Snow1964
Established Member
Even more of a problem is the areas that seem to have got busy, often have no spare stock, or it is very much in a local area.
An unscientific visual thought is it seems commuting patterns have changed, but the timetable and stock allocation is still based on patterns 10-20 years ago. Been told cities like Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Birmingham etc have seen lots of regional offices open, and some of this has replaced London, but hasn't been much change in rail commuting capacity to reflect this.
I have travelled to both Bristol and Cardiff at rush hour recently and many trains are very crowded with lots of standees, but seem stupidly short (I commuted into London for 30+ years and 8-12cars were the norm, so I find these toytown length trains strange at rush hour)
An unscientific visual thought is it seems commuting patterns have changed, but the timetable and stock allocation is still based on patterns 10-20 years ago. Been told cities like Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Birmingham etc have seen lots of regional offices open, and some of this has replaced London, but hasn't been much change in rail commuting capacity to reflect this.
I have travelled to both Bristol and Cardiff at rush hour recently and many trains are very crowded with lots of standees, but seem stupidly short (I commuted into London for 30+ years and 8-12cars were the norm, so I find these toytown length trains strange at rush hour)