| 9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express Posted by Timmer at 09:42, 29th June 2025 |     |
Instead of carrying a train full of people looking forward to a day on the beach, it will be carrying a train full of fresh air! Sad.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C27682/2025-06-29/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:91846/2025-06-29/detailed
| Re: 9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express Posted by Mark A at 10:12, 29th June 2025 | |
Until (relatively) recently: a loco + 7 carriages to meet a reliable demand from the travelling public.
Now: a multiple unit with the possibility that the provision is 2 carriages on that service - and a strong possibility that it is cancelled at short notice. Travelling public making other plans. Many miles of expensive rural inter-regional railway doing not very much at all.
Mark
| Re: 9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express Posted by bobm at 10:18, 29th June 2025 | |
Instead of carrying a train full of people looking forward to a day on the beach, it will be carrying a train full of fresh air! Sad.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C27682/2025-06-29/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:91846/2025-06-29/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C27682/2025-06-29/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:91846/2025-06-29/detailed
Similar to the 08:42 from London Paddington to Carmarthen. Running empty to Swansea to pick up the return working, starting at Swansea, later today.
| Re: 9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express Posted by broadgage at 04:09, 9th July 2025 | |
Until (relatively) recently: a loco + 7 carriages to meet a reliable demand from the travelling public.
Now: a multiple unit with the possibility that the provision is 2 carriages on that service - and a strong possibility that it is cancelled at short notice. Travelling public making other plans. Many miles of expensive rural inter-regional railway doing not very much at all.
Mark
Now: a multiple unit with the possibility that the provision is 2 carriages on that service - and a strong possibility that it is cancelled at short notice. Travelling public making other plans. Many miles of expensive rural inter-regional railway doing not very much at all.
Mark
Which sums up my reasons for dislike of DMUs. Very often shorter, often less reliable, put passengers off.
| Re: 9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express Posted by grahame at 06:14, 9th July 2025 | |
Until (relatively) recently: a loco + 7 carriages to meet a reliable demand from the travelling public.
Now: a multiple unit with the possibility that the provision is 2 carriages on that service - and a strong possibility that it is cancelled at short notice. Travelling public making other plans. Many miles of expensive rural inter-regional railway doing not very much at all.
Mark
Now: a multiple unit with the possibility that the provision is 2 carriages on that service - and a strong possibility that it is cancelled at short notice. Travelling public making other plans. Many miles of expensive rural inter-regional railway doing not very much at all.
Mark
Following up from the weekend just gone ... the Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham to Weymouth through service ran ... as far as Westbury! Offputting to the public who had planned a day out, and it does long term damage to the railway's reputation, use, and whether people will risk it again for a very long time.
| Re: 9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express Posted by JayMac at 21:09, 9th July 2025 | |
Which sums up my reasons for dislike of DMUs. Very often shorter, often less reliable, put passengers off.
What of the frequent cancellations, due to rolling stock issues, of the loco hauled Weymouth services in the days of Wessex Trains? FGW didn't do much better on the reliability front with their 'Weymouth Wizard' HSTs. I bet all those cancellations did a lot to put passengers off taking the train to the seaside.
