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by chason
12:50 Tuesday 11th February 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: "along the Salt Road" !
Replies: 181
Views: 602156

Re: "along the Salt Road" !

Strange letter in The Times today from a lady in Dorset who says that she would be prepared to pay her bus fare but has been told by the local bus company that it would be illegal to collect fares from concessionary pass holders. Sounds like a bit of an excuse to me as who is to know whether she has...
by chason
23:58 Friday 31st January 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: World Shattering Announcement
Replies: 17
Views: 18557

Re: World Shattering Announcement

Should be 9th Feb according to my best mate who has a booking office job there. Staff going in next week for training. All CrossCountry Cardiff to Nottingham trains will call but not the long distance 'voyager' services. All GWR Worcester to Paddington via Eveshan will call except a couple in each ...
by chason
23:43 Friday 31st January 2020
Forum: Fleet Discussion
Topic: Bristol VR repaint
Replies: 24
Views: 41856

Re: Bristol VR repaint

Much prefer the current livery.
by chason
08:31 Friday 31st January 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: World Shattering Announcement
Replies: 17
Views: 18557

World Shattering Announcement

Very pleased to see that Worcestershire County Council has announced that trains will call at the new Worcestershire Parkway Station as soon as it has opened. Sadly, they can't say which trains they will be or when it will open but it is indeed reassuring to know that one day it is going to be used ...
by chason
14:13 Thursday 30th January 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: "along the Salt Road" !
Replies: 181
Views: 602156

Re: "along the Salt Road" !

I recall the CM5s on the X43/44 Worcester to Birmingham having to be refuelled in Worcester if used for all, or at least most, of the day. There was only a 10 minute rest between journeys so the WR Morris Commercial lorry was sent down to Newport St. Bus station with several large cans of fuel to re...
by chason
18:44 Saturday 11th January 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: Customer relations - or not!
Replies: 3
Views: 6393

Re: Customer relations - or not!

I think you have to wonder whether they actually want passengers or are they trying to run their services down?
by chason
19:26 Thursday 9th January 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: "along the Salt Road" !
Replies: 181
Views: 602156

Re: "along the Salt Road" !

It may be because of the services already using the Bromsgrove Railway station stop; Diamond 42, hourly each way between Redditch and Kidderminster. Diamond 43, hourly each way between Bromsgrove Hospital and Redditch. Diamond 145/145A, every hour between Rubery/Longbridge and Wychbold or Droitwich...
by chason
09:48 Saturday 7th December 2019
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: FMR Changes from Jan 2020.
Replies: 33
Views: 42504

Re: Changes to Worcester city 36/36A & 37 from 05/01/20.

And I remember the days when the 144 ran direct between Bromsgrove and Birmingham without mucking about going over speed bumps around Catshill. And they lost a regular passenger in me as it's a 25 minute walk now from my home to catch a 144. Much easier to get the car out and drive to the station (...
by chason
08:43 Friday 6th December 2019
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: FMR Changes from Jan 2020.
Replies: 33
Views: 42504

Re: Changes to Worcester city 36/36A & 37 from 05/01/20.

The 144 is being reduced to an hourly service for most of the day That's a shock !! :shock: It would appear then that the Salt Road rebranding exercise has been a failure. I have always felt that giving buses silly names and painting them in odd colours is not really what passengers (sorry, custome...
by chason
10:50 Wednesday 13th November 2019
Forum: Trains
Topic: Delays and strikes on West Midlands Railway
Replies: 4
Views: 6834

Re: Delays and strikes on West Midlands Railway

Couldn't agree more, Tim. The concept of one person operated trains is sheer lunacy.

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