Recent content by Roberto

I'm not so bothered about the time but I am bothered about having to always compete for seats with people from Luton and Bedford when travelling home from London when they have a perfectly adequate FCC service. I think as I say, one train per hour stopping in Beds is quite enough. We should...

I have written elsewhere that what EMT should have done is make one of the hourly trains stop at Bedford and or either Luton but let the other each hour go fast to London from Northants, much as they used to do under MML. I cannot see why all the trains need to stop in Bedfordshire when the...

As has already been pointed out few trains stop at Kettering or W'borough even in the current timetable. You have always had a fast service with few stops. What you don't seem to appreciate is the fact those trains going to London in the new timetable all stop south of W'borough. Like you in...

No, sorry I'm not in the clip but saw this on the local BBC news today and have read the local paper articles as well. This new timetable isn't going down well in Kettering or Wellingborough!:twisted: --- old post above --- --- new post below --- It's only 4 trains during the rush hours...

I'm glad you're satisfied with the new timetable by the way. Some points though, we're not asking for the same level of service afforded to the bigger cities up north but I do think we deserve at least one train an hour that doesn't stop in Bedfordshire. After all, Market Harborough just 8 miles...

I guess so though reliable information courtesy of EMT is somewhat lacking as they remain very tight lipped about it all. BTW, I loved the write up on EMT's timetable page where they boast about speedier journey times, more seats etc in their super new winter timetable! What a joke. It...

Well, it doesn't look hopeful that the Corby service will be starting anytime soon! See the article in the Northants Evening Telegraph tonight: http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/Rail-bosses-told-to-pull.4641853.jp My guess is it won't happen before the next timetable next May!:cry:

I wish, as a Kettering resident, they'd tell us that? Thus far, all we've had are conflicting and confusing articles in the local press and little else? EMT don't appear to have put anything on their web site to explain the situation so as it stands we have no idea about the bus link - though I...

Hi agai, you're right, I have also done the same checks and it does appear as though there is a train that (probably) starts at Kettering which is why it would't show on the Leicester downloads? I also see some odd Corby services coming from goodness only knows? This whole timetable is a...

If you look at the new timetable for December to May 2009 on the EMT web site and log in, say, all trains from Leicester south (stopping) you'll capture Northants trains and it's only an hourly service outside of the rush hours. I cannot see any additional services stopping. The Derby service...

I think the difference here is that the Midland Mainline runs right through both Kettering and Wellingborough stations so are well on the map. If they weren't then I'd take your point. Also, remember that there are only currently five stations in the whole of Northamptonshire, soon to be six...

I agree, well at least in the interim until EMT could be bothered to order rolling stock to run a proper service. What outrages me is the fact 2 large towns on the network, Kettering and Wellingborough, with a population between them of about 170,000 have effectively been provided with a...

It's been confirmed in the Northants press that Corby will not open in December because of EMT's failure to get hold of any rolling stock to run the service! This has to be a scandal if you ask me seeing EMT has known since they took over from MML that they would need to run a service. What...

Precisely my question as someone who lives in Kettering. What is going to happen to the Winter timetable if Corby's promised service has no rolling stock since this service will make up about 50% of trains to and from London for people using both Kettering and Wellingborough. The only other...