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Saltash Rail Users Group (SRUG) was formed in response to the consultation on the timetable for Dec'06 under the new First Great Western franchise. We have helped reduce the cuts, but the service remains inadequate for local needs - in particular early travel to work and morning shopping off peak have been badly hit

SRUG will continue to represent passengers and potential passengers wanting to use Saltash station. Official figures for 2004/5 show that there were 35,000 journeys to and from Saltash, a growth rate of over 20% in just two years. We are campaigning to see this growth in demand satisfied, and the service restored to 2005 levels and then further improved.

 

Station Building Progress

As you may have noticed the new owners have started work on the building - not much visible on the outside yet but a lot of preparatory work going on behind the hoardings.

Most recent development is Just to let you know that they are now waiting for Western Power to remove a  cable from the fascia of the station. That cable which is just loosely  tacked to the fascia, and is in imminent danger of dropping off the building.

The reason that they have to wait for Western Power to move the cable is that it is the only feed to the  signals!. If they damage the cable, or as is more likely, it had actually fallen off the building, the signals would fail and a serious accident could occur. Frightening isnt it!.


However, until Railtrack give Western Power consent to shut down the signals for a period of time to re-route the power they cannot do anything to the building as it could risk the signals.

What a way to run a railway. 

 

Latest

The new winter timetable starts on Monday 9th Dec. Leaflets are available at the station and for download here (764kB PDF). Pages on the website will be updated on Sunday. Note also that the new stopping procedure for HST is also due to start, with the front power car at the head of the platform providing cycle access and selective door opening so passengers in second class will have to be in coach E or possibly D to disembark.

 

Saltash Train Times

Mon-Fri
Down to Liskeard
07:18    08:27    08:38
10:40  12:52
16:11      17:20    17:35
18:26    19:36    22:36

Up to Plymouth
07:34   07:53   08:39
09:33  12:24
14:27   16:40 18:08
18:31
20:53   22:04