Theresa May calls for more rail services from Maidenhead and Twyford

[whole diary]

[stuving]

And not NIMBY in any real sense, just a very partisan demand, which isn't out of order for a submission to a very preliminary study from a constituency MP^▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context).

Absolutely and I would expect nothing else from my MP.   Now all she has to do make it happen, NR^» (Network Rail - home page) after all is a Government Agency

Given that "it" in this case is a plan to meet the demand in 2043, maybe you are overestimating the lady's political durability. Plus, of course, her actions as a minister must not give undue preference by her own arguments as an MP. One of the quirks of the lack of "separation of powers" in our national governance. 

[johoare]

One thing that puzzles me slightly is how do all these hoards of extra passengers get to Maidenhead station. Full carparks most buses a fair bit away. Cycle?

It's not the most accessible being being basically off a very large squashed roundabout. For those that don't know the entrance is one way off the North side of the rail bridge Northbound off the A308, which at this point is dula carriage way with a conventional roundabout on the Southside of the line. I'm not really sure how you get Southbound coming out of the station a U turn atGrenfell Way Jn? I come in from th North and depart Northbound so no real problem.   e

It's very close to the town centre and all buses.. There are three car station car parks plus RBWM ones nearby.. If you are talking about the front station car park and want to go southbound to windsor then it's a quick trip north and through the town centre to get back southbound.. not ideal but not prohibitive.. From the other two car parks it's easier..

You ask how the extra hoards of passengers get there and the main thing is they do..They have been increasing in numbers big time since I've been commuting  from here  (22 years)..

Now all we need to do is find out where they are all coming from ;-)

[BBM]

You ask how the extra hoards of passengers get there and the main thing is they do..They have been increasing in numbers big time since I've been commuting  from here  (22 years)..

Now all we need to do is find out where they are all coming from ;-)

In regard to Twyford, I do happen to know that a number of regular commuters come there from Wokingham because the SWT^▸ (South West Trains) peak-hour service is so tediously slow. That particular line really does need speeding up, even more so than the off-peak FGW^▸ (First Great Western) service from TWY^▸ (Twyford station) and MAI^▸ (Maidenhead station).

[NickB]

You ask how the extra hoards of passengers get there and the main thing is they do..They have been increasing in numbers big time since I've been commuting  from here  (22 years)..

Now all we need to do is find out where they are all coming from ;-)

My personal thoughts are as follows:
- Shoppenhangers car park is reasonably full by 7am and totally full by 7.30am.  Most vehicles, in my experience, are coming from the A404 hence why they use this carpark rather than the forecourt or Silco.
- Given that if you live north of Marlow you'd need your head examined to be using FGW^▸ (First Great Western) as opposed to Chiltern one must assume that Marlow is the northern most reach of Maidenhead station. 
- From conversations I've heard on the platform some also drive down from Henley area as parking is better than Twyford.
- In summary, if the branch line services were better then less people would be driving to the station.




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[TaplowGreen]

You ask how the extra hoards of passengers get there and the main thing is they do..They have been increasing in numbers big time since I've been commuting  from here  (22 years)..

Now all we need to do is find out where they are all coming from ;-)

My personal thoughts are as follows:
- Shoppenhangers car park is reasonably full by 7am and totally full by 7.30am.  Most vehicles, in my experience, are coming from the A404 hence why they use this carpark rather than the forecourt or Silco.
- Given that if you live north of Marlow you'd need your head examined to be using FGW^▸ (First Great Western) as opposed to Chiltern one must assume that Marlow is the northern most reach of Maidenhead station. 
- From conversations I've heard on the platform some also drive down from Henley area as parking is better than Twyford.
- In summary, if the branch line services were better then less people would be driving to the station.

Numbers are are reasonably small however a lot of Taplow commuters will "travel back" to Maidenhead in the morning to get a faster London train.




Edit note: Quote marks fixed, for clarity. CfN.

[Western Enterprise]

You ask how the extra hoards of passengers get there and the main thing is they do..They have been increasing in numbers big time since I've been commuting  from here  (22 years)..

Now all we need to do is find out where they are all coming from ;-)

My personal thoughts are as follows:
- Shoppenhangers car park is reasonably full by 7am and totally full by 7.30am.  Most vehicles, in my experience, are coming from the A404 hence why they use this carpark rather than the forecourt or Silco.
- Given that if you live north of Marlow you'd need your head examined to be using FGW^▸ (First Great Western) as opposed to Chiltern one must assume that Marlow is the northern most reach of Maidenhead station. 
- From conversations I've heard on the platform some also drive down from Henley area as parking is better than Twyford.
- In summary, if the branch line services were better then less people would be driving to the station.

Numbers are are reasonably small however a lot of Taplow commuters will "travel back" to Maidenhead in the morning to get a faster London train.

There are also plans for quite a large re-development of Maidenhead Town Centre, with a large increase in housing expected. For example, the old Olympic car park, by the sewage works and tip has just had planning requested for 300 dwellings; most of the occupants may be escapees from London.




Edit note: Quote marks fixed, for clarity. CfN.

[Electric train]

There was also talk of FGW^▸ (First Great Western) wanting to increase the Marlow service to 2 TPH^▸ (trains per hour), there is talk of a possible plan to build several thousand homes on the land between Cookham and Furze Platt and around the Cox Green / White Waltham area Maidenhead's commuting by train is only going to expand.