Re: Atlantic Coastline Express

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[pullman]

Some people are saying that this year's 'Atlantic Coastline Express' from
London Paddington to Newquay will call only at: Par, Plymouth, Newton Abbot,
Exeter St. Davids and London Paddington. Is this true?

[devon_metro]

Would be sensible, however the 1657 from Plymouth is usually well loaded, are the planning on an extra service?

[Zoe]

I would at least expect a stop at Reading.

[thetrout]

I would have thought a stop at Taunton would also be worthwhile... As generally any Pax requiring onward stations to BRI^» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains) (Weston-Super-Mare) for example don't always have connections available at Exeter St Davids... as the high majority terminate at Taunton!

*edit for clarification*

The majority of services that call at stations between Taunton and Bristol, work down from BRI (Having come from various locations) and Terminate at Taunton, then provide a return working back to and onward from Bristol Temple Meads. Meaning anyone requires those stations would have to change at Exeter St Davids AND Taunton...!

[Andy]

Yes, it seems odd to include Newton Abbot and not Taunton or Reading for this service.

[richard bickford]

Anyone got lasy summers timetable. Where did it stop? Is the ACE every Paddington - Newquay and Newquay - Paddington  service, or just the Saturday ones?

[vacman]

The ACE is one of the saturday ones, and used to stop Nqy, Par, Ply, Exd, Rdg and Pad, I hope they haven't added more stops like Tau and Nta!

[richard bickford]

Thats what I thought, so not much change from lasy year. Just whether Reading is in or out. My guess is that there are no changes.

[Branch Line Connor]

I think it would stop at Liskeard, Taunton and Reading.

[pullman]

 I thought Truro would be a good stop as it serves a main city, but I am surprised to hear that it has a non-stop run from Exeter to Reading. Surely people from the Kennet valley( Newbury, Kintbury etc.)would use the service.

[inspector_blakey]

They might, but it may also be that the service runs virtually full from Reading on the westbound journey anyway. Remember that it's meant to be an express service, not a plodding local train stopping at every one-horse town en route from which it would be "nice" for people to have a through train to Newquay.

Regarding a Truro stop, you should probably check a map  NQY^▸ (Newquay (Station)) - PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) doesn't pass through there.

[Super Guard]

1A81 on a daily basis runs non-stop Exeter-Reading and is usually full from Exeter.

[JayMac]

Regarding a Truro stop, you should probably check a map  NQY^▸ (Newquay (Station)) - PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) doesn't pass through there.

So no stop Camborne Wednesdays then? Arf arf! 

[vacman]

I think it would stop at Liskeard, Taunton and Reading.

nope, Par, Ply, Exd, Rdg Pad a PROPER express! I think there were two like that last year? I know two of the down workings were fast like that, technicly the downs ran Pad-Par-Nqy as the were pick up only at Rdg, Exd and Ply!

[Andy]

If the function of these services is to cater for the Newquay tourist trade: Par (connection for mid/west Cornwall, Exeter (connection with LSWR^▸ (London South Western Railway) routes and Devon),Taunton (connect for Bristol & beyond), Reading (connect for home counties west), Pad seems sufficient.