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Title: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: hornbeam on August 16, 2010, 13:36:49 From FGW web-
13:55 St Ives to St Erth due 14:09 This train has been cancelled.This is due to an unusually large passenger flow earlier. Last Updated: 16/08/2010 12:45 interesting one! Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: hornbeam on August 16, 2010, 16:59:55 I can only apologise for my spelling.
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: devon_metro on August 16, 2010, 19:18:23 Probably delayed so they cut a trip out to make up time.
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: caliwag on August 16, 2010, 20:50:54 Rubbish...why would people be leaving St Ives at that time?
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: brompton rail on August 16, 2010, 20:54:57 Buses do it regularly. Running late on the inward trip, drop off passengers at terminus, switch off lights, shut doors and go back out empty to try to start next run back on time.
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: Phil on August 16, 2010, 20:58:56 I'm intrigued by the phrase "Unusually large passenger flow".
Surprising to start with that the alleged "unusually large passenger" doesn't threaten to sue for defamation, and secondly - presumably there are cleaners contracted to make amends for any little accidents such as the "flow" referred to? Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: Mookiemoo on August 16, 2010, 23:27:55 I'm intrigued by the phrase "Unusually large passenger flow". That is taking semantics to the nth degreeSurprising to start with that the alleged "unusually large passenger" doesn't threaten to sue for defamation, and secondly - presumably there are cleaners contracted to make amends for any little accidents such as the "flow" referred to? Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: jester on August 16, 2010, 23:42:14 The amount of people travelling in on the early day trains at the moment is way exceeding the 'norm'. This leads to late running due to loading/unloading. Having to cut a trip usually gets it back on time. then of course later on when they all travel back its the same scenario again.....
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: chrisoates on August 17, 2010, 01:10:59 The amount of people travelling in on the early day trains at the moment is way exceeding the 'norm'. This leads to late running due to loading/unloading. Having to cut a trip usually gets it back on time. then of course later on when they all travel back its the same scenario again..... As I depend on all these lovely people to earn a living I'm not complaining but I completely don't understand why this is happening. Was at Lands End - no queues. Falmouth - cruise boats not busy. Dawlish - extremely quiet. St Ives is busy as hell - not what it was before budget airlines but enough to get you aggravated trying to navigate the narrow streets. Seal island cruise boats have all upgraded to high speed boats to get more trips in a day. Ice cream shop next to me opens some time after dawn and closes close to midnight. Quite amazing for a town that offers not much in the way of car parking, isn't that clean, doesn't care much for it's source of income. Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: devon_metro on August 17, 2010, 09:18:02 Agreed, most odd. Torbay is certainly quieter than normal
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: smokey on August 17, 2010, 09:25:42 I don't understand Cancelling in ONE direction?
OK, might have needed to run Non Stop, but it could have carried passengers to St Erth. St Ives is very popular, and Passenger numbers can rocket on damp cloudy days, (Can't go beach for a tan, lets go St Ives) Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: vacman on August 17, 2010, 10:15:47 I don't understand Cancelling in ONE direction? it probably waited at St Ives until 1425.OK, might have needed to run Non Stop, but it could have carried passengers to St Erth. St Ives is very popular, and Passenger numbers can rocket on damp cloudy days, (Can't go beach for a tan, lets go St Ives) Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: smokey on August 17, 2010, 10:46:28 I don't understand Cancelling in ONE direction? it probably waited at St Ives until 1425.OK, might have needed to run Non Stop, but it could have carried passengers to St Erth. St Ives is very popular, and Passenger numbers can rocket on damp cloudy days, (Can't go beach for a tan, lets go St Ives) In which case the 14.11 St Erth St Ives must also have been cancelled! Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: LiskeardRich on August 17, 2010, 11:52:47 on sunday some services were running non stop to make up time due to high passenger numbers
Title: Re: Hows this for a cancelled train Post by: vacman on August 17, 2010, 20:44:02 I don't understand Cancelling in ONE direction? it probably waited at St Ives until 1425.OK, might have needed to run Non Stop, but it could have carried passengers to St Erth. St Ives is very popular, and Passenger numbers can rocket on damp cloudy days, (Can't go beach for a tan, lets go St Ives) In which case the 14.11 St Erth St Ives must also have been cancelled! 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 |