Exmouth Branch

[minton]

A rail users group has been set up for the Exmouth Branch and is known as the Avocet Line Rail Users Group. More information will be found on the link below.

http://avocetlinerailusers.wikispaces.com/

In these early days the group needs all the help it can get to fight the re-introduction of Pacer rubbish from December. The 12 units will be diagrammed for Exmouth to Paignton/Barnstaple; they will not be used in Cornwall.

Apart from being the least reliable DMU on the planet the 142s have 30 less seats than a 150 and to use them on a line that is groaning at the seams due to a significant increase in passenger usuage is sheer FGW madness. FGW say that they have been stuffed by the DfT, probably so but FGW deserve what they get for a significantly less than satisfactory performance.
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TJ

 

[devon_metro]

I agree with everything you say. Quite frankly Paignton and Exmouth and Barnstaple could do with 4 car. Barnstable most notables after A London train arrives.

According to FGW the timetable for Exmouth has improved. 2 track anybody?

 

[class 313]

A rail users group is a great idea, "Abfly" obviously by the name are apart of the Abbeyflyer and have meetings once a month or so with the head of Silverlink to discuss the line. So yeah, hope it works out down there!

 

[djw1981]

Surely a 4car 142 is better than a 2car 158?

 

[devon_metro]

FGW aren't gaining enough units to provide a 4 car service, unless the pacers were 100% reliable which, mark my works they won't be!

 

[Z12XE]

Surely a 4car 142 is better than a 2car 158?

Probably in this case, the local users just have to be grateful that a 2-car 142 is better than a Bus