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« Reply #900 on: October 07, 2015, 13:57:35 » |
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What's really needed is a business orientated service leaving Paddington at around 0530, getting into Plymouth before 0900 to allow for a full day's business, the current first arrival is far too late.
Until quite recently, this first Plymouth train of the day via the Berks and Hants was the 09:06 off Paddington - the 07:06 was introduced as a Paignton service with a change at Newton Abbott, and recently that was diverted to Plymouth Penzance. Arrives at Penzance 1237 I believe. |
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« Reply #901 on: October 07, 2015, 15:49:27 » |
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0945 is ample for business....nicely times for a 1000 meeting. It's not intended for long-distance commuting
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« Reply #902 on: October 07, 2015, 15:58:57 » |
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Depends where the meeting is, if it is in the station caf^ then possibly yes. However I like to arrive about 10 minutes before the start of a meeting so I can boot the laptop up, sort out wifi codes etc.
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« Reply #903 on: October 07, 2015, 16:03:48 » |
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Maybe it'll arrive 0935?....still quite possible
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« Reply #904 on: October 07, 2015, 16:16:16 » |
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The other option to rail, the coach has 3 arrivals in Plymouth between 0500 and 0600 between national express and megabus. It seems public transport operators think passengers want to be in Plymouth by 0600
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« Reply #905 on: October 07, 2015, 16:19:06 » |
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Students....not workers
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« Reply #906 on: October 07, 2015, 16:27:20 » |
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0945 is ample for business....nicely times for a 1000 meeting. It's not intended for long-distance commuting
You have an interesting view of "Business" - try saying to a client whose custom you're chasing "sorry can't meet you at 9, 10 is ample" and see how long the conversation lasts after that. |
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« Reply #907 on: October 07, 2015, 16:36:36 » |
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Mo one meets at 9....
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« Reply #908 on: October 07, 2015, 16:46:34 » |
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I understand there are plans to provide sleeper lounges at Penzance and Truro for people waiting for the evening up service and to provide a welcome for those getting off the down service in the morning. Whether these will double up as first class lounges during the day I don't know.
Will these lounges have bunk beds ? or at least reclining seats with pillows and blankets, for use when the 57 on the sleeper fails AGAIN  |
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #909 on: October 07, 2015, 16:55:56 » |
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Mo one meets at 9....
Oh yes they do. In the opposite direction I often have to attend meetings in London that start at 9am and the only train that gets in from the far west is the 0553 from Plymouth which gets into Paddington at 0900......otherwise its the overnight sleeper or stay in a hotel the night before.....or be late for the meeting start   |
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« Reply #910 on: October 07, 2015, 16:58:43 » |
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Interesting - only conference registrations in my experience do.....otherwise 0930 is the earliest generally in my experience.
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« Reply #911 on: October 07, 2015, 17:08:12 » |
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Interesting - only conference registrations in my experience do.....otherwise 0930 is the earliest generally in my experience.
In the Souuth West, we lykes to start earleee, Chris B. I have an 08:30 tomorrow ... and a couple of weeks back an 07:30 to an event to listen to Diane Burke of GWR▸ talk about the new brand. Oh - and I have an 09:00 in Plymouth next Monday; wish the 06:38 from Melksham had a connection at Westbury. That would be a fictional 05:45 from Paddington (Reading, Westbury, Taunton, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Plymouth) |
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« Reply #912 on: October 07, 2015, 18:26:51 » |
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Mo one meets at 9....
When I was working - based in Exeter - I regularly had meetings at our other offices, in Salisbury, Bristol, Dorking and London, and can count on the fingers of one hand the number of morning meetings that started later than 9am. |
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« Reply #913 on: October 07, 2015, 19:35:29 » |
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What's really needed is a business orientated service leaving Paddington at around 0530, getting into Plymouth before 0900 to allow for a full day's business, the current first arrival is far too late.
Until quite recently, this first Plymouth train of the day via the Berks and Hants was the 09:06 off Paddington - the 07:06 was introduced as a Paignton service with a change at Newton Abbott, and recently that was diverted to Plymouth. On Saturday, Ben Rule announced that there's to be an earlier service too (06:37, I think) starting quite soon, at around 06:37 from Paddington There are currently four Bristol-bound services during the week that leave Paddington before 7am and the first of these arrives in Bristol before the first Plymouth-bound service leaves Paddington. If a Plymouth-bound passenger chose to travel via Bristol on the first of these (05:19), they would still not arrive in Plymouth until 10:33! |
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« Reply #914 on: October 07, 2015, 19:46:43 » |
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0945 is ample for business....nicely times for a 1000 meeting. It's not intended for long-distance commuting
You have an interesting view of "Business" - try saying to a client whose custom you're chasing "sorry can't meet you at 9, 10 is ample" and see how long the conversation lasts after that. Even 10 is early for a meeting in my experience. Majority of mine are 11am - 1pm or 2-4pm |
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