| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by grahame at 09:43, 12th August 2026 |     |
Here's a link;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p3vzh1?fbclid=IwVERDUATo4LFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlZKBdyFzdqERMzx1fYvo_zR3x7ZhKnHSbtS7OSc1jW5PentamLwNlbs7W-Z_aem_piqPmsB97dk7PJg2bXWxhA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p3vzh1?fbclid=IwVERDUATo4LFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlZKBdyFzdqERMzx1fYvo_zR3x7ZhKnHSbtS7OSc1jW5PentamLwNlbs7W-Z_aem_piqPmsB97dk7PJg2bXWxhA
or in short form
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p3vzh1
"Disappointed with Punctuality and Reliability" - GWR Managing Director Mark Hopwood assesses their performance across Cornwall
He answers listener questions on reliability, passenger comfort, fares, catering and more
He answers listener questions on reliability, passenger comfort, fares, catering and more
I have a lot of sympathy and respect for Mark / the position he's in. At the same time he is the person responsible for that very punctuality and reliability that disappoints him. It will be very interesting to see where we are, and indeed where Mark is, a year from now with GWR being nationalised. I do hope that the skills, expertise, experieicence, knowledge that so many of the team have is not lost or suppressed, but rather is allowed to productively bloom.
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by REVUpminster at 09:36, 12th August 2026 | |
No 175s out today. Not yet.
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by John D at 08:36, 12th August 2026 | |
Did he say they have 5/6 working 175s. This is from 16 trains they have. Is he saying the next 10 trains that come from Wolverton (they have 9, 1 still at Ely) will go straight into service. It has not happened yet. The last was June 23 and disappeared into Exeter depot.
I think the next arrival from Wolverton has been cancelled twice which has been par for the course.
I think the next arrival from Wolverton has been cancelled twice which has been par for the course.
They are having a third go at getting one from Wolverton tomorrow
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K00923/2026-08-13/detailed
If it is actually usable for service (if it actually makes it) is a different question
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by TaplowGreen at 06:16, 12th August 2026 | |
Here's a link;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p3vzh1?fbclid=IwVERDUATo4LFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlZKBdyFzdqERMzx1fYvo_zR3x7ZhKnHSbtS7OSc1jW5PentamLwNlbs7W-Z_aem_piqPmsB97dk7PJg2bXWxhA
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by Kernow Otter at 23:01, 11th August 2026 | |
I think we all know that the West won't ever see new trains.
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by REVUpminster at 21:20, 11th August 2026 | |
Did he say they have 5/6 working 175s. This is from 16 trains they have. Is he saying the next 10 trains that come from Wolverton (they have 9, 1 still at Ely) will go straight into service. It has not happened yet. The last was June 23 and disappeared into Exeter depot.
I think the next arrival from Wolverton has been cancelled twice which has been par for the course.
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by Kernow Otter at 20:05, 11th August 2026 | |
40 minutes, no musical interludes. Well worth a listen on BBC Sounds
| Re: Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by Kernow Otter at 19:27, 11th August 2026 | |
Starts from about 10 minutes in. BBC Sounds
| Meet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 Posted by GBM at 08:10, 11th August 2026 | |
Mark Hopwood on the mid morning phone-in from 10am this morning.
