Fridays on my mind
One of the pleasures of being a regular commuter in the past was travelling on a Friday. There were two reasons for enjoying travelling by train at the end of the traditional working week. One…
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Back to work we go
The changing pattern of rail travel continues. I’ve previously noted the mid-week peak with more travellers on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays than on Mondays and Fridays. But now, it seems, the week has evened out…
All change
An industry-wide review of train timetabling is taking place with a stand-alone different timetable on Mondays one of the options being discussed. Executives are also looking at more frequent minor adjustments to timetables to meet…
New realities of rail travel
One of the oft-repeated phrases of the last 18 months has been “we’ll be led by the data”. We’ve heard it from politicians, managers, business leaders and industry executives. But however reliable the data is,…