What difference would that make? They would just catch up with other trains sooner.It is interesting to read the first few pages again now. Would it have been better to wait for enough Flirts in service instead of trying to do it with 90s?
What difference would that make? They would just catch up with other trains sooner.It is interesting to read the first few pages again now. Would it have been better to wait for enough Flirts in service instead of trying to do it with 90s?
How often is the delay to the 1900 primarily due to delays south of Colchester and how often by the 1830 from Liverpool Street running late into Norwich?
I did wonder why the 1812 had been altered to terminate at Colchester from December. Is that the reason?One of the problems has also been congestion at Ipswich. 1Y61 which occupies platform 3 and departs at 19:50 closely follows 4M92 which is also behind 1P63 that departs at 19:43. A timetable tweak meaning that the 317s from London will terminate and start from Colchester instead should help that.
Stadlers will be better used on the standard Norwich service - their superior acceleration to a Class 90 would allow them to save up to a minute accelerating away from each station stop and stay ahead of the fast service.It is interesting to read the first few pages again now. Would it have been better to wait for enough Flirts in service instead of trying to do it with 90s?
Stadlers will be better used on the standard Norwich service - their superior acceleration to a Class 90 would allow them to save up to a minute accelerating away from each station stop and stay ahead of the fast service.
To be fair the reservation only policy on IC has choked so many cyclists off that a large percentage of journeys now see no bikes at all. This has saved so many minutes of delay already.Additional time will also be gained by not having cyclists storing bikes in the DVT plus the door to coach E not being slammed shut.
And cost so many passengers who drove and/or flew instead.To be fair the reservation only policy on IC has choked so many cyclists off that a large percentage of journeys now see no bikes at all. This has saved so many minutes of delay already.
And cost so many passengers who drove and/or flew instead.
Yes, some fly as an alternative if they were hoping to use the intercity to help reach Harwich, Eurostar or trains to the channel ports. Norwich also has flights to Exeter, Edinburgh, Aberdeen among others but I think those involve using other bike- discouraging trains too. You have to pay for the bike but flights are currently crazily cheap so flight + paid bike is often cheaper than train +free bike. Plus you can drive to other airports for more destinations.Flew?
Yes, some fly as an alternative if they were hoping to use the intercity to help reach Harwich, Eurostar or trains to the channel ports. Norwich also has flights to Exeter, Edinburgh, Aberdeen among others but I think those involve using other bike- discouraging trains too. You have to pay for the bike but flights are currently crazily cheap so flight + paid bike is often cheaper than train +free bike. Plus you can drive to other airports for more destinations.
To be fair the reservation only policy on IC has choked so many cyclists off that a large percentage of journeys now see no bikes at all. This has saved so many minutes of delay already.
Some are more keen than others. If I help out (drivers are instructed no to do so) I couldn't care less. Door open so in/out you go guys.Been a lot of complaints and by all accounts doesn't seem 100% enforced either. Some guards will enforce strictly with even threats of BTP attendance if the bike isn't removed. Yet others still allow bikes on if there is space, reservation or not.