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    Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Bus News

    A bit off the topic of this thread but I will post it here as it did happen in Nottingham! I found it quite amusing. Last night I went to catch a Trent Barton bus. I won't give time or route. It was about 5 minutes before departure and the bus was standing in the bus station with lights on but...
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    Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Bus News

    According to reports in local newspapers the withdrawal of TrentBarton 141 route was discussed at a meeting of Notts County Council this week. I don't think even with funding TrentBarton will continue to operate it as they are saying that with their ongoing driver shortage the drivers from the...
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    Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Bus News

    Whenever I have used the TransPeak there have always been quite a number of people getting on and off in Bakewell. I used it from Belper to Buxton just after 11am one day last week and it was quite well loaded south of Matlock and very few got off at Matlock with most people travelling through...
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    Revised EMR Regional Timetables - From 19th June

    I really do hope so. I’ve had enough of having to wait for an hour at Nottingham every time I go to visit relatives in Norfolk. The connection to Norwich is missed literally by a few minutes and it’s the same on the return journey. Last week I drove there instead and it was much quicker. You can...
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    EMR Overcrowding

    I think that is what I said I was doing! However, very sad that passengers are having to give up on the train and use the bus instead. The Robin Hood Line, especially the southern section, has been a reopening success story, with passenger numbers exceeding all expectations over the past 20-30...
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    EMR Overcrowding

    It’s been terrible at weekends between Mansfield and Nottingham. Saturday afternoon trains were regularly full and standing when the full timetable of 2tph were running. Now there’s only one train an hour with occasional arguments and fights at stations when people are trying to board already...
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    What is your favourite chain for coffee in the UK?

    I also like a cup of tea especially in the afternoon. Some of these coffee chains do nice tea but can be very expensive for what you actually get. I don’t mind so much if it’s a nice relaxing place to sit and you get a pot of tea with milk and a proper cup and saucer. What I do object to is the...
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    Hope Valley temporary "timetable"

    There’s just no thoughts for, or care about the passenger, in many of the cuts. Edale may be quiet during January and the village does only have a population of around 350. However, it does attract lots of tourist, especially walkers. The other issue is that Edale has no bus service so anyone...
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    EMR Liverpool to Norwich route

    I think that’s definitely the problem. The 156’s and 158’s are old and tired after being used intensively for 30 years now. Things may get better as more 170’s are introduced but I don’t think that can be guaranteed. The 170’s are now over 20 years old and have also been used intensively and...
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    RMT Industrial Action - EMR

    I agree it’s not the young ones. It is people in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s and often the women are far worse than the men. The problems on the Saturday early evening trains are people who have been drinking in Nottingham all afternoon and then are going back to places like Kirkby in Ashfield...
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    Cross Country Service Reductions and Alterations, 28-11-2021 onwards

    Completely agree. A few weeks ago I was travelling back from a few days in Devon. The XC train from Exeter to Derby took just over 3 hours. Then it was another 2 and a half hours before I eventually got home to my village in Nottinghamshire which is not much more than 20 miles from Derby! The...
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    Revised EMR Regional Timetables - From 19th June

    Where do I start! Only to say that after using the line fairly regularly since it reopened I am now using the bus or driving to Hucknall and using the tram. The Robin Hood Line, certainly south of Mansfield, has often been quoted as a success story for a reopening. For 20+ years Mansfield has...
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    Worrying about Covid while travelling on busy trains during half term.

    I saw this. It was the main headlines and first item on tonight’s edition. It mainly concerned the overcrowding on the Robin Hood Line at weekends as has been discussed in other threads. The was a representative from EMR on the programme but I can’t remember his name. I wasn’t very impressed...
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    East Midlands Railway short formed services

    It also doesn’t help that with the reduced timetables Liverpool to Norwich is only every 2 hours at certain times of the day. Even more disgraceful that EMR are regularly only running 2 car trains on those remaining in the timetable. Even allowing for increased maintenance there must be plenty...
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    Revised EMR Regional Timetables - From 19th June

    Probably the same with Stagecoach Pronto bus between Mansfield and Nottingham. It takes longer than the train at 45 minutes but runs every 10 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes on Sundays. Does anyone actually use the rail replacement buses that have been running most of the today and...

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