The newquay line in cornwall is getting busier and with a planned 3000 home eco town being built along the route the line needs an upgrade so that long distance and local trains can both run on summer saturdays.
At the moment intermediate stations on the line can't be served when long distance summer saturday trains run as newquay has been reduced to one platform so there is no room for a local unit and a long distance sevice there would probably need to be additional passing loops as well as goonbarrow.
This all costs though which is a problem in todays economic climate but in holiday season the roads into newquay get clogged and the more people that can be encouraged onto rail with whatever special tickets,offers and marketing the better.
Also newquay station itself is very tatty and basic and not a good advert for people entering the town.
At the moment intermediate stations on the line can't be served when long distance summer saturday trains run as newquay has been reduced to one platform so there is no room for a local unit and a long distance sevice there would probably need to be additional passing loops as well as goonbarrow.
This all costs though which is a problem in todays economic climate but in holiday season the roads into newquay get clogged and the more people that can be encouraged onto rail with whatever special tickets,offers and marketing the better.
Also newquay station itself is very tatty and basic and not a good advert for people entering the town.