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Topic: WSM - Worle Line To Be Doubled (Read 3035 times)
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Chris Street
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I think this calls for a new GBM timetable  |
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jonshaw1uk
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Does this mean that they might start running trains that stop at Weston Milton station again? I use this station every day to travel to and from Bristol and since December it has been awful. In the evenings this service has dropped from 3 trains an hour to 1 and this one is frequently overcrowded to a dangerous level, not to mention the number of times it is late, cancelled etc. Its so frustrating!!
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Graham Ellis
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Does this mean that they might start running trains that stop at Weston Milton station again? I use this station every day to travel to and from Bristol and since December it has been awful. In the evenings this service has dropped from 3 trains an hour to 1 and this one is frequently overcrowded to a dangerous level, not to mention the number of times it is late, cancelled etc. Its so frustrating!!
Jon, unless there's heavy pressure brought to bear, I doubt that more trains will be stopping; the general interest is in running trains nonstop between major centres at a high ppm (pence per mile) and not have the local trains at a low ppm get in the way. However, I'm not a Weston expert ... anyone have any different thoughts? |
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Graz
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Weston Milton is to Weston-super-Mare what Oldfield Park is to Bath, a suburban station serving in this case the Milton area of Weston-s-Mare (and a much wider area). These stations are often so much easier to get to than the main station that they're a lot more convenient for passengers such as you, Jon. It's such a shame that it's these stations that get overlooked such a lot, when clearly they are a vital part of the network and are very well-used. 1 train per hour is clearly far too low at peak time and yet another example of how services have dropped to disgraceful levels under FGW and the shadow of the DFT.
EDIT: Good news all the same about the line, though. Weston-super-Mare will definitely benefit, but this may also be good news for Weston Milton.
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« Last Edit: January 17, 2007, 09:34:28 PM by Graz »
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MikeGTN
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On the other hand I'm concerned this could in fact be a threat to Weston Milton.
There appears to be little space to add a second running line and a further platform here. I can already picture the Network Rail/FGW view - "you're losing a station in the suburbs, but WSM gets a much more reliable service".
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Lee
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The thought had crossed my mind , and that of others , Mike.
A close eye will be kept on this , and related issues.
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