swt_passenger
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With the withdrawal of most of the XC Paignton sevices, not hourly at present as Takno said and has already been corrected on this issue, I'm wondering if and how GWR can fill the gaps. When SWT ceased to run to Plymouth and Paignton some few years ago, DFT suddenly authorised LHCS to help out FGW and funded them because they realised they'd done nothing to plug the gaps.
There are supposed to be 2 tph Exmouth to Paignton operated by GWR according to the direct award brief. But only from Dec 2018.
Also shown on P16 of the consultation. So presumably on the original plans the DfT had accepted that most of 2018 would have a reduced service.
Interesting that in the consultation XC insist that most Paignton trains are lightly loaded beyond Exeter. They give figures per train.