Will Crossrail make Burton to London via Reading viable

[Comstock]

I'm guessing Burton is one of the larger towns without any direct trains to London, but we do have a plethora of alternatives via Derby, Tamworth and Brum.

We also have three direct trains to Reading in a morning. Will Crossrail make this a viable alternative to London?

 

[Harold Hill]

Burton-on-Trent to Reading: Book now for Monday morning £68.75 one-way. 2 hours and 8 minutes.

 

[Comstock]

Burton-on-Trent to Reading: Book now for Monday morning £68.75 one-way. 2 hours and 8 minutes.

I wouldn't say that was particularly cheap for a one way ticket to London, though.

 

[cactustwirly]

I'm guessing Burton is one of the larger towns without any direct trains to London, but we do have a plethora of alternatives via Derby, Tamworth and Brum.

We also have three direct trains to Reading in a morning. Will Crossrail make this a viable alternative to London?

Surely changing at Derby or Birmingham would be significantly faster anyway

 

[Comstock]

Probably so, I was just thinking I'd be already on TFL as I came into London rather than having to get onto the tube at Euston or St P's

It's probably moot anyway, because even if a through ticket was sold there are no direct trains back from Reading at night

 

[swt_passenger]

Crossrail from December doesn’t make it any more viable than it is today, it’s only replacing the stoppers into Paddington initially.

 

[Comstock]

It looks like even when the full thing is open it's going to take 55 minutes from Reading to TCR so over 3 hours in total.

Probably not a viable alternative for practical travel, but maybe fun to do as a one off.

 

[yorkie]

I'm guessing Burton is one of the larger towns without any direct trains to London, but we do have a plethora of alternatives via Derby, Tamworth and Brum.

We also have three direct trains to Reading in a morning. Will Crossrail make this a viable alternative to London?

If you take the 0800 from Burton you will be at Reading at 1009. You would then need to change for a stopping train to central London.

I don't see why anyone would put up with a cramped Voyager for such a journey when you could depart 50 minutes later, change at Tamworth, and be into London Euston before you had left Reading.

However it is a permitted route, so there is nothing to stop you doing this if you would like to sample the route!

 

[Comstock]

I don't see why anyone would put up with a cramped Voyager for such a journey when you could depart 50 minutes later, change at Tamworth, and be into London Euston before you had left Reading.

With a six minute connection at Tamworth? That's flippin tight though!!