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Topic: Passengers Falling Due To STJ Reductions / Shorter Trains? (Read 2253 times)
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Lee
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Quote from the Severn Tunnel Junction website (link below.) http://www.saveseverntunnel.co.uk/"The official rail watchdog, Passenger Focus, says the number of commuters taking trains west from Cardiff after 5pm appears to have fallen. Surveys are being undertaken to establish whether this is because of workers using up annual leave before the end of the year, or because commuters have switched from rail to road transport." |
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Nick Field
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For me this is one of the big concerns. Will all these problems simply drive customers away, then in a couple of months time FGW will turn round and say everything is coping and the trains are not as overcrowded as they were.
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« Last Edit: December 14, 2006, 03:26:48 PM by Nick Field »
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Lee
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David Redgewell, of campaign group Transport 2000, said: "This new service wasn't down to First Great Western. "It has happened because of pressure from the highest possible level - the rail minister. "The Department for Transport identified that there was a problem with the level of trains calling at places within the Bath area. "We are hopeful that after May the minister will insist on a review of the services run in the west and will put the required amount of resources into the trains serving Freshford, Avoncliff, Trowbridge, Melksham and Bath, so we can get trains back.
"We need those back for the economy, for the tourists we depend on, and for the prosperity of the area."Original ArticleI share your concern , Nick. What worries me is that the DfT / FGW may be planning to let this continue until May 2007 in order to force passengers off the trains. They can then claim that usage has declined across the board. |
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Sion Bretton
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Wellthe Station Manager at Temple Meads to passengers to write to thier MP's about the shorter trains and cancellations.
Where are the staff at Temple Meads & displays advising trains not stopping at Bath Spa, becasue the trains are too full.
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