| Five to nine… Posted by IndustryInsider at 10:51, 21st May 2026 |     |
Welcome news in the new timetable that 1W01, 09:52 PAD-HFD and its return working 1P28, the 13:18 HFD-PAD are now booked for a 9-car unit instead of the previous 5-car set.
Not so much of an issue in the Cotswold Line, but between Paddington and Oxford both ways these trains had become very crowded as 5-car services.
| Re: Five to nine… Posted by Witham Bobby at 11:14, 21st May 2026 | |
Sounds like good news
Maybe 9-cars will more reliably get to Hereford than 5-cars
The down service seems often to suffer a long wait at Moreton Cutting, held for an up fast or two to pass by, before crossing to the Down Relief and on towards Oxford. Hit for four of five minutes there, and then loses time along the way. Sometimes I think ARS (Automatic Route Setting) has a lot to answer for!
