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« on: April 29, 2019, 18:33:23 » |
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What a let down. No clockface even service. 71 minute gap between 14.49 and 16.00.
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grahame
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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2019, 19:01:09 » |
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What a let down. No clockface even service. 71 minute gap between 14.49 and 16.00.
Context? Main line?? The December 2019 is the mainline plan for 2 trains an hour, but even then it won't be half hourly. Alternate trains will be (almost) all stations and semi-fast which will make them a bit uneven at some point, and they also need to be timed to not meet head-on on single line sections. May may be a frustrating wait in Cornwall ... it feels on present plans like a stay of execution on the TransWilts. |
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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2019, 19:05:45 » |
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As Graham says, December is a much more balanced interval service (if it gets approval), May is just doing what they can without tearing up the existing long-established timetable.
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Robin Summerhill
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2019, 19:12:06 » |
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As Graham says, December is a much more balanced interval service (if it gets approval), May is just doing what they can without tearing up the existing long-established timetable.
A wider issue than just Devon and Cornwall, but when is the new timetable going to be published (by which I really mean put online)? I have been looking at potential trips/timings for another all line rover tour in June, and it all services that I have looked at (except Trans Pennine and GWR▸ ) are now including the new timetables on their websites. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2019, 19:35:12 » |
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What a let down. No clockface even service. 71 minute gap between 14.49 and 16.00.
Context? Main line?? The December 2019 is the mainline plan for 2 trains an hour, but even then it won't be half hourly. Alternate trains will be (almost) all stations and semi-fast which will make them a bit uneven at some point, and they also need to be timed to not meet head-on on single line sections. May may be a frustrating wait in Cornwall ... it feels on present plans like a stay of execution on the TransWilts. While the full Cornish main line service won't be introduced in May, there will still be around seven extra trains each way, Mons - Fris, which is a big improvement on now. GWR▸ have worked very hard to get these extra trains in. In December, as you say Graham, that's when the 2 train an hour service comes in, Mons - Sats. Again, much effort is going in to make it as clockface as possible given the infrastructure, even with different calling patterns. |
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« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2019, 19:38:34 » |
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As Graham says, December is a much more balanced interval service (if it gets approval), May is just doing what they can without tearing up the existing long-established timetable.
A wider issue than just Devon and Cornwall, but when is the new timetable going to be published (by which I really mean put online)? I have been looking at potential trips/timings for another all line rover tour in June, and it all services that I have looked at (except Trans Pennine and GWR▸ ) are now including the new timetables on their websites. They are available online now - a complete set, AFAICS▸ . |
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Robin Summerhill
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« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2019, 19:51:34 » |
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As Graham says, December is a much more balanced interval service (if it gets approval), May is just doing what they can without tearing up the existing long-established timetable.
A wider issue than just Devon and Cornwall, but when is the new timetable going to be published (by which I really mean put online)? I have been looking at potential trips/timings for another all line rover tour in June, and it all services that I have looked at (except Trans Pennine and GWR▸ ) are now including the new timetables on their websites. They are available online now - a complete set, AFAICS▸ . Thanks for that - clearly I ought to have checked before I posted, but I can honestly say they weren't there last night!  https://www.gwr.com/plan-journey/train-times |
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Jamsdad
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« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2019, 20:02:05 » |
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Looks like a much better service to me!
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« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2019, 20:11:39 » |
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...and to me. Still some odd gaps but nothing too substantial from previous years.
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grahame
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« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2019, 07:56:31 » |
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Ah ... having just seen those now, yes, there are some very good gaps plugged in May and perhaps I was unduly dismissive of the changes next month in the few South West (sorry about that) - they do look like a good step with some significant gaps plugged. And - as RichardB and others confirm - a step up to a consistent two per hour come December, subject to approval. |
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« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2019, 08:04:43 » |
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Note to Mods: Could the Thread title please be changed to make it clear its the GWR▸ May 2019 timetable we are discussing, and not our current Prime Ministers departure plan |
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grahame
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« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2019, 09:13:01 » |
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Note to Mods: Could the Thread title please be changed to make it clear its the GWR▸ May 2019 timetable we are discussing, and not our current Prime Ministers departure plan Done ... for archive, original title was "May timetable" ... and I really wonder if even Mrs May understands / knows her own timetable ... |
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« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2019, 09:16:03 » |
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Note to Mods: Could the Thread title please be changed to make it clear its the GWR▸ May 2019 timetable we are discussing, and not our current Prime Ministers departure plan Done ... for archive, original title was "May timetable" ... and I really wonder if even Mrs May understands / knows her own timetable ... Maidenhead & Crossrail? - I doubt anyone understands/knows the timetable for that... |
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SandTEngineer
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« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2019, 11:10:24 » |
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Note to Mods: Could the Thread title please be changed to make it clear its the GWR▸ May 2019 timetable we are discussing, and not our current Prime Ministers departure plan Done ... for archive, original title was "May timetable" ... and I really wonder if even Mrs May understands / knows her own timetable ... Thanks, Grahame. |
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Robin Summerhill
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« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2019, 11:32:59 » |
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Note to Mods: Could the Thread title please be changed to make it clear its the GWR▸ May 2019 timetable we are discussing, and not our current Prime Ministers departure plan Done ... for archive, original title was "May timetable" ... and I really wonder if even Mrs May understands / knows her own timetable ... Thanks, Grahame. Would it be a good idea to move it to "Across the West" because it is having little to do with Plymouth and Cornwall specifically? |
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