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This is all tied in with the state pension age and, more to the point, the state pension age for women. I know I've another thread going on about the rising state pension age for women (see http://www.dawlish.com/thread/details/45135 ) but I thought to start a separate thread about the bus pass issue because of what I overheard in a Dawlish shop the other day. One woman to another woman ...
Thanks Gary, that is exactly what I thought! I will be putting a 'model' letter together tomorrow to send to AM, TDC, the PM DoT, NWR and any one else I can think of. If anyone wants a copy then please private message me and I will send you a copy. Remember to change a few words and personalise it. We have to fight this as once again the SW is being downgraded, left behind, treated as a Cinderella ...
This mail distributed by GWR on Wednesday: You may have seen that the Minister for Rail Paul Maynard has today confirmed that Network Rail will be deferring four parts of the Great Western electrification programme. This does not affect services in your area. Schemes affected include the Thames Valley Branch lines (Henley and Windsor), Didcot to Oxford, Bath to Bristol Temple ...
Thanks for the info Lynne. The two trains an hour were based on us getting the 'new' second hand rolling stock as part of the electrification upgrade. We now know that work has been curtailed but don't know whether that will have an impact on our line getting the new stock. If we don't get it then the two trains an hour will not happen. We lost the SouthWest trains service beyond Exeter a ...
Thank you Lynne. I see that, in part-compensation, they say that from Dec 2018 , GWR "will double the frequency of services between Paignton and Exeter to deliver a 2 trains per hour service as part of Devon Metro." We shall see.
check out page 8 - proposed no through service to/from Paignton. Travellers will need to change at Exeter. https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/media/1470/crosscountry-future-timetable-consultation-document.pdf
No, probably just stay in Dawlish. How do you know that Donald Trump is an idiot, have you met him?
Four parking machines have been stolen from car parks across Teignbridge. The latest was stolen from Sandy Lane car park in Dawlish at approximately 5am this morning, Thursday 10 November. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/someone-keeps-stealing-parking-machines-from-devon-car-parks/story-29885055-detail/story.html
@Paul So when are YOU going to emigrate to the USof A as you seem to love that complete idiot so much?