Hello
I read in a railway magazine today that Devon Council (I think) want to build various new stations and also increase the frequency of services from Exeter to Paignton and Exmouth to every 15 minutes.
I foresee many problems with this:
Firstly the infrastructure on the Exmouth branch is unlikely to be sufficient to sustain a 15 minute service. It is mostly single track so will probably need a fair bit of redoubling.
With the Paignton service, I really don't think there will be enough paths - assuming these are stopping services they are proposing - amongst the fast services on the line.
Also surely there's not enough demand to justify it particularly during the winter months?
I read in a railway magazine today that Devon Council (I think) want to build various new stations and also increase the frequency of services from Exeter to Paignton and Exmouth to every 15 minutes.
I foresee many problems with this:
Firstly the infrastructure on the Exmouth branch is unlikely to be sufficient to sustain a 15 minute service. It is mostly single track so will probably need a fair bit of redoubling.
With the Paignton service, I really don't think there will be enough paths - assuming these are stopping services they are proposing - amongst the fast services on the line.
Also surely there's not enough demand to justify it particularly during the winter months?