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by chason
14:18 Monday 23rd March 2020
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Transport Museum, Wythall and COVID19
Replies: 5
Views: 15932

Re: Transport Museum, Wythall and COVID19

I don't think Amazon are overly generous (ask their staff!).

Although it's tempting, I avoid using them now. When they have driven what's left of the competition out of business, up will go their prices so in the end, we're no better off.
by chason
14:12 Monday 23rd March 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: Worcester area train times from 23 March 2020.
Replies: 4
Views: 5941

Re: Worcester area train times from 23 March 2020.

Some photos on Facebook of serious overcrowding on some commuter trains into Bham this morning. Maybe some shouldn't have been there (are they all essential workers??) but as there are fewer trains, surely they should have been longer. They can't use the 'not enough carriages' argument with fewer tr...
by chason
16:22 Thursday 19th March 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: Concessionary Passes in Worcestershire
Replies: 8
Views: 12006

Re: Concessionary Passes in Worcestershire

The Times On Line reports that National Express (coaches) are going to be running to their Christmas timetable and that National Express West Midlands will be running on weekdays to its Sunday timetables. All this I would think is unprecedented since the second World War.
by chason
18:26 Wednesday 18th March 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: Concessionary Passes in Worcestershire
Replies: 8
Views: 12006

Re: Concessionary Passes in Worcestershire

Good news indeed,. It'll be interesting to see what impact the current Coronavirus situation will have on public transport. I passed Bromsgrove railway station this afternoon when the car park would usually be almost full. Today I was quite surprised to see that it was barely 10% occupied so I guess...
by chason
23:06 Friday 13th March 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: Gold Cup Special at Shrub Hill 13 March 2020.
Replies: 2
Views: 4419

Re: Gold Cup Special at Shrub Hill 13 March 2020.

I believe the passengers are conveyed by coach from Evesham to Broadway or Toddington and complete their journey to Cheltenham Racecourse on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway. I was old that two trains from Toddington ran each day with a third today running from Broadway, being Gold...
by chason
00:38 Wednesday 11th March 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: Brush type 4 47813 'Jack Frost' at Worcester.
Replies: 1
Views: 3553

Re: Brush type 4 47813 'Jack Frost' at Worcester.

Thanks for recording this shameful sçene of perfectly good rolling stock on its way for scrap whilst the likes of Cross Country are running trains with severely inadequate capacity on a regular basis. The HSTs may be elderly but they are still more comfortable than much of the modern stock that they...
by chason
11:57 Monday 24th February 2020
Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
Topic: Buses serving Norton Parkway
Replies: 36
Views: 46911

Re: Buses serving Norton Parkway

It is shocking how badly advertised this has been. So poor. This may be because the station opening date has been on and off for months now and we only found out when it would be opening about a fortnight ago. I must admit that it was unexpected that the bus working X50 yesterday Sunday 23 February...
by chason
09:29 Monday 17th February 2020
Forum: Astons Coaches
Topic: New Road Shuttle Bus
Replies: 0
Views: 21111

New Road Shuttle Bus

I see that Astons are running the County Council sponsored free shuttle bus from St Johns to Worcester City Centre following the closure of the river bridge and New Road to all but the shuttle bus. Sadly, the raising of New Road to avoid the flooding doesn't appear to have worked but this does seem ...
by chason
22:52 Friday 14th February 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: World Shattering Announcement
Replies: 17
Views: 18690

Re: World Shattering Announcement

Perhaps it would be a good idea if somebody was to officially announce exactly how prospective rail passengers can get to and from the new station!
by chason
08:31 Thursday 13th February 2020
Forum: Trains
Topic: World Shattering Announcement
Replies: 17
Views: 18690

Re: World Shattering Announcement

Sunday, 23rd February seems to be the new opening day for Worcestershire Parkway station. We'll see! :roll:

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