversions on the A30 is that they will clearly affect any train travellers to St Erth or Penzance, if they are looking for onward road connections.

Just trying to be helpful!   ;) :D ;D

......also, train crew coming in to Penzance for early starts could be inconvevienced as it is a lengthy diversion!

Local people would know a much shorter diversion though!! Come on Jester get your T*ts out!!

oooooo behave!!! :-*