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« Reply #105 on: November 06, 2008, 21:01:47 » |
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Ah - Keynsham, between Bristol and Bath, rather than Keyham, near Plymouth?  |
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« Reply #106 on: November 06, 2008, 21:08:04 » |
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Keyham is between Plymouth and Saltash.
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« Reply #107 on: November 06, 2008, 21:25:55 » |
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« Reply #108 on: November 06, 2008, 21:30:35 » |
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No problem - it's a not uncommon confusion! Keyham - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyham_railway_station Keynsham - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynsham_railway_station Actually, they're quite similar stations, in terms of their size - relative to an HST▸ stopping at them!  |
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« Reply #109 on: November 07, 2008, 14:24:29 » |
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Hi there Chris,
I happen to know that HST▸ 's stop at Nailsea in the Bristol area, en route from Devon to London Paddington... I have also read in a rail magazine that HST's were making more Bristol stops.
Hope this is of some help
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« Reply #110 on: November 07, 2008, 14:27:19 » |
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It says on Wikipedia Keyham already has very few FGW▸ HST▸ 's stopping there
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« Reply #111 on: November 07, 2008, 18:08:33 » |
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Think its gets one, the 0705 Plymouth - Penzance
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« Reply #112 on: November 07, 2008, 19:20:25 » |
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Think its gets one, the 0705 Plymouth - Penzance
Nope, there are no booked stops for HST▸ 's at Keyham, there aren't even that many "mainline" units that stop there, the only trains that really serve Keyham and the other plymouth suburbans are the Gunnislake services. |
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« Reply #113 on: November 07, 2008, 23:10:11 » |
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Oh dear, only 22 passengers per day last year at Keyham.
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« Reply #114 on: November 08, 2008, 00:14:24 » |
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Hmm. Well, I never said HSTs▸ should stop at Keyham - and vacman clearly thinks they should not!  However, if I may go back a few posts: yes, HSTs started stopping (sorry, but you know what I mean!) at smaller stations such as Worle, Weston Milton, Nailsea & Backwell and Keynsham, some time ago. At Nailsea, it's actually a great service - I can travel straight through to Paddington! However, because of the shorter platforms at these stations, we had all the nonsense while introducing SDO▸ - now resolved, thankfully. Nevertheless, I think it's a serious concern at stations like, for example, Keyham, if there is in fact any intention to have HSTs stop there. Just because they can (with SDO) doesn't mean they should! |
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« Reply #115 on: November 08, 2008, 00:18:02 » |
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Oh dear, only 22 passengers per day last year at Keyham.
Distorted figures! Keyham can be quite busy due to the nearby college, however, most people who travel there buy a ticket through to Plymouth. |
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« Reply #116 on: November 08, 2008, 00:22:12 » |
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Thanks, vacman! So, would any HST▸ services stopping there help with that passenger flow? |
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« Reply #117 on: November 08, 2008, 11:05:11 » |
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Thanks, vacman! So, would any HST▸ services stopping there help with that passenger flow? Not really, the majority of people seem to come from Bere Alston and Calstock. |
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« Reply #118 on: November 26, 2009, 10:16:16 » |
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« Reply #119 on: November 26, 2009, 10:55:43 » |
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Is causing the cardiff to paddington services to be cancelled?
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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