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"81F" wrote in message
... On Feb 3, 12:01 pm, Bruce wrote: "Paul Scott" wrote: "Mortimer" wrote in message 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? The Chiltern route is expected to be 1h 6m, vs about 58/59m from Oxford to Paddington. Haven't got the distances. Trains from Oxford to Paddington are only 58/59 minutes in the daytime weekdays; evening and weekend services are markedly slower [not relevant to Mon-Fri commuters, but significant to Oxonians who want to visit London at the weekend]. Sunday "fasts" take 68/69 minutes, only run hourly, and the first up train is scheduled to leave Oxford at 0950, arriving Paddington at 1058. Engineering works often mean you don't get to London before lunchtime. Chiltern won't be able to run long trains from Oxford -- I think their platform will be 5 cars max -- but they will get a fair load of commuters from the Park'n'ride on weekdays, and have potential to get a lot of weekend leisure passngers who have long been disenchanted with FGW's poor schedules and ageing turbos. ==== Mention of Park and Ride prompts another question. My other half has heard somewhere that if a station is advertised as Park and Ride (Haddenham, Warwick Parkway), as opposed to Parkway (Didcot, Bristol) car parking is required to be free. Is this the case? What rolling stock is likely to be used on the Chiltern route from Oxford? I thought this too would be 165/6 or (if you were lucky) 168 - so the same as or similar to FGW's stopping services that are not HSTs. |
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In message , Mortimer
writes Mention of Park and Ride prompts another question. My other half has heard somewhere that if a station is advertised as Park and Ride (Haddenham, Warwick Parkway), as opposed to Parkway (Didcot, Bristol) car parking is required to be free. Is this the case? No. Some are free, some charge. -- Paul Terry |
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2011, 81F wrote:
Chiltern won't be able to run long trains from Oxford -- I think their platform will be 5 cars max Is there any scope for elongating that in the future? tom -- build the roof with holes in |
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"Mortimer" wrote in message
o.uk... Mention of Park and Ride prompts another question. My other half has heard somewhere that if a station is advertised as Park and Ride (Haddenham, Warwick Parkway), as opposed to Parkway (Didcot, Bristol) car parking is required to be free. Is this the case? Not sure, but you'll find that Warwick Parkway is advertised as... "Parkway". What rolling stock is likely to be used on the Chiltern route from Oxford? I thought this too would be 165/6 or (if you were lucky) 168 - so the same as or similar to FGW's stopping services that are not HSTs. The idea seems to be to use the 168s. This is why the Class 67+ Mk III + DVT push-pull sets are being fettled up. They will be used on (some of) the Birmingham trains, freeing the 168s for the Oxfords. Regards Jonathan |
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"Mortimer" wrote:
Mention of Park and Ride prompts another question. My other half has heard somewhere that if a station is advertised as Park and Ride (Haddenham, Warwick Parkway), as opposed to Parkway (Didcot, Bristol) car parking is required to be free. Is this the case? Mon-Fri prices: Haddenham £6.00 peak, £4.00 off-peak per day. Warwick £6.50 peak, £4.00 off-peak per day. Sat-Sun prices: Both stations £4.00 per day. Parking is free if your car is carrying three people who travel onwards by train, and you arrive between 06:00 and 09:00 Mon-Fri. Just ask the attendant for a "Car Share" voucher. |
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"Bruce" wrote in message
news ![]() "Mortimer" wrote: Mention of Park and Ride prompts another question. My other half has heard somewhere that if a station is advertised as Park and Ride (Haddenham, Warwick Parkway), as opposed to Parkway (Didcot, Bristol) car parking is required to be free. Is this the case? Mon-Fri prices: Haddenham £6.00 peak, £4.00 off-peak per day. Warwick £6.50 peak, £4.00 off-peak per day. Sat-Sun prices: Both stations £4.00 per day. Parking is free if your car is carrying three people who travel onwards by train, and you arrive between 06:00 and 09:00 Mon-Fri. Just ask the attendant for a "Car Share" voucher. Right, so that knocks the "park and ride stations have free parking" theory on the head :-) £4/day or £6.50/day is bloody expensive on top of a train fare. Or maybe I'm just a skinflint. Paying to park is something I try my best to avoid, even if it means walking further - not only because I resent paying but even more because I resent someone else deriving an income and making a profit from it. |
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"Mortimer" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote: "Mortimer" wrote: Mention of Park and Ride prompts another question. My other half has heard somewhere that if a station is advertised as Park and Ride (Haddenham, Warwick Parkway), as opposed to Parkway (Didcot, Bristol) car parking is required to be free. Is this the case? Mon-Fri prices: Haddenham £6.00 peak, £4.00 off-peak per day. Warwick £6.50 peak, £4.00 off-peak per day. Sat-Sun prices: Both stations £4.00 per day. Parking is free if your car is carrying three people who travel onwards by train, and you arrive between 06:00 and 09:00 Mon-Fri. Just ask the attendant for a "Car Share" voucher. Right, so that knocks the "park and ride stations have free parking" theory on the head :-) Indeed, but your posting was the first time I had heard that theory. £4/day or £6.50/day is bloody expensive on top of a train fare. Or maybe I'm just a skinflint. Paying to park is something I try my best to avoid, even if it means walking further - not only because I resent paying but even more because I resent someone else deriving an income and making a profit from it. Totally agree. But that's the way of the privatised railway - screw every last penny (and pound) out of the passenger, and then some more. I avoid parking at Chiltern stations and drive to Amersham, park in a council car park and buy a Travelcard at Underground prices. Then I usually get on a Chiltern train to Marylebone ... it saves me a lot of money. |
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On Feb 3, 8:24*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 3 Feb 2011, 81F wrote: Chiltern won't be able to run long trains from Oxford -- I think their platform will be 5 cars max Is there any scope for elongating that in the future? No. There is a pinchpoint north of Oxford station where the railway crosses the Sheepwash Channel [where the ex-LNWR line had a swingbridge over that channel]. Houses have been built on the former railway land. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...04104&t=h&z=18 |
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On 03/02/2011 22:00, Mortimer wrote:
avoid, even if it means walking further - not only because I resent paying but even more because I resent someone else deriving an income and making a profit from it. You use a service, and you pay for it. What's so strange about that? Cheers mark-r |
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Mark Robinson wrote: On 03/02/2011 22:00, Mortimer wrote: avoid, even if it means walking further - not only because I resent paying but even more because I resent someone else deriving an income and making a profit from it. You use a service, and you pay for it. What's so strange about that? In my brother's village there is a small, free car park. The Parish Council have to pay VAT on the notional value of the parking service they provide. Use a free service and someone else may have to pay for it. Sam |
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