Way Out Reopening

[whole diary]

[Andy]

Running certain trains terminating at Taunton along to the new Norton Fitz platform, where the passengers could transfer to a WSR service, seems to me to be an interesting proposition. However, the single platform at NF would mean that there couldn't be a two-way connection with both trains in the station at the same time, which seems a shame.   

[John R]

http://www.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?h=Latest%20pictures&t=newspix

All finished, inspected and ready for use. And a second platform face has been built, so I suspect it won't be too long (at least in railway heritage terms) before use is expanded from special events only.

[Andy]

Presumably, the two faces mean that the potential is there for a shuttle from NR^» (Network Rail - home page)/trains normally terminating at Taunton to connect with a WSR service to Minehead?

[John R]

I suspect it might connect with a shuttle to Bishops Lydiard, rather than Minehead for operational simplicity.

[grahame]

I suspect it might connect with a shuttle to Bishops Lydiard, rather than Minehead for operational simplicity.

Hmmm. The cynical part of me wonders if it were to be ...

London to Taunton on the Plymouth service.
- Change onto Cardiff -> Taunton extended to Norton Fitzwarren
- Change onto shuttle to Bishops Lydiard (An underutilised train if every I saw one, but I guess it won't cost 150k per coach per annum!)
- Change onto WSR main train to Minehead

... then it won't be a very popular through journey with the "take the kitchen sink on holiday too" brigade!

[devon_metro]

Cardiff - Taunton turnarounds are only about 15 minutes max, so scrap that idea

[FlyingDutchman]

S&D^▸ (Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway)
Bath to Bournemouth Line S&D
Burnham-on-Sea via Glastonbury and Wells

Bristol to Radstock

Tamar Valley Line  extended back to Callington

L&SWR^» (South Western Railway - about)
Bere Alston to Coleford Junction
Bude to Meldon Junction

Lydford to Launceston

Burngullow to St Dennis Junction

Tarka^▸ (Branch line from Barnstaple to Exeter) Line extended back  to Bideford

Feniton to Sidmouth
Axminster  Lyme Regis

Portishead    to Parson Street to Bristol

Taunton to Chard
King's Lynn to Dereham
King's Lynn to Hunstanton
Norfolk Orbital Railway

Wisbech to March

Bedford to Northampton Line

Cambridge to Oxford
Station
Exmouth Station two have two platforms
Norton Fitzwarren
Wellington
Cullompton
Plympton

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

  you want them all back then basically  me too  but i have to ask why a second platform at exmouth?

[FlyingDutchman]

The Exmouth Branch is my nearest line it was one of the things the the local rail group wants, This was one of the recomendation to enable a 30 Minute Service on the line.

Exmouth station use to have 4 platforms originally in the 60s.

[TerminalJunkie]

The Exmouth Branch is my nearest line it was one of the things the the local rail group wants, This was one of the recomendation to enable a 30 Minute Service on the line.

But surely it already has a 30 minute service?

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

i think exmouth would benifit from a metro style service similar to the one they were proposing for manchester to marple but i dont think the main problem for frequency on the line is the single platform more the single line that runs the length of the branch, another platform at digby on the other hand would be a great benifit, on the subject of closed lines while i dont belive the entire line should be reopened.... most has been built on!, reopening the former budleigh salterton line just to the other side of exmouth(dinan way)  would provide a great service to the town

[Super Guard]

Exmouth line just needs newer and more carriages on trains at peak time.  Yes the single line can be an issue during a failure, but not enough to justify further doubling of the line.

[devon_metro]

Exmouth line just needs newer and more carriages

A traitor to the humble "Donkeys" it would seem 

To be fair, they aren't too bad on the 25 min journey to Exmouth, at least you get a nice view over the estuary at all seats! Plus, that awful bit of track near Topsham has been replaced!

[Super Guard]

Neigh......... 

[IanC]

The North Norfolk railway Now connected-ish to the National Rail network.