I have never been a proponent of Ni90. But then I am none of the following: a Politician, an Estate Agent, a Housing Developer or any part of the Norwich Business Community.Doesn't this prove that 'Norwich in 90', while an admirable enough ideal is simply unworkable with the high frequency of trains at the London-end?
Not a lot of leeway if other things are running late.
I have never been a proponent of Ni90. But then I am none of the following: a Politician, an Estate Agent, a Housing Developer or any part of the Norwich Business Community.
And no leeway at all, but that is pretty much the case on many parts of our 2-track main lines.
Well they did manage to shunt 1P56 on to the up platform at Diss to avoid having to follow that - but that move has delayed that train by a further 7 or mins..and subsequently blocking 1P67 on the up...which has finally arrived in Diss - itself now 8 mins late.
Craziness!!! If i was a passenger on those other trains i would be pretty cheesed off by now!
50% on time today for this one!
It was still late..so what was the point?Further delaying one train introducing a delay to another. Surely this is because it is the first day and they won't continue doing that sort of move ?
The new units are not expected in service for 2? months yet.Are the "Norwich in 90" diagrams not being operated the new units then?
Can’t see it happening again.Further delaying one train introducing a delay to another. Surely this is because it is the first day and they won't continue doing that sort of move ?
Not a chance. Not even to the point of fault free running yet. July possibly.Are the "Norwich in 90" diagrams not being operated the new units then?
Silly me I was sleepy when I wrote that! I meant Diss or Colchester!They already stop at Ipswich. A Colchester stop might work.
If it requires everybody on the railway to either get out of the way, rush around or stand by and wait, every weekday, GA will get a few fleas in their ears. The concept is not viable as a reliable service with the existing infrastructure, - even with better trains because (inconvenient as it may seem), there are thousands of other 'ordinary' passengers expecting to make their journeys without frequent delays to let the important train through. The railway is a public transport operation, not a stage for one signature express.Very true, but in this case isn't it rather a vanity project? 90 min journey times can be advertised but not necessarily kept, at least not at a level similar to normal on time performance.
It'll be interesting to see how timekeeping is on these services in the long run and whether it is worse than other services.
It can be both - but maybe not in this case.The railway is a public transport operation, not a stage for one signature express.
ninnies? mmm, - is that a Freudian slip?It can be both - but maybe not in this case.
Which reminds me: have they transferred the old "The East Anglian" name to these services or are they happy to risk them becoming known as the NINnies?
No they haven't & the EA footnote at the timetable column Head has been dropped from the 0740/1700 too.It can be both - but maybe not in this case.
Which reminds me: have they transferred the old "The East Anglian" name to these services or are they happy to risk them becoming known as the NINnies?
If it requires everybody on the railway to either get out of the way, rush around or stand by and wait, every weekday, GA will get a few fleas in their ears. The concept is not viable as a reliable service with the existing infrastructure, - even with better trains because (inconvenient as it may seem), there are thousands of other 'ordinary' passengers expecting to make their journeys without frequent delays to let the important train through. The railway is a public transport operation, not a stage for one signature express.
So now the fanfares have died down, this sop to Norwich politicians and other East Anglian mouthpieces can be operated as just another fast service. If the journeys of (say) 5000 passengers on outer suburban services are going to be regularly degraded for the benefit of 400 'ish Norwich travellers, GA's ppm will suffer and the delay repay claims will make a farce of the whole thing.
If it requires everybody on the railway to either get out of the way, rush around or stand by and wait, every weekday, GA will get a few fleas in their ears.
So now the fanfares have died down, this sop to Norwich politicians and other East Anglian mouthpieces can be operated as just another fast service. If the journeys of (say) 5000 passengers on outer suburban services are going to be regularly degraded for the benefit of 400 'ish Norwich travellers, GA's ppm will suffer and the delay repay claims will make a farce of the whole thing.
I think they would do better to either retain the limited stops but add in recovery margins or add in stops and recovery margins.
Does the "fast" service actually benefit any passengers other than potentially giving them a quicker journey.