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Post by Guest on Jul 29, 2008 4:46:46 GMT
A viable prospect for those who get on the train at a mainline station in London perhaps, but what of those of us who are obliged to get on at a stop further down the line when the train is already bursting at the seams?
Since the rescheduling, the 16:23 from London Charing Cross already has standing passengers when I join it at Ashford International and sometimes you don't get a seat until you get to Folkestone Central.
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Post by trainplanner on Mar 27, 2009 18:57:12 GMT
I can only comment on the routes that i use regulary and this has been an issue as long as intercity and surbarban services have existed.
The obvious answer is to run more trains and have more track to operate these services on to bromley and beyond. However due to the likelyhood of this happening being very very small, is it not time to consider slewing track at a station between bromley and swanley and have a non stop bromley south service that then calls at one or two later stations which connect with the express coast services. This way it keeps the suburban passengers off the kent coast services, but still keeps them with a fast journey time. What do kent coast commuters think?
Regards
TP
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Post by Neil on Mar 28, 2009 17:58:23 GMT
What do kent coast commuters think? Regards TP It may work but, to me, one of the banes of overcrowding is the number of non commuters on peak time trains. I regularly get the 17,12 CX Ramsgate and am fortunate enough to be able to get to the station early. Yet, when I get there there are a lot of seats taken by obvious non commuters. Not blaming them but, purely from a commuters pov, I'd say that cheap day returns (or whatever they are called now) should be not available on peak trains both ways - not just in the morning... Mind I am retiring in July so I may have a different view after then  |
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