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« on: November 09, 2008, 21:17:09 »
Does anyone know if their are any Devon > London commuters on a daily basis , either to Waterloo or Paddington? maybe some of you are...
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 00:07:37 »
i was standing on honiton station today and there was a couple who travel from honiton to reading every week.... today despite the delays the diversion actually made things alot easyer for them and alot of the people on the platform were for reading and padington

there main complaints were overcrowding on the fgw service ( not just today) and waiting at chard junction for sometimes upto 40 mins for a train to pass (by which time the train could have reached yeovil before the train in the opposite direction had even arrived there)

am i correct in thinking that if this line was doubled or a few more passing loops put in that this route to paddington would actually be quicker?
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 18:57:03 »
I have known of one person that commuted daily from Castle Cary to Paddington every day but I don't know if anyone does it from Taunton, Tiverton Parkway or Exeter.  It should in theory be possible to commute from Newton Abbot or even Plymouth but I don't think anyone would want to spend 6 hours on a train every day commuting.  I don't know why the Paddington to Penzance season ticket exists, I doubt anyone has one.
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 20:31:48 »
daily i cant see it happening but there will be alot monday morning and friday night second homes and all that
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 21:14:03 »
Given the relative price changes over the last few years, a long-distance season is worthwhile nowadays if you're doing two return trips to London in the week.

An even more bizarre example than Penzance to Paddington : one used to be listed in the Fares Manual for Newquay to Ealing Broadway with route 'Not London'.
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2008, 21:18:04 »
at TVP on a weekday eve - FGW▸ (First Great Western) from Paddington empties with the London Working Type - Same with XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) from Bristol way.
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« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2008, 21:18:22 »
does anyone know where i can get a timetable or fair book for the whole network i have always wanted one i mean its all on the internet and is easy to look up but would love one for my collection, dont mind paying!
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« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2008, 21:19:48 »
for the FGW▸ (First Great Western) network - I have all the books, find them in the ticket hall at EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains).
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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2008, 21:27:13 »
for the whole network when i lived up manchester you could get one with every train journey in the uk
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2008, 21:29:04 »
Quote from: relex109 on November 10, 2008, 21:27:13
for the whole network when i lived up manchester you could get one with every train journey in the uk
Including Northern Ireland?
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2008, 21:43:01 »
Quote from: relex109 on November 10, 2008, 21:18:22
does anyone know where i can get a timetable or fair book for the whole network i have always wanted one i mean its all on the internet and is easy to look up but would love one for my collection, dont mind paying!
Current UK▸ (United Kingdom) Rail Timetable:
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1159966&Action=Book&ProductID=0117020737&From=SearchResults

Future UK Rail Timetable starting in December
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1159966&Action=Book&ProductID=9780117038943&From=SearchResults

And so I can't be accused of bias towards one publisher over another:
http://www.railtimes.biz/index.html

Fares manuals are no longer published by ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies see - here). Instead you can get a CD▸ (Capital Delivery)-ROM which has every fare in Britain from TSO▸ (The Stationary Office (now OPSI), or, possibly Trailer Standard Open (carriage), depending on context) and is an excellent tool:
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1159966&Action=Book&ProductID=9780117039315&From=SearchResults
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2008, 21:44:11 »
Quote from: Timmer on November 10, 2008, 21:43:01
Quote from: relex109 on November 10, 2008, 21:18:22
does anyone know where i can get a timetable or fair book for the whole network i have always wanted one i mean its all on the internet and is easy to look up but would love one for my collection, dont mind paying!
Current UK▸ (United Kingdom) Rail Timetable:
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1159966&Action=Book&ProductID=0117020737&From=SearchResults

Future UK Rail Timetable starting in December
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1159966&Action=Book&ProductID=9780117038943&From=SearchResults

And so I can't be accused of bias towards one publisher over another:
http://www.railtimes.biz/index.html

Fares manuals are no longer published by ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies see - here). Instead you can get a CD▸ (Capital Delivery)-ROM which has every fare in Britain from TSO▸ (The Stationary Office (now OPSI), or, possibly Trailer Standard Open (carriage), depending on context) and is an excellent tool:
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1159966&Action=Book&ProductID=9780117039315&From=SearchResults



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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2008, 21:46:03 »
Quote from: relex109 on November 10, 2008, 21:44:11
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« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2008, 21:58:18 »
The timetables in the above link, although named "UK▸ (United Kingdom)" only cover Great Britain and do not have times of trains in Northern Ireland.
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« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2008, 22:16:27 »
Perhaps not an ideal solution, but the timetables for Northern Ireland can be downloaded, in 'pdf' format: see http://www.translink.co.uk/downloadnirtimetables.asp  Wink
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