Timetabling error at Havant?

Brucey

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Timetabling error at Havant?

« on: January 01, 2013, 15:24:09 »

Looking at Journeycheck for Havant station, there are two services booked to call at Platform 1 at 15:11 (both arriving at 15:10).

One is the FGW^▸ Great Malvern - Brighton, the other is a stopping Southern service to Brighton.

Fortunately, the FGW called first.

Are there any other cases where two services are booked into the same platform at the same time?


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readytostart

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Re: Timetabling error at Havant?

« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2013, 17:11:59 »

The usual departure time of the stopper is 1515 M-F, must have been re-timed for some reason today.


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Re: Timetabling error at Havant?

« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2013, 17:40:44 »

Bank Holiday timing overlapping with normal Tuesday weekday timing, possibly? Roll Eyes


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Re: Timetabling error at Havant?

« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2013, 19:18:57 »

Quote from: chris from nailsea on January 01, 2013, 17:40:44

Bank Holiday timing overlapping with normal Tuesday weekday timing, possibly? Roll Eyes

Almost there. After chatting to the guard on my Southern train, it would appear that FGW^▸ are operating a Saturday service whilst Southern are operating a Sunday service. Apparently there have been quite a few clashes here and there today.

Just another example of how a fragmented railway can cause confusion for customers. I just assumed all TOCs^▸ were running an amended Sunday service today.


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Re: Timetabling error at Havant?

« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2013, 19:29:41 »

The Southern service would normally operate via Eastleigh allowing the FGW^▸ service to overtake it. Instead they both ran the direct route, delay the FGW service. In the end the FGW looped the Southern service at Havant. FGW are generally operating a standard Monday-Friday service today, but with a late start up of service and a number of additional West Country-London services are also running.


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Re: Timetabling error at Havant?

« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2013, 22:07:46 »

I assumed it was a Weekday/Saturday service in FGW^▸ land too. Well it certainly wasn't a Sunday one if you look at it like that.

The 23:20 Bristol Temple Meads - Frome train is booked to run tonight. Which it certainly does not do on a Sunday (Last Sunday Service is a 20:49 Weymouth I believe?)

Incidentally First Avon & Somerset Bus Division were running a Sunday/Bank Holiday time table on Countrybound Services. Not sure what the inner city services were running one would hope a Sunday Timetable to prevent confusion.

Faresaver Buses were also running their Sunday Timetable which is No Service at all. (They don't run any buses on Sundays)


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