berneyarms
Established Member
The point you make is correct,the tt is not customer focused,the demand from Wrexham & associated stations is to the North West and West Midlands, certainly not South Wales & Holyhead.
I still find it hard to understand Wrexham losing services, yet we have WG supported services between Claebeston Rd and Fishguard carrying fresh air,plus extra WG supported services on the howl due May plus the extra services on the Cambrian from may,There are 158s that could be used on the Cambrian plying between Llandudno and Manchester all day, there is a spare 175 due to the loco haul that could be used since December,this could easily be swopped with a 158
Have you gone through the official rosters in detail to be able to back this up out of curiosity? I haven't worked out the 175 rosters, but are you absolutely sure about this?
I don't think making negative comments about other areas, where local groups have worked hard to get extra services, is going to win you any favours.
The fact remains that an alternative is still there - albeit 15 minutes earlier.
The only time they will be short a 158 is in the early mornings, as it will be going from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth at that stage.