Recent content by James90012

It's also manipulative to remove the fare product entirely - of course you can say 'no-one uses it' or 'everyone has moved to a different product' when you have removed the choice not to do so! (save for the now well-distributed workarounds to access the existing fare...)

The biggest issue with this in my opinion is the notion that the Anytime Fare is an acceptable fare level in the first place, and applying it as the de facto fare cap across every day of the week without regulation is hugely concerning. The only reason this exists is to increase revenue from...

I have wondered if a 1tph Leeds to Cambridge which picks up the intermediate calls would be worthwhile, so both Leeds could be sped up and avoid taking up a path over Welwyn Viaduct. Would also mean all York and northward services could skip stop as required without having to provide the direct...

Does worry me that this has continued to be developed without any public engagement or awareness - some of the issues before were really significant.

In the Up direction the proposed service will need to cross to Down ECML to the south of Retford - the crossover isn't even immediately at the end of the platforms so realistically each Up move will take up at least 2 Down paths, which may not be timetabled but are key for recovery.

A flat crossing at Retford on the ECML which is only going to get busier cannot be the right use of capacity - I'm sure there is technical space but this is the two track section... I have family in Worksop and they do drive to Retford or Doncaster to pick up services, so there is something in...

I had an interesting experience with GWR at Exeter recently when the reservations and displays came on. At first our seats were unreserved in a particular Coach but after a few minutes they became reserved in an entirely different coach, was like the 2 5 car sets were swapped on the system.

I thought it was part of a recast - to put calls in the Liverpool-Cardiffs and speed up the Manchester route - but agree I've not seen an actual timetable for it!

I've been caught up previously and heard the voice too. In my experience the main complaint I had was it came far too late into the disruption advising to use alternative routes for which acceptance had been in place for a few hours.

Main reason is to free up Pendos to cover all Scottish services.

Extending HEX paths to Reading via Ascot, whilst potentially less useful for Airport traffic, offers an opportunity to speed up journeys into London from Bracknell which is a painfully slow route.

For fleet commonality on the East Coast, yes GC should order 80X. Going for something bespoke when almost every other intercity train is on the 80X platform seems odd when the line is only going to get busier and busier in the coming years. With a new 125mph diesel-electric loco though, perhaps...

Well unless the Super Off Peak restrictions into London are changed to match the current Off Peak, it's a few more people potentially affected by than just those doing a break of journey!

It's the long distance routes which always have overcrowding on any Bank Holiday, which gets worse when other lines are closed. The question I have is why relief services weren't contracted from St Pancras, they clearly would play a useful role in moving people compared to the random recent...

I suppose that's the problem with stripping trains out of an existing timetable, where good frequencies automatically provide reasonable connections, versus building a timetable specifically for the current service levels. I'm hopeful that these reductions are interim, but if it becomes clear...