I didn't wish to start a leaf fall timetable thread and decided I'd put this in here, as it's about performance.
The leaflet timetable is now here and I don't see performance improving for the 8:07 Guildford to Waterloo via Cobham at least, which has been retimed to 8:03, to help maintain its time north of Surbtion. This train departs from platform 1.
There is a regular 8:02 working timetable arrival from Waterloo, again via Cobham, which in the passenger timetable is is down as arriving at 8:06. So for passengers at least they have 4 minutes to play with when there is no leaves falling. This goes into platform 3 so crosses the path of the 8:07. No problem as there is 5 minutes between 8:02 and 8:07.
So with the leaf fall timetable have they refined that 8:02/8:06 arrival? No they haven't. And today the 8:03 left 3 minutes late as it had to wait for that train to cross ahead. The train did arrive in on time for passengers arriving at least.
I can see this being a regular occurrence.
The next bit isn't related to performance but is timetable related. There is an 8:01 arrival from Havant. Some school children for London Road station use it. It stops at all the stations between Haslemere and Guildford.
When there isn't a leaf fall timetable they can get the 8:07 officially. When there is such a timetable they can't make the 8:03. Prior to the May timetable change there was a Southern branded train they could catch, which left about 8:22 I seem to remember. Now those services run earlier, there is nothing for almost an hour.
If travelling from Whitly or Milford you'd have to depart 29 minutes earlier to make the train 8:03.
There were school children for the 8:03. They only made the train since it departed 3 minutes late. In the time it takes for the next train to London Road to depart, I suspect they could walk to London Road station and back to Guildford station again and possibly even to London Road station for a second time, although they might have to run the last bit!
At least the leaf fall timetable is only for 2 months or so of the year. It will be interesting to see how things are next year. I suspect they will be much the same. It will be interesting the year after that.