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How could GWR's class 800 series IETs be improved? Make a point of the advertised trolley service actually making its way through the train for most of the journey! Have gone all the way to Cardiff and not seen a trolley at all, yet on a recent trip with XC they came through half an hour...

Virgin wanted to pay for them as an investment which would reap rewards in more sales from the increased capacity Also for them, extending the whole fleet was important, as after shouting about extending sets it would be just typical that when a service was suddenly overcrowded it would be a...

Connected with another post in this sub forum about splitting off the North East local services I would think that the 175s could fit well with this, whether as a standalone operation or run by another operator (personally I suggested LNER) Yes I’ve read the earlier posts about Heaton supplying...

Virginia Water

Taplow

Is E-W worth it? Yes Is the route selected appropriate? Probably not, the deviation just to serve Cambourne is not needed. Is Cambridge an important centre? Of course it is, for business, science, learning and leisure economies

Reading Green Park

My point was regarding those who buy no ticket at all (coming in from Bramley, Mortimer, Midgham etc), who then bail out at Reading West and just walk the rest, saving them the whole fare. Nothing to do with price differentials

Only the fare dodgers wanting a free ride, but that will end when the new entrances open at Reading West

Thetford

Does the OP also propose a change at nearby Worthing?

Quintrell Downs

No need for any change, is there evidence if this “confusion”? Is it a solution looking for a problem? “Greater Reading area” is an interesting discussion, but it stops short of Winnersh Triangle!

…or should the Newcastle centric services be moved to be run by LNER? GW manages to run different groups of services pretty well so this may work for the North East.

Ipswich

No, im not that stupid. I forwarded to their customer service team.

Oxted

Received a marketing email from LNER bragging about how their new setup will be more flexible. Emailed them in response asking how they define flexible when we will have to buy singles which are valid for one (op) or two (anytime) days whereas the current returns are valid for up to five days on...

Controversial but given we are in the “speculative discussion” i write this with in line with forum guidelines that should not result in me getting shot down for it. We all have ideas! 1. Curtail the core Western end service at Slough, build a turn back between the relief tracks west of the...

With the attached premium at peak times when all bar two GWR services out of Paddington are now deemed "Peak" requiring "Anytime" tickets, with "Off Peak" ticket holders forced to use the 345s from the low level station.