Paddington to Plymouth Sunday trains?

[TheWalrus]

That's the only way I think it would work,would probably lead to some strange pricing anomalies though. On the fasts it would probably have to end up being cheaper to travel further. I do think there should be a semi-fast service from Exeter to London, but I don't think its purpose should be to take lots of the passengers off the fast services. It should be to serve the smaller stations along the Berks and Hants line.

There is - it runs hourly to Waterloo from Exeter St Davids - first train 9.26am, last through train 7.26pm. Fares are much more competitive than the Paddington route.

Thats slower than Paddington semi-fasts. With an hourly semi-fast to padd FGW can effectively compete on both fronts.
Plus SWT only serve exeter; the semi fast to padd would also serve tiverton and taunton.

 

[Chafford1]

Thats slower than Paddington semi-fasts. With an hourly semi-fast to padd FGW can effectively compete on both fronts.
Plus SWT only serve exeter; the semi fast to padd would also serve tiverton and taunton.

The Waterloo route provides links to Yeovil and Salisbury and provides good connections at Basingtoke, Woking and Clapham Junction for destinations south of the Thames.

 

[TheWalrus]

Thats slower than Paddington semi-fasts. With an hourly semi-fast to padd FGW can effectively compete on both fronts.
Plus SWT only serve exeter; the semi fast to padd would also serve tiverton and taunton.

The Waterloo route provides links to Yeovil and Salisbury and provides good connections at Basingtoke, Woking and Clapham Junction for destinations south of the Thames.

true but thats not really relevant to what im saying :/

 

[Chafford1]

true but thats not really relevant to what im saying :/

The point is that there is an alternative route to London which people might consider using if the Paddington services are overcrowded - particularly if they are living in Southern England. Pity, the Waterloo services don't run beyond Exeter any more. This departure board in the early '60s would have been full of destinations in Devon and Cornwall!