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Topic: Parliamentary Written Question Asked On Melksham Train Service (Read 4367 times)
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Lee
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A Parliamentary Written Question has been asked about the Melksham train service (link below.) http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmordbk1/60712w01.htmChris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to improve rail services between Swindon and Westbury and at intermediate towns to provide transport alternatives for the new housing planned in the area. There are couple of other questions related to this issue : Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reason is for the delay in his reply to the letter of 24th April 2006 from Wiltshire County Council about rail services in Wiltshire. Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why his Department decided to pursue a timetable specification that does not accord with the findings of the Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study. |
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Graham Ellis
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Good. I guess that means that someone's going to actually have to do some homework to come up with appropropriate answers; I'll be interested to see what DT has to say, and hope for an honest answer and not a sidestep.
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Sion Bretton
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But why is our MP not asking these questions.
Is this because he will no longer be the MP after the next election!
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Graham Ellis
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It's much more effective for Chris Grayling to be asking IMHO ... they are working in co-operation  |
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Lee
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Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps the Government have taken to improve rail services between Swindon and Westbury and at intermediate towns to provide transport alternatives for the new housing planned in the area.
Derek Twigg: Improving rail performance is a key objective for the Department for Transport. Joint action plans are in place between Network Rail and First Great Western to address performance issues, including the Swindon to Westbury route. These are monitored monthly.
Demand for rail services between Westbury and Swindon is concentrated at peak periods, and the Government have specified direct train services at these times.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport why his Department decided to pursue a timetable specification that does not accord with the findings of the Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study.
Derek Twigg: In preparation of the Greater Western franchise specification, an assessment was made of the existing and future demand for passenger rail traffic on the Cardiff/Bristol to Southampton/Portsmouth rail corridor; this confirmed that the existing hourly train service was adequate to cater for the demand.
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WyvusArconius
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Derek Twigg: In preparation of the Greater Western franchise specification, an assessment was made of the existing and future demand for passenger rail traffic on the Cardiff/Bristol to Southampton/Portsmouth rail corridor; this confirmed that the existing hourly train service was adequate to cater for the demand.
An hourly service is only "adequate" if there are actually enough seats on the service provided. As FGW seem determined to run those 2 unit 158's until they 'cant run no more'.. a more appropriate service provision statement would be "To provide capacity for xxx number of passengers per hour" That way FGW can either whack more carriages on or change the timings. I am all too aware that FGW does not have an infinite amount of rolling stock, but they do use what they have very ineffectively. In short, the hourly frequency actually makes sense to me, but there NEEDS to be more seats. EVERY SINGLE PERSON I have ever spoken to about FGW service between Portsmouth and Bristol have all said the same thing.. "There are not enough seats". People down south are not best pleased, and the storm clouds on the FGW horizon continue to gather from all quarters.... |
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