AIUI, the XC timetable is the final version. May 23 though.
Thanks for pointing out my mistake with the year, can't believe I made such a stupid mistake.AIUI, the XC timetable is the final version. May 23 though.
Bath doesn’t have any XC services in the Summer timetableBath Spa
Weston will have one train from Manchester to Paignton each way call a dayWeston-super-mare
Add Brockenhurst to that list as well.Thanks for pointing out my mistake with the year, can't believe I made such a stupid mistake.
So none of those stations are getting their XC calls back?
If so that sucks. Also if XC go to single Voyagers on Manchester services then Congleton not getting its XC calls back is dumb, since those calls were only suspened due to double voyagers.
I'm sure the other stations I listed lost their XC calls for the same reason.
Add Brockenhurst to that list as well.
Ah, my mistake. So it does.With Brockenhurst being the gateway to the New Forest (the station is quite a bit more important than the tiny village it's in suggests), I'm surprised that isn't reinstated.
Edit: it appears to get five services in May, four on a weekend, which aren't that badly timed for weekends away or full day trips.
Realtime Trains | Departures from Brockenhurst all day on 16/06/2023
Train information at Brockenhurst all day on 16/06/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Do we know which others are finalised, and which might be subject to more cuts?
So other than Western Super Mare none of the other stations I listed are getting their XC call back?
Depends who you mean by ‘we’
I hope not. In May it looked like we finally got the long promised second EMR Derby to Nottingham service to bring the total to 4 an hour (2 EMR, 2 XC) and now it appears we have gained 1, lost 1.
Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy and Leuchars at the very least should be put in pretty quickly.Is the the XC May 2023 timetable close to confirmed or confirmed? Just wondering if any of these stations are get ing their XC calls back? Or are these calls gone for good?
*Bath Spa
*Chester-le-Street
*Congleton
*Cupar
*Guildford
*Hayle
*Inverkeithing
*Kirkcaldy
*Ladybank
*Leuchars
*Lostwithiel
*Markinch
*Weston-super-mare
That would be a huge improvement for Congleton in the early morning.Congleton maybe each way once at both peak times.
XC are going to run shuttles to Cambridge? I understand there are 2 in the late evening but will any more be added?Audley End appears to only get XC calls on Stansted shuttles to/from Cambridge. Any Birmingham services continue to run non-stop South of Cambridge.
Bath Spa's XC call are not coming back if it was 1tpd. I can't see the DFT saying 1tpd is value for money.
It was the first northbound 1Sxx of the day. Used to run empty from Barton Hill, reversing (at BPW or am I imagining that?) en route to Bath.Bath Spa's call was 1tpd , so I can't see that being put back
It's interesting that since COVID Bath has gone from being served by 3 operators to purely just GWR
That makes 2 Bath starters in about 15 minutes. Wonder how often they’ll actually manage to run both!Interesting!
And was never put in place many moons ago because an exec member lived in Bath, absolutely not your honour.It was the first northbound 1Sxx of the day. Used to run empty from Barton Hill, reversing (at BPW or am I imagining that?) en route to Bath.
It was like this before December albeit with a London Bridge-Horsham service hourly, with no Bedford- Three Bridges train. It won't be a massive shock either, to Redhill at least, as there are still the fast services to Victoria and the slower service in addition.On Sundays the 9J London Bridge - Horsham have been removed with one of the 9R Bedford - Three Bridges extended to Horsham.
The Redhill Line sees a 50% cut to London Bridge services and Ilfield to Littlehaven a 50% cut to all stopping services
Realtime Trains | Departures from Horsham between 0200 and 0159 on 18/06/2023
Train information at Horsham between 0200 and 0159 on 18/06/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
I had to read that twice then check for myself and it appears you're right. I'm not entirely sure how replacing an in service train with an ECS one of the same length will save money? It's not going to reduce the number of staff required (perhaps guards if they wait at Nottingham) but certainly not drivers, fuel, maintainence etc. Not to mention an increase in dead time with crews being Taxi'd to and from Tyseley. Hopefully I've missed something obvious and it's not as mad as it first appears...?Looks like Cross Country may be reducing the Nottingham to Birmingham service to hourly as all of the local services have been removed and replaced with ECS paths between Nottingham and Tyseley depot.
I suspect it's an error. No way they'd run a Nottingham - Tyseley empties each way every hour all timetable period. Makes no sense.I had to read that twice then check for myself and it appears you're right. I'm not entirely sure how replacing an in service train with an ECS one of the same length will save money? It's not going to reduce the number of staff required (perhaps guards if they wait at Nottingham) but certainly not drivers, fuel, maintainence etc. Not to mention an increase in dead time with crews being Taxi'd to and from Tyseley. Hopefully I've missed something obvious and it's not as mad as it first appears...?
Oh yeah my bad, getting the SX and Su confused!It was like this before December albeit with a London Bridge-Horsham service hourly, with no Bedford- Three Bridges train. It won't be a massive shock either, to Redhill at least, as there are still the fast services to Victoria and the slower service in addition.