 Bullet Trains stopping in Newbury by 2016, But built in Japan |
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  Jul 18 2012, 08:48 PM
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Jul 18 2012, 09:13 PM
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QUOTE (gel @ Jul 18 2012, 09:48 PM)   Some hopes.As far as I know this is what we are getting! Read down under "Plans". Mind you, this is Wikipedia!! Note that the article says they are being built for services to Bristol and South Wales, not the West of England line that we are on. Don't forget the wires are only going as far as Newbury so if they do come this way they will have to be dual power "hybrid". |
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Jul 18 2012, 09:42 PM
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Great train, pity nobody will be able to afford to travel on it. Journeys from Newbury are already extortionate - Newbury to London (60 miles) £21, Birmingham to London (120 miles) £6.
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Jul 18 2012, 09:44 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jul 18 2012, 10:42 PM) Birmingham to London (120 miles) £6. Eh? 
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Jul 18 2012, 10:58 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jul 18 2012, 10:42 PM) Great train, pity nobody will be able to afford to travel on it. Journeys from Newbury are already extortionate - Newbury to London (60 miles) £21, Birmingham to London (120 miles) £6. How much to drive from Newbury to London? In my car? Well I could probably do it on about £8-10 quid of fuel. Plus insurance, plus road tax, plus tyre and mechanical wear, plus congestion charge, plus endless misery of having to sit next to stinky buses and people on Ethnic Peace Bicycles. I hate trains and would rather hop to many destinations rather than take a train but going to London centre for the day, I would take the train. I only ever drive into London outside of the congestion zone, normally late in the evenings for photographs. Still packed then. |
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Jul 19 2012, 06:23 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 18 2012, 10:44 PM) Eh? Birmingham to London is approx 120 miles. Trainline web site advertising ticket for £6. Copied details below. .................................... Birmingham to London £6.00 (save £13.90) Manchester to London £12.00 (save £61.20) London to Liverpool £13.50 (save £59.70) Nottingham to London £13.00 (save £38.80) Find cheap train tickets here * Savings on Advance fares vs purchase on the day. Selected routes only. Subject to availability. |
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Jul 19 2012, 07:44 AM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jul 19 2012, 07:23 AM) Birmingham to London is approx 120 miles. Trainline web site advertising ticket for £6. Copied details below. .................................... Birmingham to London £6.00 (save £13.90) Manchester to London £12.00 (save £61.20) London to Liverpool £13.50 (save £59.70) Nottingham to London £13.00 (save £38.80) Find cheap train tickets here * Savings on Advance fares vs purchase on the day. Selected routes only. Subject to availability. Fair enough but these are advance tickets only available on certain trains. Not much good if you are a commuter. Have you checked the advance prices on the First Great Western web site? |
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Jul 19 2012, 07:54 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 19 2012, 08:44 AM) Fair enough but these are advance tickets only available on certain trains. Not much good if you are a commuter. Have you checked the advance prices on the First Great Western web site? A peak travelcard into London from Newbury is about £50. |
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Jul 19 2012, 08:03 AM
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QUOTE (Newbelly @ Jul 19 2012, 08:54 AM) A peak travelcard into London from Newbury is about £50. I wonder what a peak return from Birmingham to London is? Edit - Just Trainlined it - £170.20!! |
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Jul 19 2012, 12:18 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 19 2012, 08:44 AM) Fair enough but these are advance tickets only available on certain trains. Not much good if you are a commuter. Have you checked the advance prices on the First Great Western web site? I never said it was a commuter train. Newbury to London cheapest advance ticket is £21, Birmingham to London advance ticket is £6. One journey is 120 miles the other is 60. I can't comprehend how twice the mileage can cost nearly 4 times the lesser mileage. |
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Jul 19 2012, 08:34 PM
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Is that 2016 tonight only or any night?
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Jul 19 2012, 09:00 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jul 19 2012, 01:18 PM) I never said it was a commuter train. Newbury to London cheapest advance ticket is £21, Birmingham to London advance ticket is £6. One journey is 120 miles the other is 60. I can't comprehend how twice the mileage can cost nearly 4 times the lesser mileage. Advance tickets are only available for longer distances. |
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Jul 20 2012, 10:25 AM
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QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Jul 19 2012, 09:34 PM) Is that 2016 tonight only or any night? You cannot buy tickets 4 years in advance.
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Jul 20 2012, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 19 2012, 10:00 PM) Advance tickets are only available for longer distances. London and Birmingham are 'longer distances' and you are able to buy on line. |
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Jul 20 2012, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 19 2012, 10:00 PM) Advance tickets are only available for longer distances. Paid £10.50 for a Newbury - Barnstaple ticket, 2 days before travelling. Bought at Newbury train station, with a seat reservation. Full fare was £47.00 Online 'cheap' ticket resellers wanted over £30.00 for the same ticket. |
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Jul 20 2012, 11:22 AM
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They are not being built wholly in Japan. Some assembly will be done in Britain too.
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Jul 20 2012, 01:41 PM
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QUOTE (Blake @ Jul 20 2012, 12:22 PM) They are not being built wholly in Japan. Some assembly will be done in Britain too. Great news! Do we get to use a screwdriver, so its semi skilled at least or is it the usual 'snap together'?. -------------------- Know your place!
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Jul 20 2012, 01:55 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Jul 20 2012, 02:41 PM) Great news! Do we get to use a screwdriver, so its semi skilled at least or is it the usual 'snap together'?. I think all we'd do is put the "Thames Trains" decal on. |
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Jul 20 2012, 02:07 PM
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You have to push the plastic bits out of the moulding, then glue them together.
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Jul 20 2012, 02:14 PM
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"Tab A into slot B and secure with sticky backed plastic tape"
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