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Old 24th June 2008, 11:28 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Default Update: East West Rail (Western Section)

On 24 Jun, 15:53, Tony Polson <docnews2...@> wrote:
> "Paul Scott" <notvalidpmsc...@> wrote:
>
> >But if services go all the way through Oxford, why not go to Reading,
> >similarly, why have an overlapping service between Aylesbury and MK, and
> >between Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway. Why not run that right
> >through too?

>
> I have no doubt that it will.  And there would be all sorts of
> possibilities for running from the East-West route to destinations
> beyond Oxford.  Reading - Oxford - MK Central might be a possibility,
> and even Bristol - Swindon - Oxford - MK Central, although the
> previous service to Oxford did very badly indeed.
>
> The trouble is that there are no traditional flows between these
> places that are of any great significance, so any new services will
> take a very long time to build up custom, if they ever do
>
> .


No capacity Oxford - Didcot & the GW Main Line at the moment.
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