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« Reply #30 on: February 03, 2014, 09:03:12 » |
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Minor gripe/question:
Don't get me wrong this new service will be very helpful, but it does nothing to alleviate the huge gap in Maidenhead services at "actual" peak time. There are still no services between 18:18 and 19.05. This means that the 18:18 is 95% Maidenhead passengers, and the 19:05 is a Henley service and we all know how popular they are.
Note: there did used to be an 18:35 direct HST▸ but that got canned in 2010 in favour of a stopping Turbo.
So.... with this in mind, how do we go about requesting a direct service during this gap that will be used everyday by hundreds of passengers, and relieve the stress and strain of these other two rammed services?
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« Reply #31 on: February 03, 2014, 09:37:13 » |
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What's wrong with the 18:42 to Bourne End then?
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« Reply #32 on: February 03, 2014, 11:52:34 » |
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What's wrong with the 18:42 to Bourne End then?
It takes 40mins, on a good day. It stops at Slough and so is full of people wanting to go direct to Slough as there are few services doing that. |
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« Reply #33 on: February 03, 2014, 12:03:46 » |
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Already done - and this was the answer.... At this stage there is some doubt as to where the ECS▸ will come from in the longer term, so at this point I intend to wait until this is clearer, rather than introduce a service that has to be amended / removed.
Many thanks for posting that information, ChrisB. Are you able to tell us who made that decision, and when? The Acting Head of Train Planning - not sure *when*, but the response was to asking after the suggestion was made on here |
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« Reply #34 on: February 03, 2014, 18:14:33 » |
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Thanks for providing that additional information, ChrisB: I merely wondered how 'official' (and how recent) that particular view might be - and it seems to be both.
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #35 on: February 03, 2014, 23:07:31 » |
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Well the service was launched with due ceremony on Platform 1 at Paddington this evening.  L to R Andy Mellors, FGW▸ ; The Rt Hon Theresa May MP▸ ; Paul Briggs, Thames Valley Chamber of CommerceI didn't have the chance to count the number of people on board, but there were a goodly number in each of the five coaches. Ms May - who is the MP for Maidenhead as well as Home Secretary - did virtually despatch the train herself. Although being a driver operated service her green flag signalled a member of platform staff to press the CD▸ button to get the driver to close the doors! |
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« Reply #36 on: February 03, 2014, 23:11:32 » |
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Great photo Bob  |
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« Reply #37 on: February 03, 2014, 23:15:11 » |
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Thanks - and without using flash on a railway platform!  |
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« Reply #38 on: February 14, 2014, 16:05:40 » |
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A new train service hey, i hope it lasts  |
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« Reply #39 on: March 06, 2014, 08:07:13 » |
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I used this new service on Tuesday - a 2 car would have coped with the number of passengers, lets hope word spreads and so does usage over the coming weeks. Still early days.
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« Reply #40 on: March 06, 2014, 08:33:30 » |
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I used this new service on Tuesday - a 2 car would have coped with the number of passengers, lets hope word spreads and so does usage over the coming weeks. Still early days.
Indeed.. I have had a very good look around at Maidenhead and there is nothing promoting it. It'll end up being removed due to lack of use if we're not careful.. I was actually intending to get it last night as I was meeting my daughter but we made the 19.48 just.. And that was a very strange train.. 8 coach HST▸ .. not that strange yet.. except that coach B was standard class but made up of a First class carriage with the First class head rest covers removed but branded First class other than that.. Even after the train manager announced it was ok for standard class ticket holders to sit in there, very few did.. weird but a nice journey for us as we had most of the carriage to ourselves  |
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« Reply #41 on: March 06, 2014, 14:46:34 » |
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And that was a very strange train.. 8 coach HST▸ .. not that strange yet.. except that coach B was standard class but made up of a First class carriage with the First class head rest covers removed but branded First class other than that.. Even after the train manager announced it was ok for standard class ticket holders to sit in there, very few did.. weird but a nice journey for us as we had most of the carriage to ourselves You did well if it was an 8 car, as that particular set (the one with the Singapore Airlines advert on the power car) had been 7 car until recently (with the 1st coach B)! |
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« Reply #42 on: March 06, 2014, 16:34:05 » |
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And that was a very strange train.. 8 coach HST▸ .. not that strange yet.. except that coach B was standard class but made up of a First class carriage with the First class head rest covers removed but branded First class other than that.. Even after the train manager announced it was ok for standard class ticket holders to sit in there, very few did.. weird but a nice journey for us as we had most of the carriage to ourselves You did well if it was an 8 car, as that particular set (the one with the Singapore Airlines advert on the power car) had been 7 car until recently (with the 1st coach B)! I didn't see the power car but imagine it's the same train.. But yes definitely a coach A as well yesterday (or there were a lot of people who ended up with the driver |
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« Reply #43 on: March 06, 2014, 16:53:02 » |
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I didn't see the power car but imagine it's the same train.. But yes definitely a coach A as well yesterday (or there were a lot of people who ended up with the driver Sorry Jo, I meant the coach B was the declassified 1st class one, there was still a coach A. |
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