Key points :

SWT penalty fares problems - guidelines to be set

TVMs don't issue all tickets and many are poorly sited

92% reliability is where money should be spent in other areas

*Alison Forster presentation*

HST reliablity improving

All coaches will be finished by 29th February - behind schedule

2+7 HSTs to be used on 60% of services, with journey time savings of up to 7 min, but benefits will be used to improve buffer times, NOT give shorter journeys

Unlikely to meet PPM target by year end

"Dmr 07 timetable won't be perfect" - AF

Class 180s go off lease in March

Only 9% use buffets

West DMU fleet is 50 - new TT needs 4 more, plus 2 to cover for refurb

142s will be used in Devon "NOT Bristol or on Cardiff to Portsmouth" - AF

Will be 12 units of 142s

142s will be refurbished

150s will replace 142s from June 2010 - coming from WM franchise

Turbo fleet refresh starting 2008

*Robin Gisby (NR) presentation*

"Western performance awful" - RG

"Western network tired" - RG

20 incidents >1000min delay in West

86% of relief lines to be 90mph by Jun 2008

Remodel of Airport Junction (£4.5mill) over Christmas and New Year 2007

Here is a Bristol Evening Post article on this (link below.)
http://thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145365&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145191&contentPK=18371842&folderPk=83726&pNodeId=144922