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Topic: 06.00 Ports Hbr - Cardiff (Read 1996 times)
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stuj
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Dear All,
I have been reading this forum now for many weeks with much dispare, I have been a regular traveller on the Southampton to Bath section of the route for many years on and off, but enough to realise it's gone to the dogs since FGW took over. Anyway, with this, and from what I've been reading off late, does anyone know if the 06.00 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central is prone to any problems cancellation or overcrowding wise?
I'm getting it on Thursday from Southampton to Bath and this is one day I could do without it being a problem! I am moving to Bath soon so I hope that the trains generally pick up their act soon, although I don't hold out much hope.
And to think I've thought South West Trains have been bad over the years, at least their trains are clean (do the carriage washers not work at the moment?) and presentable and run pretty smoothly without much cancellation...
Cheers.
S
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Graham Ellis
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Hi, Stuj ... and welcome. I'll let others answer on that particular train; I can tell you it'll be a "short" working - starting from Fareham rather than Portsmouth, but that shouldn't effect you from Southampton ...
I think the FGW franchise award was something of a low point in passenger service - with the pendulum swung heavily towards maximising money for the DfT. It's said that First bid rather more than was expected and that the extra 300 million pound or so is very useful in paying for over-budget road projects!
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