70014IronDuke
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We had some discussion in here on the pros and cons of the new Corby services set up - but that was some time ago.
The pro, because I can only think of one, is I presume, the new, 2TPH fast, high-capacity electric service connecting the Lutons/Bedford/Wellingboro/Ket/Corby.
The main con being Bedford and Wellingborough passengers wanting to go beyond Kettering* on the main line have to change and be quick about it at Kettering. And particularly to Derby, Chesterfield and Sheffield - they have to change twice. (Compared to eg 1970, when the was an hourly service, either directly or by a cross-platform change at Leicester.)
But how, in practice, has the new service (or lack of it) been received on the ground and in the general travelling public? Have the (relatively few) Bedford and Wellingboro - Leicester commuters (and others) just shrugged their shoulders, or have they got in their cars? Are there any indications? Have user groups, local mayors complained? I anyone lobbying for some additional stops?
* Yes, I realise there are a couple of exceptions in peak hours, and on Sunday mornings - but in essence, there are no through trains for most of the working weekday.
The pro, because I can only think of one, is I presume, the new, 2TPH fast, high-capacity electric service connecting the Lutons/Bedford/Wellingboro/Ket/Corby.
The main con being Bedford and Wellingborough passengers wanting to go beyond Kettering* on the main line have to change and be quick about it at Kettering. And particularly to Derby, Chesterfield and Sheffield - they have to change twice. (Compared to eg 1970, when the was an hourly service, either directly or by a cross-platform change at Leicester.)
But how, in practice, has the new service (or lack of it) been received on the ground and in the general travelling public? Have the (relatively few) Bedford and Wellingboro - Leicester commuters (and others) just shrugged their shoulders, or have they got in their cars? Are there any indications? Have user groups, local mayors complained? I anyone lobbying for some additional stops?
* Yes, I realise there are a couple of exceptions in peak hours, and on Sunday mornings - but in essence, there are no through trains for most of the working weekday.