In message , at 16:50:04 on Wed, 24 Oct
2012, Mizter T remarked:
For weekly seasons, the OP should note a photocard is required - easily
obtained from any rail station ticket office, but if you want one you
need to give them a passport sized photo first.

And as a gesture of user-friendliness, you'll probably find the
photo-booth at Cambridge is airside of the ticket barriers.
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

There is also a GA only Off-Peak (period) Return which is valid in the
morning peak earlier than the Any Permitted version (is that allowed?)

Can you arrive in London earlier, or just leave Cambridge earlier
(it's going to be slower).

Same "arrive after 10" rule.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 18:14:37
on Tue, 23 Oct 2012, remarked:

The 15:15 from the Cross today was pretty full.

I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full and
standing as it left Ely, and completely packed leaving Waterbeach
(people stood all down the aisles, one of whom whacked me on the
shoulder with his elbow when the train wobbled over some points).

Incredibly, there are people on the train with non-folding bikes (as far
as Cambridge, anyway). Two of them wedged in the vestibule closest to
me, along with about half a dozen non-cyclist standees.
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full
and standing as it left Ely, and completely packed leaving Waterbeach
(people stood all down the aisles, one of whom whacked me on the
shoulder with his elbow when the train wobbled over some points).

Is that 4 or 8 cars from Ely? Presumably only 4 if it stops at Waterbeach.
It's 12 from Cambridge.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 09:04:07
on Thu, 25 Oct 2012, remarked:
I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full
and standing as it left Ely, and completely packed leaving Waterbeach
(people stood all down the aisles, one of whom whacked me on the
shoulder with his elbow when the train wobbled over some points).

Is that 4 or 8 cars from Ely? Presumably only 4 if it stops at Waterbeach.
It's 12 from Cambridge.

4 from Kings Lynn to Cambridge. After it joined up at Cambridge the load
redistributed and was about 100% full in the rear section (rather than
about 120%).
--
Roland Perry

In message , at 07:43:20 on Thu, 25 Oct
2012, Roland Perry remarked:

I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full
and standing as it left Ely

And I'm now on the 4-car approx 18.40 from Cambridge (was the 17.44 from
Kings Cross).

Full and standing (about ten in each vestibule I can see) with
non-existent people travelling north from Cambridge.
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 07:43:20 on Thu, 25 Oct
2012, Roland Perry remarked:

I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full
and standing as it left Ely

And I'm now on the 4-car approx 18.40 from Cambridge (was the 17.44
from Kings Cross).

Full and standing (about ten in each vestibule I can see) with
non-existent people travelling north from Cambridge.

The trouble is the power supply North of Milton as you should well know.
Otherwise there could be regular 8- and 12-car trains North of Cambridge.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 19:43:26
on Thu, 25 Oct 2012, remarked:
I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full
and standing as it left Ely

And I'm now on the 4-car approx 18.40 from Cambridge (was the 17.44
from Kings Cross).

Full and standing (about ten in each vestibule I can see) with
non-existent people travelling north from Cambridge.

The trouble is the power supply North of Milton as you should well know.
Otherwise there could be regular 8- and 12-car trains North of Cambridge.

That could be solved by running more 4-car trains, but wasn't the point
I was making, which is that Cambridge station isn't just used by people
travelling to Kings Cross, there are other busy destinations too.
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
19:43:26 on Thu, 25 Oct 2012, remarked:
I'm on the 07.45 from Cambridge. The portion from the north was full
and standing as it left Ely

And I'm now on the 4-car approx 18.40 from Cambridge (was the 17.44
from Kings Cross).

Full and standing (about ten in each vestibule I can see) with
non-existent people travelling north from Cambridge.

The trouble is the power supply North of Milton as you should well know.
Otherwise there could be regular 8- and 12-car trains North of Cambridge.

That could be solved by running more 4-car trains, but wasn't the
point I was making, which is that Cambridge station isn't just used
by people travelling to Kings Cross, there are other busy
destinations too.

It couldn't actually. The power supply limit is on the total number of units
north of Milton, coupled together or not. And then there are the capacity
constraints imposed by the amount of singling to electrify to Lynn on the
cheap.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 06:35:10
on Fri, 26 Oct 2012, remarked:
The trouble is the power supply North of Milton as you should well know.
Otherwise there could be regular 8- and 12-car trains North of Cambridge.

That could be solved by running more 4-car trains, but wasn't the
point I was making, which is that Cambridge station isn't just used
by people travelling to Kings Cross, there are other busy
destinations too.

It couldn't actually. The power supply limit is on the total number of units
north of Milton, coupled together or not.

But there's currently only 1ph electric north of Cambridge. Must be some
margin for extra services.

And then there are the capacity constraints imposed by the amount of
singling to electrify to Lynn on the cheap.

Last night about three quarters of the people got out at Ely, so we
should be looking to turn more units there (rather than perhaps
Chesterton Sidings).
--
Roland Perry