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[email protected] · February 3rd 11, 11:57 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Mortimer) wrote:

When the Bicester curve opens, how will the journey time from
Oxford to Marylebone compare with that from Oxford to Paddington
via Didcot? How do the distances compare, too?

Competitive from North of Oxford (Islip?), slightly slower from Oxford
itself. So most attractive for Park and Ride from North Oxford and
environs.

I wonder what the effect will be on the existing
Birmingham-Marylebone service and other services that start closer
to London? Does the line have spare capacity for extra trains from
Oxford, or will existing services have fewer trains to accomodate
the Oxford ones?

I thought they had done some work to enhance capacity? This was the GW
Birmingham main line after all.

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Colin Rosenstiel