Aberystwyth-London route proposed

welshman

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Re: Aberystwyth-London route proposed

« Reply #45 on: March 18, 2010, 18:56:36 »

But keep watching this space.

According to my newspaper yesterday

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Arriva...has received a ^1.2bn takeover bid from Deutsche Bahn, the German state-run transport group, just weeks after ending merger talks with French rail operator SNCF^▸ .

What price Aberystwyth to Marylebone change at Shrewsbury for the W & S service?


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Adrian the Rock

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Re: Aberystwyth-London route proposed

« Reply #46 on: March 18, 2010, 21:58:23 »

Quote from: welshman on March 18, 2010, 18:56:36

But keep watching this space.

According to my newspaper yesterday

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Arriva...has received a ^1.2bn takeover bid from Deutsche Bahn, the German state-run transport group, just weeks after ending merger talks with French rail operator SNCF^▸ .

What price Aberystwyth to Marylebone change at Shrewsbury for the W & S service?

More to the point, if DB^» buy Arriva there would no longer be a conflict of interest between WS&MR^▸ and ATW^▸ Marylebone services. When DB got both Chiltern and WS&MR they rapidly withdrew Chiltern's objections to WSMR^▸ stopping at Leamington or carrying London-Banbury passengers, indeed they now see WS&MR as a useful addition to the Chiltern services by providing faster London-Banbury/Leamington trains. With ATW in the fold they could now add Marylebone - Aberystwyth services into the mix, probably timed so they roughly alternated with the Wrexham ones...


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Timmer

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Re: Aberystwyth-London route proposed

« Reply #47 on: March 18, 2010, 22:07:11 »

If DB^» do get their hands on Arriva it will be interesting to see what changes if any come about to the way XC^▸ is currently being run.


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John R

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Re: Aberystwyth-London route proposed

« Reply #48 on: March 18, 2010, 22:14:05 »

Pre DB^» , Chiltern and W&S^▸ were still related companies, so Chiltern have never objected to W&S's operations. If they had, it is unlikely that W&S would have got off the ground and been given permission for the paths into Marylebone.


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