Avocet Line - Exeter to Exmouth - incidents and events; services, stock and related improvements

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[vacman]

Nothin wrong with 142's, workhorses! we should show them more appreciation as we'd have been in the sh1t without them!

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

ive noticed guards seem to prefer working 142's to sprinters must be less hassle from there point of view! i dont hate them there decent little units i just wish they would keep them off the barny route! exmouth to paignton if fine! what they were made for!! noone goes all the way on that route well harldy anyone infact it may aswell be two sepperate services when you look at how people use the service with esd being the split plus the sea wall route had good views from a donkey!

[devon_metro]

I'm sure the guards will disagree

[gaf71]

I'm sure the guards will disagree

i disagree

[Super Guard]

I disagree... give me 150s with intermediate door controls anyday.

[devon_metro]

Even the newbies don't like them 

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

the couple i was talking about were from up't north lol

[Super Guard]

Even the newbies don't like them 

 

To be fair they aren't that bad, it's just revenue is hard when you've got to run back to an end to do doors - especially Exmouth branch.

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

Even the newbies don't like them 

 

To be fair they aren't that bad, it's just revenue is hard when you've got to run back to an end to do doors - especially Exmouth branch.

thats why the penalty fair needs to be enforced i hate seeing people sneek on knoewing there is a chance they dont have to pay only needs a group of them between stations and its impossible to check everyones

[Henry]

 I notice that the Great Western Rail Utilisation Document, already mentioned on another thread, considers an half-hourly Exmouth-Paignton.
 Could this work without slowing down the 'high speed' services ?

 Unless it means that more stations will have selected stopping patterns.

[paul7575]

 I notice that the Great Western Rail Utilisation Document, already mentioned on another thread, considers an half-hourly Exmouth-Paignton.
 Could this work without slowing down the 'high speed' services ?

 Unless it means that more stations will have selected stopping patterns.

Some will be running in the ex SWT^▸ (South West Trains) paths I should imagine, and some others apparently will not run beyond Newton Abbot in the hours when XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) run through. I suppose it is all possible as they don't seem to mention any major issues.

By the way, the RUS^▸ (Route Utilisation Strategy) explicitly mentions that DfT^» (Department for Transport - about) have instructed FGW^▸ (First Great Western) to provide more services vice SWT, and seems to confirm the second LHCS^▸ (Locomotive Hauled Coaching Stock) set as someone posted recently. Couldn't see anything about replacing SWT calls at the likes of Ivybridge though...

Paul

[RichardB]

Paul, from December, FGW^▸ (First Great Western) wil be pretty much replacing the ex SWT^▸ (South West Trains) services like-for-like, including Ivybridge stops, even the Saturday down, Sunday up Exeter - Penzance service.

Richard Burningham,
Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership

[devon_metro]

devon_metro and his "train tree" to the rescue it seems 

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) obviously are in possession of one 

[paul7575]

Paul, from December, FGW^▸ (First Great Western) wil be pretty much replacing the ex SWT^▸ (South West Trains) services like-for-like, including Ivybridge stops, even the Saturday down, Sunday up Exeter - Penzance service.

That seems fair, and what I always expected somehow, based on the view from SWT-land, and having read all the FGW and SWT franchise stuff over the last few years. There's been a few doubters here who reckoned it wouldn't happen though...

Are these all actual services, or additional calls in other existing services though? I'm sure people would be happy to hear more details if you have them...

Paul

[FlyingDutchman]

I wish Network Rail would take notice how important the Branch line is and how it needs to expand the frequency to an 15 min service between Exeter and Exmouth and have more stations to enable more people to catch the trains.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Devon-train-proposals-criticised/article-1493888-detail/article.html

Trains could start at Exeter Central using the Bay platform.

New Stations

Monkerton and Newcourt

Twin track station at Exmouth  and building double track between Polsloe and Digby, with an extra passing loop at Lympstone.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/MP-backs-possible-station-expansion/article-1302873-detail/article.html

Improve the station across the Branch line

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/New-stations-built-city-transport-masterplan/article-1249765-detail/article.html

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