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Title: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 26, 2009, 20:03:54 From the Exmouth Journal (http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/exmouthjournal/news/story.aspx?brand=EXJOnline&category=news&tBrand=devon24&tCategory=newsexj&itemid=DEED26%20Oct%202009%2015%3A13%3A45%3A493):
Quote Rail passengers in Exmouth can commute to Exeter earlier in the morning on Sundays during the winter. This is thanks to the addition of a 10am service which will operate for the first time. The timetable change has been achieved following pressure from the Avocet Line Rail Users Group. Tony Day, chairman of the group, said: "We think people will be glad to use this service. Times have changed, with new work patterns; shops open on Sunday and much more leisure travel. We put this to First Great Western, who agreed with us, and Network Rail have now said the train can run." The Sunday train service from Exmouth operates every hour from 9am in spring and summer. Tony added: "We are still pressing for the 9am train to run all year too, again with backing from First Great Western." Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on October 26, 2009, 20:09:18 this is a great step forward,its not only good for the people living along the line who would like to get into exeter earlyer but it also provides an early park and ride option for exeter
Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: ReWind on October 26, 2009, 22:17:31 Hopefully the trend will travel north too, we could do with a 9am Sunday service into Bristol on the SVB line.
Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: chrisoates on October 26, 2009, 23:31:33 Hopefully the trend will travel north too, we could do with a 9am Sunday service into Bristol on the SVB line. Could do with travelling south too - St Ives branch has NO trains on Sunday morning - Park 'n Ride customers only find out at the platform. Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2 Post by: grahame on October 27, 2009, 08:42:34 ... we could do with a 9am Sunday service into Bristol ... Please, Sir ... can we have one too ;) Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: jester on October 27, 2009, 09:49:18 Likewise, the first Falmouth branch train arrives into Truro 11.36, already missing several 'out of the county bound' trains....
Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: polymath on October 27, 2009, 10:01:27 The situation for North Devon is even worse, with the first train not leaving Barnstaple until 11.10, with arrival in Exeter at 12.23, so half the day is gone already. If you need to travel long distance on a Sunday, having a car is the only option to get to either Exeter or Tiverton Parkway.
Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: John R on October 27, 2009, 13:54:27 It shows how far we have come in a few short years that the service criticisms are about the timings of the first Sunday services. Many of these branches are doing very well to have an all year round service on Sundays.
Title: Re: 'Exmouth gets extra Sunday train service', from the Exmouth Journal (26/10/2009) Post by: Zoe on October 27, 2009, 19:10:20 It wasn't just branch lines, I remember a few years ago the first train from Teignmouth and Dawlish to Exeter was at about 09:00 with the next not running until after 14:00.
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