On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, NM
Nearly made me late for court. 779The only comment I can make on this whole affair is **** happens. I live in Cornwall as well, and I fully understand the problems that Bridge has...
is it still something like 4 or 5 trains a day each way? It really does have a crap service. Even the Looe line has (or had anyway) a better service.
There were mutterings years ago about abandoning the Newquay - Par route, and joining Newquay to St Austell instead, that seems to have been abandoned now tho.
It's hard to see who can make use of the Newquay line. Theres nothing early enough to get you to Plymouth for 9am (first train from Newquay leaves after 10am) or even into Nequay for 9am (first arrival the same train inbound, so also after 10am ) so its no use if you live in Newquay and work in Plymouth, or live near any of the local stations and work in Newquay.
While there is a 6pm departure from Plymouth to Newquay, thats not much use if you can't get to Pymouth in the first place.
IMHO there's no real point in trying to get Newquay - Truro traffic by rail, its just too much of a long way aroud to be of any use.
So apart from a few people might use it to get to-from Plymouth for a day trip (get in at 12 and leave again at 6) its hard to see who actually uses the line, apart from the summer long distance services.
Cheers
Chris -- Chris Johns
