Thanks for the update Gareth, much appreciated.
I'm getting the impression from your comments that, were it possible (depending on fleet availability), there would be an appetite for making these changes:
- Cancel the 06:25 Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth
- Replace it with a 07:48 Machynlleth-Aberstywth (could use the set off the 06:46 ex-Barmouth, making it a through Barmouth-Aberystwyth service)
- Add a 16:30 Aberystwyth-Shrewsbury
- Cancel the 18:30 service east of Machynlleth
- Add a 16:30 Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth (replacing the 18:00 Machynlleth-Aberystwyth)
- Cancel the 20:30 Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth
- Reduce the 19:30 service ex-Aberystwyth to 2 cars east of Machynlleth
And yes, lest anyone comment on it, I
fully appreciate the constraints that the fleet places on whatever can happen - I'm engaging in a bit of thinking of what would be viewed as the more optimum timetable on the route.
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Thanks for the update Gareth. Probably much as expected, though the 20.30 figure does seem a bit low. Is the need to change twice if coming from London acting as a deterrent? I note that the ATW pocket timetable doesn't even bother to show the 17.43 off Euston as a connection, which may not help matters either.
Actually the 20:30 from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth is (from what I can gather from Realtimetrains) formed out of part of the 19:04 from Birmingham International, despite what the timetable shows.
So only one change required.