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1  Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: Went is a Saturday Services a Saturday Services on: December 30, 2008, 12:04:51
Always confusing for regulars this one, when a TOC (Train Operating Company) decides to run a special service it does not go to all the lengths required to plan a new service it simply adapts a current one ie a saturday service and makes alterations to that as required.  If its then published as a saturday service (which to most regular users it may be ) then the trains which appear in the saturday timetable but don't run will be shown as cancellations aginst the company.  So its isssed and published as a special timetable.  Roll Eyes
2  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Radstock on: December 02, 2008, 09:19:39
Thanks glad to be here  Smiley
3  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Radstock on: December 01, 2008, 11:15:07
This is good news, there is/was a lot of potential for Radstock in seeing this line re-open.  Without appearing to do a hatchet job on anyone who has worked long and hard to see the line reopen I have to say that the biggest obstacle it faced previously was in fighting between various Egos involved with the project.  If they could be put aside then the real issues such as the land required to mitigate the sharp drop into Radstock town centre and councillor opposition could be reasonably addressed.  There is also the relationship/issue with Sustrans who bought the land cheap ( for a ^1 I believe but can not confirm ).  They then laid their cycle path in such a way that further impeded any possibility of opening the train line.  Given that the hard bit of interfacing with NR» (Network Rail - home page) infrastructure is complete with Quarry traffic already using the line the possibilites remain likeley that it could open but probaably wont for the reasons listed (in very general terms I accept) above. Undecided
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