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Consultation for Putney rail passengers.... talk of cutting the service back

https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-august-2021/rail-passengers-warned-of-proposed-cuts-to-local-services/?utm_source=Wandsworth%20Borough%20Council&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12605002_Aug%2020&dm_i=XWH,7I62Y,G70J3J,UIR0S,1

Victoria Diamond ● 1393d8 Comments

I agree Michael.  In theory, it would run a capacity equivalent to 93% in 2019.In practice, well, I am not too sure.  May I point out that there is an enormous development happening in Wandsworth, opposite the tip and where B&Q used to be.  The density of population there will probably double the existing one.  And Wandsworth Town is the nearest rail station.  Buses do run, of course, but I doubt their frequency will be increased.I do not know about Earlsfield, but the development in Battersea Power Station is also of vast proportions and Queenstown station is the nearest rail station.  I am very aware that they are talking about off-peak times, I would love to know what it is they call (or will be defining it at the time of the proposed changes) off-peak exactly.In theory, perhaps it would be OK.  But I think SWT should wait and see how things progress between now and perhaps next spring, at the earliest.

Ivonne Holliday ● 1392d

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/flexi-season.aspxYou should still make sure your views are represented in any consultations.

Philippa Bond ● 1392d

The way SWR present this is that fewer but longer trains will result in a 2022 capacity equivalent 93% of the that in 2019; sounds OK but wait times will increase which isn't so good. Remember, we should not be looking at current or past travelling figures to calculate future demand, we should be looking at how we improve the service to shift travelling onto public transport to alleviate the climate emergency. I suspect some customers want better travelling time as well as less crowded services, and travelling time = wait time + journey time. SWR and National Rail should be fixing the root cause to improve reliability - the pinch point at Queenstown Road - not using it as an excuse to degrade future services that are needed to address traffic congestion and pollution in London.

Michael Ixer ● 1392d

Less trains but longer trains is a good idea.Happy to reduce to 8 trains an hour if they are all 10 coach trains. Currently some of the trains are still 4 coaches long.

Jess Davis ● 1392d

Let us wait and see, shall we? There has been talk of a shorter working week but the government is asking all civil servants to return to the office full time.  The have, in fact, asked all office workers to return to the office full time.There has also been talk about increasing the rail fares just above inflation levels......  Who knows!

Ivonne Holliday ● 1392d

What sort of tickets do you mean?  I understood that different season tickets were being created because a lot of people wanted to work more flexibly and not work M-F 9-5 in an office.

Philippa Bond ● 1392d

I wonder if they will cut the cost of tickets in the same proportion then.

Ivonne Holliday ● 1393d

There is a news item currently on the front page which gives some more details about the specific impact on Putney.

David Parker ● 1393d