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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Yes, this was a folly when planned/constructed but I suppose nobody could’ve predicted how busy Stansted Airport would become. I recall... -
dk1 replied to the thread December 2026 Timetable Change.Cheers. I suppose it just doesn’t justify an hourly frequency. 1791218405 Thanks.
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dk1 replied to the thread Rail usage.Same applied with GA when the Metro services where handed over to TfL several years ago. It was all however expected and planned for in...
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dk1 replied to the thread December 2026 Timetable Change.Hasn’t the Bentham line seen an improvement in the last few years?
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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Connectivity at Nuneaton has improved again in the last couple of years.
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dk1 replied to the thread Rail usage.I did wonder that too. Possibly engineering works in this period which had effect. GC seems to have seen decline.
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dk1 replied to the thread Rail usage.Will be many reasons such as ongoing engineering works. No doubt will be a shining light in the next quarter.
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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Cambridge has always had a direct service to Norwich. It was just very infrequent (just one or two trains daily) between the early 1990s...
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dk1 replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.Nothing much on X from disgruntled passengers so I suppose most went earlier or just accepted it is what it is.
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dk1 replied to the thread West Midlands Trains "Destination Manchester" - will it happen?.And to think Operation Princess was to bring a far more frequent direct service than the two trains each way daily. In the end nothing...
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.Thanks that would make sense. I mistakenly typed BE when I meant ex-BR.
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dk1 replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.I suppose though it won’t be such a rush to get them in traffic with Scotrail and they are expected to have a proper refurb first. At...
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dk1 replied to the thread Overnight railtours.I think it looked good and you just imagine getting wasted during the tour but come 2-3am and the night style shift tediousness of it...
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dk1 replied to the thread Overnight railtours.The Overnight Bag was a good one in the late 1990s running ragged around the Southern Region.
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dk1 replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.So good to hear of the improving situation on the Midland Main Line.