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Title: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: JayMac on September 04, 2011, 09:33:53 From the Slough & Langley Observer (http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2011/09/03/54025-mp-urges-commuters-to-back-rail-campaign/):
Quote THE town's MP is calling on commuters to get behind a campaign for better rail services. Fiona Mactaggart MP will chair the inaugural meeting of the new rail user group on Tuesday, September 20, as she fights for better services for the town. The move follows Department for Transport figures showing three of the ten most crowded London services, serve Slough including peak morning services at 0736, 0820 and 0750. The group will meet to discuss overcrowding on trains and ticket prices. Ms Mactaggart said: "The Government plans to increase rail fares by an average of eight percent, starting from January. This means that rail season tickets for commuter routes between Slough and London will go up by ^171.72 in 2012 and by a massive ^601.45 in 2012. It's not fair and I hope the rail user group will help me to persuade the Department of Transport to stop punishing the hard pressed commuter." The group will also discuss issues such as time-tabling, disability access, oyster card extension to Slough and access by rail from the West to Heathrow. The meeting will be held at 'The Manor' shed managed by Slough and Windsor Railway Society, who have backed the campaign. Society secretary, John Fowler said: "There are problems with the rush hour services from Slough. There is quite heavy overcrowding especially as you get closer to London. It would be interesting to see the figures of commuters from Slough 20 years ago compared to today. Commuters have increased but there are not enough trains. We are all for better rail services, not just for Slough, but for the whole of the Thames Valley." The meeting from 6.30-8pm is open to all local rail users. Ms Mactaggart said: "Anyone who uses Slough station or our rail services is welcome to come along." Title: Re: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: ChrisB on September 05, 2011, 12:04:43 'Crossrail' might be one answer?......
And fares are never going Quote up by ^171.72 in 2012 and by a massive ^601.45 in 2012 either.Title: Re: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: JayMac on September 05, 2011, 12:22:28 Dunno where they got that ^601.45 figure from, but the ^171.72 would be the correct increase if the annual season from Slough to Paddington were to rise by 8.1%. Which could be possible with the RPI+3% and basketing formula, but how the Slough Observer knows it's going to be 8.1% is beyond me.
Title: Re: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: eightf48544 on September 09, 2011, 11:11:00 Should be an interesting night, hope any Coffee Shop members/readers from the Slough/Windsor area will come along.
Title: Re: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: eightf48544 on September 20, 2011, 08:24:10 Inurgural Meeting tonight at the Manor, West Carpark, by Windsor bay, Slough Station 18:30.
Teas and coffees on arrival. Watch out for teh road works! Do come along. Title: Re: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: eightf48544 on September 20, 2011, 23:16:39 Interesting presentation by FGW at the meeting.
Capacity HSTs 2+7 extra coach mainly converted buffets. 2012! !80s by December displaced 16Xs to strengthen TV services 142's to leave October. Slough Station new footbridge with lifts by Easter next year ready for Olympics. Also work to forecourt etc. Electrification 2016. Crossrail will pay for Airport Junction Maidenhead whilst Networkrail pay for rest. However, Network rail actually slings the wires all the way. Crossrail trains West of PAdd not expected until 2019. Using a new train which allegeadly drills the holes erects the masts and slings the wres in one go! Maybe Electric train can elaborate. Does this mean single line electrification with it's greater resilience i.e only one line's wire comes down. Also wires to Windsor sort of being looked. Most interesting though there appears to be an active project to look at a Western connection to LHR. Interestingly using a tunnel out of T5 westbound under the M25 and then swing North to cross M4 and join mainline just east of Langley station. Watch this space. Many of these points have topics of their own so can they be crossreferenced please. Title: Re: Slough MP urges commuters to back rail campaign (Slough Observer 03/09/23011) Post by: IndustryInsider on September 21, 2011, 00:02:55 Capacity HSTs 2+7 extra coach mainly converted buffets. 2012! !80s by December displaced 16Xs to strengthen TV services 142's to leave October. Who did the FGW presentation? Was it presented in a 'definitely-going-to-happen' way, or a 'probable' way? Electrification 2016. Using a new train which allegeadly drills the holes erects the masts and slings the wres in one go! Maybe Electric train can elaborate. Does this mean single line electrification with it's greater resilience i.e only one line's wire comes down. Using this I imagine? http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkRailMedia#p/u/33/xFg0EOUJNrc (http://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkRailMedia#p/u/33/xFg0EOUJNrc) Most interesting though there appears to be an active project to look at a Western connection to LHR. Interestingly using a tunnel out of T5 westbound under the M25 and then swing North to cross M4 and join mainline just east of Langley station. Watch this space. How much would this cost I wonder? Although it would be nice, I really can't see the demand justifying the expense. 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 |