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Title: Axminster- Okehampton Post by: FlyingDutchman on July 27, 2011, 16:41:57 Hi
Could a new rail Service from Axminster to Okehampton every 2 hours Guy Title: Re: Axminster- Okehampton Post by: gaf71 on July 27, 2011, 18:33:30 Possibly, if you can magic up some rolling stock, train crew and pathways. Oh, and enough passengers to make it viable! ;)
Title: Re: Axminster- Okehampton Post by: paul7575 on July 27, 2011, 19:07:59 IIRC the GW RUS suggested that there was no real business case for additional Axminster services yet, it was better to run more trains on the Paignton to Exmouth route. However Cranbrook will probably tip the balance:
Quote The Great Western RUS Draft for Consultation recommended a change to the local area service pattern with the introduction of a half hourly Paignton to Exmouth service and an hourly Barnstaple to St James Park service commencing in 2018 extending cross-Exeter journey opportunities. However, during the consultation period this has been reviewed in line with FGW replacement services west of Exeter, and taking cognisance of consultation responses, a new option is recommended. This maintains the existing hourly services between Barnstaple and Exmouth and Paignton and Exmouth and introduces an additional hourly service between Paignton and St James Park. With the improved frequency and crowding relief, the business case is sufficient to be able to recommend the implementation of this scheme at the earlier date of 2016. The RUS also reviewed the extension of this new Paignton to St James Park service to Axminster, calling at Pinhoe, Honiton and the new Cranbrook station, to improve connectivity and to achieve the aspiration of a half hourly Exeter St Davids to Axminster service. However, in line with the analysis that was previously undertaken, the scheme requires infrastructure works which the business case fails to support. An alternative option was reviewed, which would provide a two-hourly service through extending from St James Park to Axminster on alternate hours, which can be achieved on the current infrastructure. However, the appraisal results generate a BCR of 1.2 which is beneath the necessary threshold of 1.5 to be able to recommend it. The analysis did prove that the additional service is operationally feasible, and identified the required infrastructure in order to achieve an additional hourly service. Although there is not a sufficient business case at present to be able to recommend the options, the proposals should be reviewed with third party funding opportunities and in line with predicted growth and patronage of the new Cranbrook station as this could potentially result in a positive business case in the future. Paul 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 |