Sorry that I did mean fast. Have corrected. Maybe the DfT wanted them to have some more money as they felt it would help them financially. Clutching at straws here, can the DfT organise an ORCATS raid for a future franchise?
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Well yes, if you want to view it as some sort of raid, but then it’s little different to DfT deciding Southern should start operating a Brighton - Southampton service that would effectively replace an existing SWT Brighton - Basingstoke service.
Well indeed it is little different.
The weekday PM service and all Sunday services except the morning one from Primary should return from the December timetable change however engineering work will prevent the Brighton service running over the first two weeks and more work is planned in January in the fareham area
Interesting, do you know why the direct Sunday morning service isn’t returning? That’s the one I used most!
It runs to cardiff still but starts from Portsmouth
That's the weekday one though?
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If note is the weekday afternoon Great Malvern to Brighton will be booked a 158. Presumably the late night Bristol Parkway to Portsmouth and Southsea that was introduced last year will be reintroduced as it uses the same unit which certainly used to work the morning Brighton as well
Yes that's the weekday one. No idea why the Sunday morning service doesn't run in full to Brighton.
If note is the weekday afternoon Great Malvern to Brighton will be booked a 158. Presumably the late night Bristol Parkway to Portsmouth and Southsea that was introduced last year will be reintroduced as it uses the same unit which certainly used to work the morning Brighton as well
Hopefully they’ll decide to bring it back eventually. Very useful for returning after a long weekend or a week away. It also means you don’t have to unload your luggage as the train is direct and there is no need to change trains! My friends from Cardiff have used it a few times too - and there are usually cheap advances.
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Where is “Primary” a typo for?
Would imagine Pompey, which is slang for both Portsmouth as a city as well as its football club.
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Yes I know, but the first inbound GWR service to Brighton is supposed to run from Romsey anyway...
Romsey possibly - That’s where the train ran ECS from on a Sunday mornings going by RTT.
EDIT: Beaten to it
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Always thought that Romsey-Brighton is a rather bizarre part of the GWR franchise (or whatever) specification - I could understand starting a service from Southampton, but Romsey? As the set usually came ECS from Fratton it seemed weird going that far for little marginal business.
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I think the ECS normally provides route retention for Eastleigh to Romsey via Chandlers Ford, but it isn‘t on RTT yet?
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Could GWR reduce their Sunday brightons to a weekday frequency (2) or are they contracted to provide 4
I know that you knew about Pompey but thought it would be good to explain to others not familiar with the area. Romsey is the likely answer as others have mentioned. Romsey is for driver route retention via Chandlers Ford.
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The reason that service is specified to start back from Romsey is predating the SWR/SWT Romsey circular services to provide an early arrive into Southampton from Romsey. The route retention is a happy by product.
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Ah, I see now.
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