Congestion at Great Malvern due to a delay on 1W15 0750 London Paddington to Great Malvern which ran about 15 minutes late throughout.
Were the people waiting for it at Brighton told that it would start at Worthing, and were they told early enough to let them get to Worthing to catch it?
If they were at Brighton by 1652 (for a 1702 departure) it looks like they will have made a connection. The GWR service left Worthing right time.
I think you may be exaggerating a bit there. While the crossrail core is opening soon, through trains from the crossrail core to the GWML are still some way in the future. So travelling from brighton to GWML destinations via London will still mean changing twice.
I think many people prefer the infrequent direct train if they have luggage
Both Pm and Am Brighton have done towards Fareham since December
The afternoon Brighton doesn't call at Portchester.
That's because it fits in the half hour slot inbetween the Cardiffs which are fast. Other extras terminated at Warminster.
It runs in the path of the local train on the relevant route - the stations warrant calls once an hour, possibly more Just because it is a string of local services all put together to cover a long distance doesn't mean the local stops can be taken out.
Both Brighton GWR trains on their return to Bristol/Worcester, call at Portchester.
I mainly avoid London if possible when taking railways. Taking the tube isn't nice! Also it's usually cheaper not via London as well.
I am surprised that they have still not sorted out the announcements not being able to announce Portchester yet. It can not be that hard for them to get the voiceover artist to make a Portchester recording. It seems to take GWR a long time to sort out simple issues.
Absolutely i am sure they could if they were bothered. All they have to do is contact Janine Cooper Marshall and ask her to do the required recordings. It could be sorted in a few days. Quick and easy. But like most things on the railway it takes ages to get sorted. I remember the previous Faye Dicker recordings also had issues with some stations not being announced and they never fixed that either. I remember that even the very early Michelle Beazley announcements had many faults and omissions that never got fixed. It seems that GWR are just not that bothered with making sure their announcements work properly.
Dilton is never announced either due to door release being linked to the Train FX
When running via Yeovil the IET'S announce Honiton and Axminster without issue!
Pretty sure they have, it even has stations like Crewkerne and Yeovil Junction.
Janine on the morning Brighton service can announce Southbourne, Angmering, Emsworth and Portslade.
That is good to hear. I remember the old Faye Dicker ones seemed to have trouble announcing Botley and Hedge End for quite a while. I am not sure if that has been sorted when they switched to the Janine Cooper Marshall announcements. I might email GWR about the Portchester issue (although i have very little faith in their outsourced Capita customer service actually passing these things on to the relevant people) so maybe it will get fixed soon.
That’s not strictly true in my experience. On the occasions that I’ve used the service, I have encountered plenty of other passengers travelling the (almost) full stretch from Bristol or Bath to Brighton and vice versa. I also know a fair amount of people who study in Bristol and live in Brighton or West Sussex that use the direct service when returning to/from university.
Janine can announce Hedge End and Botley
Good to hear. Looks like they have finally sorted out their announcements then. So it is just the Portchester issue that remains.
I think with them down to one call a day Mon-Fri from a week Monday, it’s not likely to be much of a priority.
