Scottychoo
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Congestion is the result of a delay, not the reason for it.
And if we are told via GSMR they would just say that magic word 'congestion'And often times traincrew won't know the specific cause for delays or congestion, unless they've been informed by signallers or overheard a station announcement!
Just saying “congestion” is perilously close to the old favourite of “operating difficulties”.Congestion is just congestion. Do passengers really need to know the route cause was a points failure at Crewe Basford Hall or overhead wire issues at Beatock delaying Felixstowe bound liners? What difference does it make?
Does it really matter though? As a passenger there's nothing you can do, regardless of the reason. Last time I was seriously delayed we sat at Ipswich for over an hour. We were told it was due to a signalling problem but that bit of info made no difference to me. My action was to go and get another cup of tea from the buffet and read some more or my book. I'd have taken the same action regardless of the reason.
East Anglian Daily Times said:Greater Anglia has been granted planning permission to build a workshop to maintain its new suburban trains on the outskirts of Harwich.
Tendring council has allowed it to build the new depot beside the track mid-way between Dovercourt and Harwich International (Parkeston Quay) stations.
The new depot - which was originally planned for Brantham on the Suffolk/Essex border - will allow the new Bombardier Aventra trains that are due to be introduced at the end of the year to be maintained and serviced overnight.
It will also include a wheel lathe - a piece of equipment that keeps train wheels smooth - and will provide joys for between eight and 12 maintenance engineers.
Actually, and despite what Bromley boy states, if I know the reason I can pretty much determine whether it will be a pretty short delay, a couple of hours or a very long time. Of course, I'm not a typical punter, but I have noticed that quite a lot of regular travellers will make decisions based on the reason given.Does it really matter though? As a passenger there's nothing you can do, regardless of the reason. Last time I was seriously delayed we sat at Ipswich for over an hour. We were told it was due to a signalling problem but that bit of info made no difference to me. My action was to go and get another cup of tea from the buffet and read some more or my book. I'd have taken the same action regardless of the reason.
Great news. Hopefully they can get started quickly.The East Anglian Daily Times are reporting that planning permission has been given for the new depot at Harwich to replace the proposed one at Brantham.
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/new-depot-for-new-trains-at-harwich-1-6144951
Great news. Hopefully they can get started quickly.
From a quick look at the plan this is just one track going through a shed with a wheel lathe.
The Brantham plan was a proper depot with lots of stabling wasn’t it? So where is all the stabling going to be (unless that is on the site nearer International and is on railway land so doesn’t need planning permission??)?
well maybe theres some joined up thinking and planning ahead going on, Freightliner have just got permission to build their new depot at Ipswich,which presumably ultimately sees them move out of the current station based sidings and leaves a bunch of spare track space, diesel refuelling, couple of wired roads etc...
The East Anglian Daily Times are reporting that planning permission has been given for the new depot at Harwich to replace the proposed one at Brantham.
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/new-depot-for-new-trains-at-harwich-1-6144951
and will provide joys for between eight and 12 maintenance engineers.
Yes. This has been mooted along with an additional platform connected by the new footbridge. Nothing confirmed. Only problem with the fuel Sidings are that they have to be Rail served as no lorry access.Is the fuelling point next to Ipswich station going spare when Freightliner move? That would mollify the small tank issues on the 755s.
Because 'congestion' is pretty meaningless in itself. Why the congestion? French railways are always saying due 'difficultes de circulation' which just causes hostile resignation (I'm a regular SNCF commuter) amongst the passengers and it has become an overused catch-all, seen as a phrase to hide behind.Out of interest, what is “daft” about announcing a delay is caused by congestion? Delays very often occur for this reason, especially at bottle necks, of which there are many around the national network?
There are often threads on this site where people ask to be given more information, not less. Hopefully you can see why that information is often not forthcoming from staff when perfectly valid reasons for delays are dismissed.
It doesn't stand a chance without the rest of the timetable modifications that were supposed to come alongside it. As many others have pointed out, it is also the least useful service so if something needs to be cancelled due to shortage of stock, it's the first candidate, as it should be.Made another attempt to sample the much vaunted “Norwich in 90” today, and 9P93 1700 Norwich to London Liverpool Street has been cancelled. Scrolling back through Real Time Trains for 9P93, the first half of July just about sums up the pointlessness of this vanity project...
1 July: +1 late
2 July: +6 late
3 July: +6 late
4 July: cancelled
5 July: cancelled
8 July: +5 late
9 July: cancelled
10 July: cancelled
11 July: cancelled
12 July: +5 late
15 July: +1 late
16 July: +4 late
17 July: cancelled
It doesn't stand a chance without the rest of the timetable modifications that were supposed to come alongside it. As many others have pointed out, it is also the least useful service so if something needs to be cancelled due to shortage of stock, it's the first candidate, as it should be.
09:00up/19:00dn are as expected very well loaded.But MPs don't award franchises. With everything else GA are doing, this was the last thing they needed shoving down their throats. I wonder what passenger loadings are like on these services. Thin I should imagine.